RAJ: A SCRAPBOOK OF BRITISH INDIA, 1877-1947. by Allen, Charles - 1977

Penguin, 1984. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

St. Martin's Press, 1978. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Paperback. Good.

A. Deutsch. hardcover. Very Good. 10x8x0.

Penguin UK, 1984 Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. New Edition. For generation after generation those doughty Victorians and Edwardians were sent out to the great teeming subcontinent of India: to the heat, the smells, the sickness and to a lifestyle that made few concessions to India or to the changing times. it was a world of pukka sahibs and tough burra mems, of Cold Weather Tours, rigidly defined orders of social precedence, dak bungalows, Roorkee chairs, bedding rolls, punkah-wallahs, cholera belts and solar-topees.142p. illus.

London: Andre Deutsch Ltd, 1977 Book. Very Good. Brown Cloth Boards. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Affectionate portrait of life in the years of the Raj, by a writer, broadcaster and traveller with a long family association with India. 142pp iullustrated profusely throughout with black and white drawings and photographs, together with contemporary advertisements. Gilt lettering to spine, Boards slightly bowed, tiny crease to one corner and former owner's name to endpaper, otherwise very good copy. Unclipped DJ slightly frayed and faded to spine, otherwise good..

Andre Deutsch Ltd, 1977-11-10. hardcover. Good. 10x8x1. Book is in good condition. All pages are intact and unmarked. Unclipped dust jacket. 2cm tear to the top edge of the jacket over the front cover.

This is a hard-to-find copy of Raj: A Scrapbook of British India 1877-1947, written by the British historian Charles Allen, best known for his famous book Plain Tales of the Raj.
It is an 8" x 10" soft cover collection of rare photographs depicting the life of the British in India, along with lots of explanatory text.
This copy has a crease to the cover, which is barely noticeable, and the paper has darkened a little. Otherwise excellent condition.

Penguin. GS98A 1979, paperback, goed exemplaar

London: Andre Deutsch, 1978. Reprint, 4to, 142pp, photo illustrations, line drawings, light edge spotting o/w VG Copy in VG DJ. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.