THE LAST YEARS OF BRITISH INDIA by EDWARDES Michael

London: Cassell, 1963. HC. good, maroon cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket). 3 B&W maps. NO DUSTJACKET -- The primary aim of this work is to place in its proper historical context one of the most significant and portentous events of modern times--the end of Britian's Indian empire. 250pp.

London: New English Library. Very Good+. 1967. Reprint; First Printing. Paperback. Mass Market PB . Minor edge wear, three ink lines across base of reading block. ; NEL Mentor 5015. Nice tight copy, no names or marks inside. ; 256 pages; On August 15th 1947 British rule in India came to an end, and the mutual distrust between India and Pakistan began as the former Indian Empire segregated. One of the first unbiased accounts of what occurred at that time, setting it into the context of the political events leading up to and following the division based on interviews with the leading protagonists, such as Jinnah, Gandhi and Nehru. .

World Pub. Co, 1964. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

World, (1963), 1963-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 1.1000 in x 8.3000 in x 5.9000 in. This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear .

Cassell, 1963. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1963. First Edition. 250 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor chipping and creasing. Some tanning and foxing to all surfaces, particularly to spine.

New English Library, 1967. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Cleveland, OH: The World Publishing Company. Good+ in Good dust jacket. 1963. Stated First Edition. Hardcover. Rubbing (shelf wear) to DJ, moderate. Small tears to DJ edges. Smudge stains to page exterior edges, potentially minor foxing. Very Good condition otherwise. No other noteworthy defects. No markings.; 248 pages .

LONDON: CASSELL, 1963. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. FINE IN FINE DJ. OWNER SIGNATURE. A VERY PRETTY COPY.

London, England: Cassell & Company Ltd, 1963. First U.K. Edition . Cloth. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xi, 250pp w index. Three indexed maps. Faint adhesive residue on ffep. Maroon boards w crisp gold lettering on spine. Mild bumping to top corners, no edgewear. Binding square and sound. Titled purple DJ is clean showing mild edgewear and surface scuffs on spine, extending to edge of front panel, perhaps from labels removed. DJ now preserved in BroDart cover. Octavo. Michael Edwardes separates the facts from the myths built around the granting of independence to India and Pakistan at the close of the British Raj in 1947 through interviews with many of the protagonists and full access to historical documents.

London: Cassell & Co, 1963. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 250pp. Includes maps. In deep red cloth-covered boards (clean, strong and sharp, just gently rubbed around spine head and heel). Previous owner's name on front endpaper with some other pencil notes, else internally neat, clean, bright and tight. A contemporary review of the book is pasted onto the rear endpapers, and two further reviews loosely laid in. Places in its historical context one of the most significant and portentous events of modern times - the end of Britain's Indian empire. 8vo.