Gynne G M (2 results)

1st ed. 1st edition, 1932. Very faint smell of wood-smoke; owner's name on front pastedown; a little scattered light foxing; spine slightly bumped at head & foot. Used - Good. Good hardback (no dust jacket) Used - Good. Good hardback (no dust jacket).

Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. A rare surviving issue of this Indian weekly which boasted of having the widest circulation in the Indian empire. Features: Title page photo and details of murderous hurricane which struck Bombay; When Britain Invades Europe - Continental offensive lies ahead; Eye-Witness in France (part 3); Gatherings of Note - photos and details; Muslim Women's Part in ID Celebrations - photo-illustrated article; War Efforts North & West; Expensive repairs to the Badshahi Mosque in Lahore - article and photos; Two-page photo shows how salt in your food is made; Full-page colour photo of women performing the Bali Pooja ceremony; Whither Goest Thou? - short story by 'Snilloc'; Divali Bath - photos and article; Movie update; Crystal in Colaba - short story by C.R. Mandy about a Bombay fortune teller whose business was brightened up by visiting Aussies; Emily Kinnaird - photo-illustrated article describes her work in the Y.W.C.A. to support Indian students; Mandu - City of Joy - photo-illustrated article about this palace city run by women; Sports News; Food Fishes of the Indian Seas; and more, plus dozens of vintage ads. 72 pages. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. Very large 16.7" x 11.7" format. Offers a wonderful snapshot of the India of many decades ago. ; Photography; Elephant Folio. Illustrated by Vyarawalla, Maneck J. (illustrator). …