GANDHI, Mohandas K. (1869-1948). Young India, 1919-1922. Madras: S. Ganesan, 1922. FIRST EDITON. INSCRIBED BY GANDHI on half-title.
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GANDHI, Mohandas K. (1869-1948). Young India, 1919-1922. Madras: S. Ganesan, 1922.
8vo. Original cloth (recased preserving original endpapers, spine ends and corners repaired, finish recoated, some red in stains on fore-edge); slipcase. Provenance: B. G. Platten, “Chanctonbury”, Loughton, Essex (signature and inscription on front free endpaper).
FIRST EDITON. INSCRIBED BY GANDHI on half-title: “With love / MK Gandhi 18-9-’31.”
Additionally signed on front pastedown by his son Devadas Gandhi, his secretaries Pyarelal Mahadev and Haribhai Desai, and his disciple Mirabehn (Madeleine Slade), dated “18.9.31.” Possibly a presentation copy to his son or one of his followers.
Property from the Patrick Atkinson Collection, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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