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The Peacock Spring
by Godden, Rumer
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Van Nuys, California, United States
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About This Item
The Viking Press, New York, 1976; First Edition, first printing; 8vo, 274 pages. Rumer Godden’s absorbing tale of the experiences of two young English sisters summoned to join their father in New Delhi after he is stationed there as a member of the British foreign service, only to discover upon arrival that he keeps company with a young mistress. Fine, in a price clipped dust jacket which is otherwise also Fine. No spine fading.
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- Bookseller
- AARDWOLF Fine Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6374
- Title
- The Peacock Spring
- Author
- Godden, Rumer
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- The Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York,
- Date Published
- 1976
- Keywords
- Rumer Godden, India, British Raj
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern First Editions;
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