Grove Press, New York, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover (1/4Cloth 3/4 Boards). Very Good Condition/Good. acknowledgements and glossary. 1/4 black coloured cloth covered backstrip with gilt coloured titles. 3/4 purple coloured boards. Colour illustrated dustwrapper with yellow and red coloured titles to the front panel and yellow coloured titles to the backstrip. Black-and-white photograph of the author to the rear dustwrapper panel. Set in 1984, 40 years after India's independence from Britain where David Bruce Â– born in India but living in England, returns with his half American wife for a reunion with his old friend Madho Dev Singh. But, this is no India of palatial palaces and princely splendour, but a grim modern India where there is violence between Hindu and Sikh, and, Indira Gandhi has ordered the troops to attack the Golden Temple in Amritsar ... Softening and fading to the backstrip, which grubbing of the book corners and lower book edges. Age toning of the textblock edges with a red remainder dot to the lower text edge. Rubbing to the dustwrapper edges and panels with a little creasing to the backstrip edges. The remains of a sticker can be seen to the lower right-hand corner of the rear book panel. Size: 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. [12], 3-450, [2] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Fiction; India; ISBN: 0802110606. ISBN/EAN: 9780802110602. Inventory No: 0116593. . 9780802110602

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Bookseller: Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 0116593
Title: Then Spoke the Thunder
Author: Chamberlain, Elwyn
Format/Binding: Hardcover (1/4Cloth 3/4 Boards)
Book Condition: Used - Very Good Condition
Jacket Condition: Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0802110606
ISBN 13: 9780802110602
Publisher: Grove Press
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1988
Keywords: BZDB2 fiction, India, 1980s, religious up rising Fiction; India; Unbranded ISBN: 0802110606 EAN: 9780802110602 Chamberlain, Elwyn Then Spoke the Thunder

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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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