First edition, first printing, in fine condition with a very good jacket. The spine is sun-faded and there is minimal shelf wear. Cerulean boards are straight; the page block is firm. Black and white photographs, three maps of British India and illustrations (including one of Macaulay by John Doyle) are woven into a nostalgic tale of the Raj. Book plate on front free endpaper for Anne Dixon.
The Golden Oriole: Childhood, Family and friends in India
(author)
£10.00
Edition:Hardback978043653403401/01/1987
Categories: Biography, Letters & Diaries, Rare & Out of Print
Tags: Empires & Colonialism, India, Memoir, South Asia
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