Plain tales from the Raj: Images of British India in the twentieth century
Language: English
Published by St. Martin's Press, 1976
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Placitas Community Library, a non-profit organization, Placitas, NM, U.S.A.Placitas Community Library, a non-profit organization
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Condition: Used - Very good
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This book has no stains. The spine is tight and intact. There is some wear on the bottom edge of the cover and a small indent on the side of the front cover. There is wear at the edges of the dust jacket and a portion of the bottom of the dust jacket is curled/creased (see photo). The dust jacket does have a small tear at the top edge of the spine and at the top front edge. The pages of the book are clean and unmarked. Placitas Community Library is a small, rural library located in an unincorporated area. All proceeds help pay for the operating expenses of the library.
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- Title
- Plain tales from the Raj: Images of British India in the twentieth century
- Author
- Charles (ed) ALLEN
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Publication year
- 1976
- Condition
- Very good
- Dust jacket
- Fair
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0233967109
- ISBN 13
- 9780233967103
- Item weight
- 0.3 pounds
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Review
If you read one book about the empire, let this be it (Michael Wood)
Both a guide and an entertaining companion ... Humour, drama and regret fill its pages (MAIL ON SUNDAY)
A lovely and compelling account of what India meant to the British between 1900 and 1947 ... One of the best (THE TIMES)
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Placitas Community Library, a non-profit organization
Placitas, NM, U.S.A.
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