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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
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Near Very Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0688042120
- ISBN 13
- 9780688042127
- Seller
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New Port Richey, Florida, United States
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About This Item
William Morrow & Co, 1984. Cloth. Fine/Near Very Fine. Large, heavy, very thick book, quality black cloth, very bright gilt lettering to spine top, 400 pages plus author's note. Light smudge on long pages' exterior edge. DJ glossy red background beneath mylar, a color photo of British officer and Indian man on front, gilt and white lettering, a color photo at top back. DJ has light crease along top front. Near Very Fine DJ/Fine book.
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
- Callaghan Books South (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 49587
- 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
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Very Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0688042120
- ISBN 13
- 9780688042127
- Publisher
- William Morrow & Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1984
- Keywords
- Fiction India England
- Bookseller catalogs
- Anthology;
Terms of Sale
Callaghan Books South
Books may be returned with 5 days for full refund--in same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Callaghan Books South
Biblio member since 2004
New Port Richey, Florida
About Callaghan Books South
An internet bookstore, we have added 20 books a day to our inventory for a total of more than 40,000, specializing in Poetry, Vietnam Conflict, Native American, Literary Criticism.
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