About this title: Tara, born in Calcutta, India, and educated in Poughkeepsie, New York, returns to her native land and discovers an India quite different from the country she remembered.
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Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Fawcett Books
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780449221006ISBN:0449221008
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Paperback, tight and sound. Pages tanned, text clean and unmarked. Some soiling to edges. Cover is shiny and clean with scratches, scuffs and edge wear plus reading crease along front hinge. Firm copy, 248 pages. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 248 p. read more
Description: Acceptable. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Fawcett
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780449221006ISBN:0449221008
Description: Good. 1971 Paperback. See MY SCAN for cover. Tight spline. Some shelf-wear and edge wear. FREE Delivery Confirmation and mailed inside a plastic sleeve for extra mailing protection. Free Delivery Confirmation is included with each item. Mailed inside a plastic sleeve for extra shipping protection. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co
Date Published: 1972
ISBN-13:9780395127155ISBN:0395127157
Description: Good. First printing of a hardcover book w/good DJ in mylar. Binding is tight and square. Text is clean and bright. Ex-lib w/name stamp, "withdrawn" stamp & front endpaper removed. Pgs lightly tanned & closed edges slightly soiled. Spine faded. Careful packaging and fast shipping. read more
Description: Very Good. 0395127157 Condition: VERY GOOD. (Book may have one or a combination of the following characteristics: former library book, cover wear, name written inside cover, light underlining/highlighting, remainder mark, etc. Overall, the book is in solid shape. This is a blanket description. Please email us if you require a specific, detailed description of the book condition. We will typically respond within one week of your request). read more
Description: Very Good in Poor jacket. Ex-Library "When Tara Banerjee Cartwright...returns to her native Calcutta, she finds she must not only become an intermediary between two cultures but also bear witness to the downfall of her own class..." Usual markings of an ex-library book. Dust jacket is worn with many tears & a piece of the back missing. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books, Toronto
Date Published: 1987
ISBN-13:9780140093018ISBN:014009301X
Description: Very Good. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Book shows shelf wear, but it is light. Pages unmarked. Binding tight. Pages yellowing a bit. read more
Edition: First edition. First Printing.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
Date Published: 1972
ISBN-13:9780395127155ISBN:0395127157
Description: Good in good dust jacket. Ex-library. Stamps, stickers etc. typical of ex-library book. Card pocket has been removed from ffep. Very minor storage wear. A solid, great copy. 210 p. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
Date Published: 1972
ISBN-13:9780395127155ISBN:0395127157
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. Ex-Library. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Stated First printing W, front endpaper missing and library name stamped on top of pages, no other library marks, dustjacket wrapped in mylar and taped to book, not price-clipped. read more
Description: Very Good+ in Good + jacket. Signed by Author Hint of bumps to upper corners and light rubs at lower edges of boards. No prev. owner name. DJ with rubs at corners and ends of spine panel. DJ in plastic cover with price corner intact. Author's first novel. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co
Date Published: 1971
ISBN-13:9780395127155ISBN:0395127157
Description: Near Fine in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Second printing. Previous owner's bookplate is on the FFEP. One leaf has a corner crease. The leaves are slightly toned. The DJ is lightly bumped at the spine head and has minor wear on the spine ends and the corners. The folds have a few small scuffed spots. The flap price is intact. In Brodart DJ protector. read more
Edition: First American Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston
Date Published: 1972
ISBN-13:9780395127155ISBN:0395127157
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo-8"-9" Tall. Signed by Author Cream cloth, clean and square but less than crisp. Sticker shadow on front pastedown. First printing. Signed on title page. Dust jacket, price-clipped, rubbed at corners, sunned spine, under new mylar cover. Author's first novel. read more
Edition: First UK Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Chatto & Windus, London
Date Published: 1973
Description: Fine in Very Good + jacket. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. British edition of the author's debut novel. Text block and boards in prime condition, small bump to one corner. Uncliipped Dust Jacket bright with negligble toning, some shelfwear, one small tear and a small chip, some soiling to full back panel author photo. read more
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