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The Raj Quartet: The Jewel in the Crown/the Day of the Scorpion/the Towers of Silence/a Division of the Spoils
by Scott, Paul
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0688042120
- ISBN 13
- 9780688042127
- Seller
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: William Morrow & Co, 1984 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Hardcover Re-Issue / Later Printing. Large Thick Octavo. One Volume Publication (4 novels in One book). Each novel is separately paginated, with prefatory table of contents, paper is fine vellum. Binding tight, pages clean and unmarked, text block with 1" shelf-wear (darkening) on bottom foreedge, Red illustrated DJ with minor crease across rear panel, else Fine in Acetate protector. Unclipped DJ price $25.00. .
Synopsis
The Raj Quartet is a four-volume novel sequence, written by Paul Scott, about the concluding years of the British Raj in India. The series was written during the period 1965–75. The Times called it "one of the most important landmarks of post-war fiction. " The story of The Raj Quartet begins in 1942. World War II is at its zenith, and in South East Asia, the Allied forces have suffered great losses.
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Details
- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006769
- Title
- The Raj Quartet: The Jewel in the Crown/the Day of the Scorpion/the Towers of Silence/a Division of the Spoils
- Author
- Scott, Paul
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- Hardcover Re-Issue / Later Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0688042120
- ISBN 13
- 9780688042127
- Publisher
- William Morrow & Co
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1984
- Keywords
- British India - post-WW II fiction,
- Bookseller catalogs
- LITERATURE;
- Size
- Large Thick Octavo
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
West Side Book Shop, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Ann Arbor, Michigan
About West Side Book Shop, ABAA
West Side Book Shop, Located in downtown Ann Arbor, was established in 1975 by Jay Platt, a member of the ABAA. West Side Book Shop offers a wide selection of used and rare books.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...