Haydn Moore Williams (7 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Writers Workshop Calcutta, 1973. Very Good hardcover. Review of the 6 early novels of Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, published between 1955 and 1965, and set in post-Independence India: To Whom She Will; The Nature of Passion; Esmond in India; The Householder; Get Ready for Battle; and A Backward Place. ISBN: 0-88253-540-4.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 60 pp., Blue Clth Flexible Hardback, Gilt Title, smudge on page 11 else VG, 1st ed ("Handbound by Tulamiah with Indian Handloom Cloth at 13 Patwarbagan Lane, Calcutta").

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. A Writers Workshop Pub, Calcutta, 1973. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 60 pp., Blue Clth Flexible Hardback, Gilt Title, Withdrawn library copy with stamps on front end pages and pocket, back cover. "Handbound by Tulamiah with Indian Handloom Cloth at 13 Patwarbagan Lane, Calcutta".…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Writers Workshop Calcutta, 1973. 1st Edition. Very Good+ cloth covered stiff paper boards/Very Good paper title label/acetate dust jacket; 8.5" tall, 94pp. India literary criticism. Volume One: Background of Indian Writing; Mulk Raj Anand: Realism & Politics;R.K. Narayan: The Saga of Malgudi. R.K. Narayan. Studies in Modern Indian Fiction in English Volume 1 [India] 0-88253-651-6.…

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Covers & Spine: front and back showing light scuffing & signs of handling otherwise undamaged, pretty cloth-covered with gold embossing, only slight wear along edges and at corners, spine showing a little fading but remains intact and solid. Binding: firm throughout. Pages & Markings: unstained, no markings, clean throughout. PLEASE NOTE: Due to this item weighing less than 500g, postage cost for international orders (i.e. not Australian) will be less than what is shown here. Please email me if you would like a quote. All items are protectively packaged, and a postal tracking number will be sent to all customers whose current email address is registered with AbeBooks.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Calcutta, Arden-Moore, 1980. Octavo; laminated colour pictorial card covers in the publisher's glassine dustwrapper; spine slightly sunned; the dustwrapper has caused the covers to cockle a little; an excellent copy. Inscribed, dated (January 1986) and signed by the author. 'The Skeetles was the bizarre name . of four teenagers who banged on drums, strummed guitars and shouted: 'Eugh! Oh! Yoh' between strangled notes of rock'n'roll, twist and skiffle 'music' .'. Signed by Author(s). …

Hardback. 1st Edition. Octavo Size. Two (2) volumes. Very Good condition, (Issued without Dustjacket). Attractive linen bindings. Spines a little faded. Both Volumes SIGNED by the author (first name). 182 pages (2 vols). Hayden Williams was Professor of English at the Adelaide University at the time of publication. He had previously been Visiting Professor in Jadavpur University. A critical examination of fiction in English by Indian authors. Volume 1 contains a section on the origins of Indian Writing and chapters on Mulk Raj Anand and R.K. Narayan. Volume 2 contains chapters on Raja Rao, Khuswant Sing and other Sikhs, Govind Desani and others. Includes an afterword and bibliography. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels.…