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Sindh Revisited: A Journey in the Footsteps of Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton 1842-1849: The India Years
by Ondaatje, Christopher
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0002554364
- ISBN 13
- 9780002554367
- Seller
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Toronro, Canada: HarperCollins Publishers, Ltd., 1996 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Small Quarto. Small 4to. 351 (1) pp, illus. First Edition, 1996. Price clipped. Minor edge wear dj. Black remainder mark along bottom text block with Lightly bumped bottom front fore-edge corner, else, Pristine, no wear. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 7.75" x 10.25". Brown paper-covered boards with gilt lettering to spine. Illustrated dj in acetate protector. "The extraordinarily sensitive account of the author's quest to uncover the secrets of the seven years Richard Burton spent in India in the army of the East India Company from 1842 to 1849. The journey covered thousands of miles - trekking across deserts where ancient tribes meet modern civilization in the valley of the mighty Indus River.".
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- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6716
- Title
- Sindh Revisited: A Journey in the Footsteps of Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton 1842-1849: The India Years
- Author
- Ondaatje, Christopher
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0002554364
- ISBN 13
- 9780002554367
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers, Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- Toronro, Canada
- Date Published
- 1996
- Keywords
- HISTORY BIOGRAPHY JOURNEYS INDIA DESCRIPTION AND TRAVEL
- Bookseller catalogs
- HISTORY;
- Size
- Small Quarto
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About the Seller
West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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About West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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- Spine
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- First Edition
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