The Hill of Devi
by FORSTER, E.M
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Good
- Seller
-
Gloucester City, New Jersey, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Harcourt, Brace, 1953. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. First American edition. Near fine with the corners and spinal extremities slightly bumped, in a good plus dustwrapper with small chips and the spine and back panel sunned. This copy bears the ownership inscription of journalist and editor Murray Kempton, author of *Rebellions, Perversities, and Main Events* and *Part of Our Time*. Kempton won a 1985 Pulitzer Prize for his columns in *Newsday*.
Synopsis
The author's experiences as private secretary to a brilliant young Maharajah. Forster creates a complex portrait of a true ruler. Photographs.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 72902
- Title
- The Hill of Devi
- Author
- FORSTER, E.M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1953
Terms of Sale
Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
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About the Seller
Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Gloucester City, New Jersey
About Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc., founded in 1985, specializes in first editions of 20th Century American and English fiction. Our inventory of over 75,000 first editions includes: African-American literature & history, Mysteries, Detective Fiction, Drama, Books into Film and Sports books. We routinely issue extensively illustrated color catalogs, available by subscription. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA)and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB). Tom Congalton, founder of Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc., actively promotes the ethics and standards of these professional organizations and served as President of the ABAA from 2000 to 2002.
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