London: John Murray. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. [1930]. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Blue cloth cover with gilt lettering on spine and panelled front cover with black lettering is clean with very minimal wear. Binding sound. Gift inscription on ffep. There is speckled foxing on page edges. DJ is toned with sunning over spine. About 3/4 inch loss at tail of spine and some chipping and wear at edges. Not price clipped. Now in mylar sleeve which is attached to back of DJ. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 331 pages .

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Bookseller: James F. Balsley, Bookseller (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 11802
Title: Dawn in India: British Purpose & Indian Aspiration
Author: Younghusband, Sir Francis
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good in Good+ dust jacket
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Publisher: John Murray
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: [1930]
Bookseller catalogs: British History; India;

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James F. Balsley, Bookseller

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My business is strictly on-line sales. I carry an inventory of about 2000 books. About half of these are modern fiction. Most of the rest are scholarly academic books concentrated in the areas of natural science, philosophy, history, and literature.

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FFEP: A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
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