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The Raj Quartet.
by Paul Scott
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Scarborough , North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Four volumes in a matching box. Black, navy, red and brown cloth bindings with gilt titles on the spine. Indian picture images on the front boards.
A magnificent Folio Edition
The definitive literary portrait of the final years of British India. India, August 1942. A young British woman, Daphne Manners, is raped in the Bibighar Gardens in Mayapore. The investigation is led by Ronald Merrick, an unscrupulous officer whose distaste for the Indian population is matched only by his disdain for the British governing class. With the Japanese threatening invasion and Gandhi demanding independence, British rule has never seemed more precarious, and the tensions that explode at Mayapore reflect the seething political turmoil of India itself.
This superb collection consists of; 1. The Jewel in the Crown. 2. The Day of the Scorpion. 3. The Towers of Silence. 4. A Division of the Spoils.
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
- Martin Frost
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- FB4371 /25
- Title
- The Raj Quartet.
- Author
- Paul Scott
- Format/Binding
- Cloth binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Folio Society.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2009
- Size
- 18 x25 x17cm
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Martin Frost
Biblio member since 2024
Scarborough , North Yorkshire
About Martin Frost
Rare and antique books
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- Gilt
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