A Nation in the Making (First Edition): Being the Reminisceces of Fifty Eyars of Public Life (Auto-Biography | India | Calcutta)
by Banerjea, Sir Surendranath
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London, New York, Toronto, Melbourne, Bombay, Etc: Humphrey Milford Oxford University Press, 1925. FIRST EDITION, first printing. Full red cloth with gilt lettering on the spine, moisture damaged, with discoloration to the front & rear endpapers from the red cloth, front cover bowed slightly. No previous owner's names, this was printed in Madras, India. Rare. Overall a READING copy only. Photos available upon request. Sir Surendranath Banerjea (born Nov. 10, 1848, Calcutta, India—died Aug. 6, 1925, Barrackpore, near Calcutta) Indian statesman, one of the founders of modern India. As a young man, he attempted unsuccessfully to serve in the Indian Civil Service, at the time virtually closed to ethnic Indians. He then became a teacher and founded a college in Calcutta (now Kolkata), which was later named for him. Banerjea attempted to bring Hindus and Muslims together for political action, and for 40 years he put forward a nationalist viewpoint in his newspaper, The Bengalee. Twice elected president of the Indian National Congress, he advocated for an Indian constitution on the Canadian model. He was elected in 1913 to two legislative councils and later was knighted (1921); in 1924 he was defeated by an independence candidate, whereupon he retired to write his autobiography, A Nation in the Making (1925).. First Edition. Full Cloth. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.
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- Title
- A Nation in the Making (First Edition): Being the Reminisceces of Fifty Eyars of Public Life (Auto-Biography | India | Calcutta)
- Author
- Banerjea, Sir Surendranath
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Humphrey Milford Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- London, New York, Toronto, Melbourne, Bombay, Etc
- Date Published
- 1925
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
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