THE RAJ QUARTET: THE JEWEL IN THE CROWN, THE DAY OF THE SCORPION, THE TOWERS OF SILENCE & A DIVISION OF THE SPOILS (IN ONE VOLUME) (DJ Protected by a Clear, Acid-Free Mylar Cover)
by Scott, Paul
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0434681121
- ISBN 13
- 9780434681129
- Seller
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Livonia, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Synopsis
The Raj Quartet is a four-volume novel sequence, written by Paul Scott, about the concluding years of the British Raj in India. The series was written during the period 1965–75. The Times called it "one of the most important landmarks of post-war fiction. " The story of The Raj Quartet begins in 1942. World War II is at its zenith, and in South East Asia, the Allied forces have suffered great losses.
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- Bookseller
- Sage Rare & Collectible Books, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6096
- Title
- THE RAJ QUARTET: THE JEWEL IN THE CROWN, THE DAY OF THE SCORPION, THE TOWERS OF SILENCE & A DIVISION OF THE SPOILS (IN ONE VOLUME) (DJ Protected by a Clear, Acid-Free Mylar Cover)
- Author
- Scott, Paul
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition Thus; First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0434681121
- ISBN 13
- 9780434681129
- Publisher
- William Morrow & Company
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1976
- Keywords
- 0434681121
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