Set of Two Books by Mahatma Gandhi

a) Jag Parvesh Chander ed., and Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Gita the mother, Lahore: Indian Printing Works, 1944

156 pages; original photo of Gandhiji as frontispiece; mounted original paper backed boards
7 x 4.1 in (17.5 x 10.2 cm)

b) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi and John S. Hoyland, Songs from Prison: Translations of Indian Lyrics made in Jail, London: George Allen & Unwin, Circa 1934

160 pages; hardcover, yellow cloth
7.2 x 5.1 in (18.5 x 13 cm)

Translation from Sanskrit hymns and lyrics, from the Upanishads and other scriptures. Gandhi made these translations during his incarceration in Yeravda Prison in 1930. Translations of works by Manu, Tulsidas, Kabir, Nanak, Mirabai, Ramdas, Tukaram and many other poets. Gandhi prepared these translations mainly for his English friends and especially for Mirabehn. John Hoyland prepared Gandhi's translations for publication in the West under the title Songs from Prison.

(Set of two)