GIFTS OF PASSAGE by Rau, Santha Rama - 1961

Harper & Brothers, 1961. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1958,. Good/Unknown. Octavo, hardcover, VG ex school library book with dj in mylar and stamp on title page. 223 pp. Lightly circulated. Pocket removed from back. The author was born in Madras, India. She was educated in England and the United States. She tells of her life in India, Africa, China, Indonesia, Ceylon, Spain, Afghanistan, England and the United States.

Harper, January 1961. Hardcover. Acceptable.

Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

H&Bros. 1st printing,1961. Very Good/Good+ hard cover. 12mo,boards,223pp. edgewear,tears,chips,rubbing,price clipped dust jacket. shelfwear, cover. yellowing edges,clean,tight,text. memoirs.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1961. First Thus. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Green hardcovaer with yellow cloth spine; red print on spine. Minor bumping to boards. Pages tight and unmarked. Red end papers. Date and price in pencil on half-title page. Copyright of 1961, assume this is print date. First edition (C-L). DJ is price clipped; in mylar jacket. Minor shelf wear to DJ. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

DJ is worn at edges, with small tears on spine ends, corners badly worn, inner panel priced clipped. Boards worn, prev owner inscription dated on front end page. A writer, known for her works about the conflict between Western culture and Indian tradition, writes an informal autobiography about being a first generation American in the 1930s.

New York: Harper, 1961. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Minimal wear, name on flyleaf, otherwise clean and unmarked. Price clipped jacket shows slight edgewear, rubbing. "An Informal Autobiography".

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1961. 6 x 8.5 hard cover book. White and brown lettering on the orange, brown, and green decorated dust jacket spine with an illustrated cover. Here are a dozen memorable pieces, dramatized episodes from the writer's experience, caught into a narrative account of her life in many far places of the earth: India, Africa, China, Indonesia, Ceylon, Spain, Afghanistan, Russia, Japan, England, the United States. 223 pages. Stated 1st Edition. Owner's name scribbled out. Book and jacket are both in good condition with rubbing, wear, and soil.. Stated 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. Illus. by None.

Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1961. Hardcover. Good. 1961. Reprinted. 223 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Pages are mildly tanned, but text remains clear. Binding is firm. Boards have moderate shelf-wear, with noticeable corner bumping and some scuffing to edges. Spine is moderately sunned, with noticeable crushing to ends. Faint brown marks overall, with small water stain to front board. Book has a slight forward lean.