Nehru: the First Sixty Years. [Two Volume Set]

John Day, 1965. Hardcover. Very Good. 9x6x1. Signed. Includes letter signed by Dorothy Norman on her personal stationary. Hardcover and dust jackets in slip case. Good bindings and covers. Soiling and tears to dust jackets. Slipcase worn and edges split. Clean, unmarked pages. *Autographed by author.* <br> Jawaharlal Nehru was the first prime minister of independent India (1947-64), who established parliamentary government and became noted for his neutralist (nonaligned) policies in foreign affairs. He was also one of the principal leaders of India's independence movement in the 1930s and '40s. <br> Photographer, writer, and social activist Dorothy Norman (1905-1997) created an invaluable depiction of an era through her sensitive and revealing portraiture of early twentieth century artists. Born in Philadelphia, Norman studied English and Literature at Smith College, and at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. In 1925, Norman married and with her husband, Edward A. Norman, had 2 children. The Norman family settled in New York City; it was here that Norman unearthed her passions for photography and writing. Norman’s involvement with photography was inspired by her intimate relationship with seminal photographic figure Alfred Stieglitz, who taught her the mechanics of the medium and was a frequent subject of her work. <br> This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.