Tibet and the British Raj: The Frontier Cadre 1904-1947
by Alex McKay
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0700706275
- ISBN 13
- 9780700706273
- Seller
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Brattleboro, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
1st edition. Near Fine hardcover in Fine DJ. Black boards, gilt titles on spine. Bright, clean, square covers and spine are As New; light dust spotting on text block top edge; tightly bound; bright, crisp, clean interior. DJ is bright, clean and complete; now in paper-backed mylar. 8vo, 293 pp; index, biblio.
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- Bookseller
- Madden Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19277
- Title
- Tibet and the British Raj: The Frontier Cadre 1904-1947
- Author
- Alex McKay
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0700706275
- ISBN 13
- 9780700706273
- Publisher
- Richmond, Surrey: Curzon Press
- Date Published
- 1997
- Keywords
- BRITAIN, IMPERIALISM, RAJ, CHINA, NEPAL, BHUTAN, RACISM, COLONIALISM, DIPLOMACY, INDIA, REVOLUTION, INDEPENDENCE, LHASA, GOVERNMENT, RUSSIA
- Bookseller catalogs
- History, Politics;
Terms of Sale
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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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- Text Block
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- Crisp
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- Fine
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- Biblio
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