The Collector's Bag Travellers' Tales from India and Elsewhere
by Vernède, R.V
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0861403525
- ISBN 13
- 9780861403523
- Seller
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Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Gerrards Cross, UK: Colin Smythe. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. 0861403525 . Only slight wear. ; A bright, solid book, DJ in Mylar. ; 1.18 x 8.58 x 5.51 Inches; 267 pages; Collecting stories from experience in the hills of India makes for a good read. But, when fact and fiction are intertwined, and reality becomes a mixture of the two, the words become spellbinding."" - Small Press. ""Born in Vevey, Switzerland, R.V. Vernède entered the Indian Civil Service in 1928 and was posted to Uttar Pradesh (now perhaps best known as the state encompassing the Temple at Ayodyha). In 1992, over a half-century later, Vernède published [this], a collection of stories largely based on those experiences."" - Publishers Weekly. Love, murder, rogues, humor, revenge, trial by ordeal, blood feuds, Chinese-Tibetan plans for the invasion of India are featured, as is an account of the author's meeting with Jawaharlal Nehru. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ainsworth Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14746
- Title
- The Collector's Bag Travellers' Tales from India and Elsewhere
- Author
- Vernède, R.V
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0861403525
- ISBN 13
- 9780861403523
- Publisher
- Colin Smythe
- Place of Publication
- Gerrards Cross, UK
- Date Published
- 1992
- Keywords
- 0861403525, Travel, India
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About the Seller
Ainsworth Books
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Chilliwack, British Columbia
About Ainsworth Books
Ainsworth Books was for many years a bricks and mortar store in Vancouver, BC. When we acquired the store, we moved to a location in Delta. After three years we moved the stock home and started operation as an online, by appointment only operation. I have worked with books my whole adult life and enjoy giving recommendations.
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