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An Inquisitive Eye : Travels of an American Lady in the British Empire of the 1930s
by White, Robert N. (editor)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1860645240
- ISBN 13
- 9781860645242
- Seller
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About This Item
London, UK: Radcliffe Press, 2000. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition, first printing. 154pp, central plates section in black and white. Green cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine and front. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has some very light shelf wear. 8vo. Beautifully observed perspective by the American traveller Sybil Nowell on the British imperial style in its waning years.
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- BookAddiction
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- An Inquisitive Eye : Travels of an American Lady in the British Empire of the 1930s
- Author
- White, Robert N. (editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 1860645240
- ISBN 13
- 9781860645242
- Publisher
- Radcliffe Press
- Place of Publication
- London, UK
- Date Published
- 2000
- Keywords
- travel, British Empire
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
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