PANDITA RAMABAI The Story of Her Life

London: Morgan and Scott. 1st ed. . Red, gilt-lettered, ill. cloth. VG-Fine. 19 Cms x 25 Cms. f/piece (w.tissue-guard)+94+(2)(pub.list), about a dozen further photoplates ex-pag. + several text-photos, floral endpapers. Internally excellent, inscr.fr.pastedown: 'Nellie Marsh, Zion Sunday School, Folkestone, January 1902', otherwise clean, tight & unmarked bar some browning to endpapers facing pastedowns the effect of which is reduced as the floral design is also brown; covers must be considered excellent being bright & unworn with no damage to the oval silver-printed photo of Pandita Ramabai centre fr. Undated but from the inscrip.date it is certainly the 1900 1st edition, subsequent editions were dated and, it seems, mostly in blue cloth. In addition to the religious angle this is also relevant to Indian history and women's history (including 'suttee'). Scarce, especially in such good condition, and a very attractive book.