The Smile of Murugan: A South Indian Journey by Michael Wood - 1995

Hardback. Very Good.

Hardback. Good.

Hardback. Acceptable.

Viking, 1995-09-07. Hardcover. Good.

(London: Viking, 1995) 0670861839. 8vo; original blue boards; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; pp. xvi + (iv) + 247; plates; map. Dustwrapper a little edgeworn; slight damp-stain to reverse of dustwrapper at tail, likewise to tail of backstrip and small section of front endpaper's bottom edge. Good to very good condition. " 'The video bus is a new and popular form of pilgrimage in southern India. You have the spiritual benefit of visiting the sacred places and in between you get to watch your favourite old movies.' And so, with this ever-present mix of the sacred and the profane, the awe-inspiring and the comic, Michael Wood sets off on a journey to some of the great religious and historical sites of southern India." .

Viking, 1995. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition.

London : Viking , 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xvi, 247p, [16]p of plates : ill. (some col.), map ; 25cm. Subjects: Wood, Michael 1948- Travel India, South. Hindu pilgrims and pilgrimages India Tamil Nadu. Temples India Tamil Nadu. Genre: Travel. Language: English.

Viking. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!