Raj. A Scrapbook of British India 1877-1947.
by ALLEN, CHARLES
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- Paperback
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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About This Item
London.: Penguin.. 1977.. Profuse black and white illustrations, 142pp, endpapers and edges lightly foxed, contents starting to split from head of spine, paperback covers shelf worn and spine a touch sunned, internally sound and clean. 25 x 19.8cm. Charles Allen has drawn together an extraordinary range of pictures from family albums, scrapbooks, family papers, mail order catalogues and other ephemera to give a picture of life during the British Raj. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Asia Bookroom (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 212708
- Title
- Raj. A Scrapbook of British India 1877-1947.
- Author
- ALLEN, CHARLES
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin.
- Place of Publication
- London.
- Date Published
- 1977.
- Keywords
- British India, British Raj, India, South Asia, zz_Gallery_Out_of_Print_and_Secondhand_Books
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Asia Bookroom
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About Asia Bookroom
Asia Bookroom is a large open shop specialising in books on Asia. We also have smaller sections on the Middle East and the Pacific. Our stock ranges from antiquarian books through to new books. We also carry ephemera relating to Asia including an interesting range of 19th and 20th Century ephemera published in East Asia in English, Chinese and Japanese.
Asia Bookroom issues regular specialised book lists on Asia and invite you to let us know your interests so that we can let you know of new arrivals as they come in to stock. And if you are in Australia's capital city Canberra we hope you will visit our shop!
Asia Bookroom issues regular specialised book lists on Asia and invite you to let us know your interests so that we can let you know of new arrivals as they come in to stock. And if you are in Australia's capital city Canberra we hope you will visit our shop!
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- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...