Luvpawz
Jr. Member
Re-posted from "Today's Find" forum
Okay - Found this book at estate sale in Westchester, NY about 2 weeks ago with a bunch of other books and didn't really examine it until today. The book is The Mind of Mahatma Gandhi Compiled by R. K. Prabhu & U. R. Rao. An inscription inside the book reads "To Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt With kindest regards from U.R. Rao a little souvenir of your visit to the land of".... I believe the next word is "Gandhi" followed by what I believe to be the word "Bombay" then the date "3-3-52" - Research reveals she was in India for about 2 weeks in March 1952.
Inside the front cover is a "ex libris" sticker in the name "Eleanor Roosevelt" and also a smaller sticker in the upper corner that says "Estate of Eleanor Roosevelt No. 311 Hyde Park, NY" (311 is handwritten)
I researched U.R. Rao and found out he is a famous pioneer in space science. He is still alive and was 20 when he presented Mrs. Roosevelt with this book. He has a Ph.D. and numerous awards and is associated with numerous organizations. He is the former chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation. Presently he is the Chairman of the Governing Council of the Physical Research Laboratory at Ahmedabad. He also taught at MIT and U. of Texas earlier in his career.
I obviously need the book appraised and authenticated but does anyone have any idea of a possible value of the book? I can't find anything close to it.
Okay - Found this book at estate sale in Westchester, NY about 2 weeks ago with a bunch of other books and didn't really examine it until today. The book is The Mind of Mahatma Gandhi Compiled by R. K. Prabhu & U. R. Rao. An inscription inside the book reads "To Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt With kindest regards from U.R. Rao a little souvenir of your visit to the land of".... I believe the next word is "Gandhi" followed by what I believe to be the word "Bombay" then the date "3-3-52" - Research reveals she was in India for about 2 weeks in March 1952.
Inside the front cover is a "ex libris" sticker in the name "Eleanor Roosevelt" and also a smaller sticker in the upper corner that says "Estate of Eleanor Roosevelt No. 311 Hyde Park, NY" (311 is handwritten)
I researched U.R. Rao and found out he is a famous pioneer in space science. He is still alive and was 20 when he presented Mrs. Roosevelt with this book. He has a Ph.D. and numerous awards and is associated with numerous organizations. He is the former chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation. Presently he is the Chairman of the Governing Council of the Physical Research Laboratory at Ahmedabad. He also taught at MIT and U. of Texas earlier in his career.
I obviously need the book appraised and authenticated but does anyone have any idea of a possible value of the book? I can't find anything close to it.
