Modern India Press, Kolkata India 1959, third printing Near fine small hardcover, 4.75 by 6.75, 263 pages, attractive prior owner book plate inside cover (Hokusai waves), in good dust jacket with edge wear and yellowing, but complete."Swami Vivekananda, born Narendranath Datta was an Indian Hindu monk, philosopher, author, religious teacher, and the chief disciple of the Indian mystic Ramakrishna. He was a key figure in the introduction of Vedanta and Yoga to the Western world.and is the father of modern Indian nationalism who is credited with raising interfaith awareness and bringing Hinduism to the status of a major world religion in the late nineteenth century." (Wikipedia)