About this title: In the 1920s, the young J. R. Ackerley spent several months in India as the personal secretary to the maharajah of a small Indian principality. In his journals, Ackerley recorded the Maharajah's fantastically eccentric habits and riddling conversations, and the odd shambling day-to-day life of his court. "Hindoo Holiday" is an intimate and very funny account of an exceedingly strange place, and one of the masterpieces of twentieth-century travel literature.
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Description: Good. 0940322250 Former library item may have library binding and show stamps, stickers or other marks. Items not meeting quality expectations may be returned. Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. read more
Binding: softcover
Publisher: Penguin
Date Published: 1940
Description: Good. 1940 Penguin mass market paperback (1st printing). Moderate soiling to wrapper, leans with yellowing around text edges but still securely bound. 8 pages of war-time ads at the back. A decent reading copy. Prompt Service-Satisfaction Guaranteed! read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: New York Review of Books
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780940322257ISBN:0940322250
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. 1st. print in very near fine condition. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 300 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: New York Review of Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780940322257ISBN:0940322250
Description: Fine. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Like-new copy. Appears unread. NO remainder marks or clippings. Tight spine, bright pages. NO writing, marks or tears. Illustrated. 302 pages. Synopsis In the 1920s, the young J.R. Ackerley spent several months in India as the personal secretary to the maharajah of a small Indian principality. In his journals, Ackerley recorded the Maharajah's fantastically eccentric habits and riddling conversations, and the odd shambling day-to-day life of his court. Hindoo ... read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: New York Review of Books
Date Published: 2000-01-01
ISBN-13:9780940322257ISBN:0940322250
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780940322257. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Chatto and Windus, London
Date Published: 1952
Description: An Indian Journal. No dust jacket. Hardback, ex-library, with usual stamps and markings, in fair all round condition suitable as a reading copy., 400grams, ISBN: read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKS
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780940322257ISBN:0940322250
Description: New. In the 1920s, the young J. R. Ackerley spent several months in India as the personal secretary to the maharajah of a small Indian principality. In his journals, Ackerley recorded the Maharajah's fantastically eccentric habits and riddling conversatio... read more
"I read the first 95 pages of this book, which was 95 pages too many. Everything I heard about it led me to believe it would be very entertaining, so I kept reading hoping it would get funny, or at least interesting. A couple of nights ago I was struggling through another page, when suddenly I was awakened by my own snoring!!"
"This gem is quirky, funny and a must-read--although totally un-p.c. I love India and most things Indian, so I hope none of my Indian friends find out how much I love this book."
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