Gandhiji's Reflections on Democracy

Philadelphia: National Council on Asian Affairs, 1957. First edition. Softcover. g to vg. Small folio. 55pp. Original decorative wrappers and endpapers. Illustrated half-title and title page. Decorative initials. Published to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Indian independence, this album contains quotations which express Gandhi's advocacy of democratic government. The quotations are combined with 26 striking photogravures showing (for most of them) democracy in action in India. Wrappers sunned on spine and along edges. Slight age-toning along paper margin. Wrappers in overall good, interior in very good condition.