Two Under the Indian Sun
by Godden, Jon and Rumer
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Condition/Good
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Readers Book Club in association with The Companion Book Club, London, 1966. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Photographic. list of illustrations and preface by authors. Green coloured boards with orange coloured insert to the back strip, and, within that insert gilt coloured titles. Illustrated dustwrapper with black and white coloured titles to the front panel and white coloured titles to the back strip. Sepia toned photograph of authors to the rear panel. The authors spend part of their childhood in the early part of the 20th century in a city in what was then East Bengal now part of Pakistan. It is not an autobiography as such, but more and evocation of a child's view of an adult world. A little softening of the back strip edges with rubbing of the book corners. Age toning and foxing of the text block edges and pages. Heavy foxing to the end pages. Some chipping of the top dustwrapper corners with rubbing of the dustwrapper edges and panels. There is are small, 0.25" tears to the top edge of the front panel. Rubbing of the dustwrapper panels. Foxing to the fold over panels and to the verso. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [6], 199, [1] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; India; Inventory No: 0287880. .
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- Seller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 0287880
- Title
- Two Under the Indian Sun
- Author
- Godden, Jon and Rumer
- Illustrator
- Photographic
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club Edition
- Publisher
- Readers Book Club in association with The Companion Book Club
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1966
- Keywords
- BZDB2 reminiscences, children, India, early 20th century Biography & Autobiography; India; Photographic Unbranded Godden, Jon and Rumer Two Under the Indian Sun
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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