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The Raj Quartet.
by Scott, Paul
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0688042120
- ISBN 13
- 9780688042127
- Seller
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About This Item
New York: Morrow.. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1984. Second Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. 0-688-04212-0 . Second printing of the one volume edition, issued to coincide with the PBS television mini-series. (Couple small tears at spine on dust jacket. Hint of light shelf wear. Lamination lines on covers of dust jacket. ) Contains: The Jewel In the Crown, The Day of the Scorpion, The Towers of Silence & A Division of the Spoils. Attractive copy. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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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- Bookseller
- Waverley Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3112888
- Title
- The Raj Quartet.
- Author
- Scott, Paul
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- Second Edition; Second Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0688042120
- ISBN 13
- 9780688042127
- Publisher
- Morrow.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1984
- Keywords
- 0-688-04212-0
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