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Things Indian: Being Discursive Notes on Various Subjects Connected with India
by William Crooke
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Brattleboro, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
1st edition. Good hardcover, no DJ. Ex-library. Light blue cloth over boards, gilt titles. Scuffed/lightly soiled covers and spine; some edge wear; tightly bound; age darkened end papers; free end papers lacking; small library stamps on title page verso - no other library markings; generally clean interior but few faint pencil erasures and small paint smear on one page; few short book worm intrusions at text block edges. 8vo, 546 pp; index.
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- Seller
- Madden Books
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 19593
- Title
- Things Indian: Being Discursive Notes on Various Subjects Connected with India
- Author
- William Crooke
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: John Murray
- Date Published
- 1906
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- INDIAN; BRITISH RAJ; IMPERIALISM; COLONIALISM; FLORA; FAUNA; AGRICULTURE; DRESS; CULTURE; SOCIETY; BUSINESS; GAMES; CHILDREN; ARTS; DANCE; FOODS; HEALTH; ILLNESSES; HOUSING; MUSIC; CRAFTS
- Bookseller catalogs
- History, Sociology, Travel;
Terms of Sale
Madden Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Madden Books
Biblio member since 2011
Brattleboro, Vermont
About Madden Books
I am a book collector and seller with many years experience. My particular areas of interest are politics, history, law, economics, labor and sociology. I also collect and sell Vermont and New England books, pamphlets, ephemera and magazines. I have a large selection of mysteries and detective books. I have general stock of literature, sciences, arts, world and regional politics & history.
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- Edges
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Erasures
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
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