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Calcutta: Kalighat to Calcutta; Calcutta Images
by Khushwant Singh; R.K. Laxman
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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San Jose, California, United States
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About This Item
India: Lustre Press, 1990. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. R.K. Laxman. Set consists of two books with brown boards with gilt lettering to the front covers and spines. The slipcase is red paper over cardboard with ivory illustrations and gilt lettering on the spine and front cover. Books have mild rubbing to the corners and head and heels of the spine. There is a gift inscription at the top of both books title page. Kalighat to Calcutta has light spotting to the bottom of a couple of pages, text is not effected. Slip case has some cornerwear and rubbing along the top and bottom, else clean with no breaks or tears. Published for The Manjushree Foundation.
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- Bookseller
- A Flare For Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001713
- Title
- Calcutta: Kalighat to Calcutta; Calcutta Images
- Author
- Khushwant Singh; R.K. Laxman
- Illustrator
- R.K. Laxman
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Lustre Press
- Place of Publication
- India
- Date Published
- 1990
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Weight
- 4.50 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Non Fiction;
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Slip Case
- A protective sleeve, often made of decorative cardboard or leather which houses a book. It is open on one end, so as to allow...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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