The Raj Quartet (I. A Divison of the Spoils; II. The Day of the Scorpion; III. The Towers of Silence; IV. The Jewel in the Crown)
Author:
SCOTT, PAUL & CAMPBELL-NOTMAN, FINN (illus)
Title:
The Raj Quartet (I. A Divison of the Spoils; II. The Day of the Scorpion; III. The Towers of Silence; IV. The Jewel in the Crown)
Publisher:
The Folio Society Ltd 2009
Description:
4 VOLUME SET IN SLIPCASE; Super octavo, green (Vol. I) grey (Vol. II), red (Vol. III) & grey (Vol. IV) cloth boards, gilt lettering to spines, gilt & ink animal-themed decorative illustrations to all front boards, mustard yellow eps, frontispieces all 4 vols., vii+580pp (Vol. I) vii+466pp (Vol. II) vii+384pp (Vol. III) xiv+462pp (Vol. IV), all 4 vols. illus. colour plates, all 4 vols. Nr FINE (v. light rubbing/soiling to boards, if any) in slipcase, gilt lettering & animal motifs to right-side face, VG+ (a few spots of light scuffing, soiling & bruising; moderate rubbing to base - not visible if on shelf/display)
Keywords:
4 volume set paul scott finn campbell-notman raj quartets division of the spoils day scorpion towers silence jewel in the crown novels post-war fiction literature indian british colonislism imperialism independence in slipcase