INDIA: A COMPENDIUM by Raye R. Platt Editor-in-Chief / with the assistance of Robert C. Kingsbury, James L. McPherson, David E. Sopher and others. (For limited distribution only)
by Platt, Raye R.; Editor-in-Chief
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
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Cadyville, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: American Geographical Society, June 1962.. June 1962.. Very good. - Quarto, 11 inches high by 8-3/4 inches wide. Softcovers bound in printed gray wraps titled in black on the front cover and titled red felt pen on the spine by a previous owner. The wraps are soiled with the spine and the extremities slightly darkened with a small black mark to the mid-section. xi & 586 pages. There is an owner's stamp on the title. The fore-edge is lightly foxed & a few page corners are creased. Illustrated in black & white with maps, graphs & tables. All in all, a very good, tight copy. <p>Scarce in commerce.
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- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14955
- Title
- INDIA: A COMPENDIUM by Raye R. Platt Editor-in-Chief / with the assistance of Robert C. Kingsbury, James L. McPherson, David E. Sopher and others. (For limited distribution only)
- Author
- Platt, Raye R.; Editor-in-Chief
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- New York: American Geographical Society, June 1962.
- Date Published
- June 1962.
- Keywords
- GEOGRAPHY; TRAVEL; INDIA; HISTORY; LANGUAGE; ASIA; RELIGION; LAND TENURE; IRRIGATION; AGRICULTURE; TRANSPORTATION; TOURISM; MINERALS; ENERGY; MANUFACTURING; RAYE R. PLATT; ROBERT C. KINGSBURY; JAMES L. MCPHERSON; DAVID E. SOPHER; MAPS; GRAPHS; TABLES.
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Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
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About the Seller
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Biblio member since 2003
Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
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- Quarto
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- Spine
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- Soiled
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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...