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The Fishing Fleet. Husband-Hunting in the Raj.
by DE COURCY, ANNE:
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Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 2012 1st.. 9.5 x 6.25 inches. In maroon cloth covers with gilt to spine. With illustrated dustwrapper. In near fine condition with very good dustwrapper. (d/w. slightly creased along top edge. Not price clipped). A very clean and tight copy. 335 pp. In the British Raj, men outnumbered women four to one. This created a social world where romances were converted to marriages very quickly. The life for women after marriage was often very different, spent miles away in remote outposts. This is the story of the British women who ventured to a new life in India.
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- The Antique Map & Bookshop
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- Title
- The Fishing Fleet. Husband-Hunting in the Raj.
- Author
- DE COURCY, ANNE:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 2012 1st.
- Keywords
- FOREIGN TRAVEL::Far East Dustwrapper First Edition History Illustrated Books Social History
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The Antique Map & Bookshop was established in 1976 and has been in Puddletown since 1978. PUDDLETOWN is situated just outside DORCHESTER in the county of DORSET, on the A35 to BOURNEMOUTH. The village has a by-pass now which means there is easy access to the village and ample space for parking. Our shop is directly on the main road through the village.
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