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GIFTS OF PASSAGE by Rau, Santha Rama - 1961

by Rau, Santha Rama

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GIFTS OF PASSAGE

by Rau, Santha Rama

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1961 1st U.S., 1961. First edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1961. First U.S. edition. Collection of stories and essays, interspersed with autobiographical commentary by Rau in order to convey the greater context of her own life as an Indian-born woman who was educated in Britain and America. Jacket lightly rubbed and edgeworn, with a few small chips and tears, and two tape repairs to the verso; otherwise very good.

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  • Publisher 1961 1st U.S.
  • Date Published 1961
  • Keywords India, Rau, Santha Rama Travel Autobiography Rau India

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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1958,. Good/Unknown. Octavo, hardcover, VG ex school library book with dj in mylar and stamp on title page. 223 pp. Lightly circulated. Pocket removed from back. The author was born in Madras, India. She was educated in England and the United States. She tells of her life in India, Africa, China, Indonesia, Ceylon, Spain, Afghanistan, England and the United States.
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Gifts of Passage: An Informal Autobiography

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Harper, January 1961. Hardcover. Acceptable.
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by Santha Rama Rau

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DJ is worn at edges, with small tears on spine ends, corners badly worn, inner panel priced clipped. Boards worn, prev owner inscription dated on front end page. A writer, known for her works about the conflict between Western culture and Indian tradition, writes an informal autobiography about being a first generation American in the 1930s.
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1961. First Thus. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Green hardcovaer with yellow cloth spine; red print on spine. Minor bumping to boards. Pages tight and unmarked. Red end papers. Date and price in pencil on half-title page. Copyright of 1961, assume this is print date. First edition (C-L). DJ is price clipped; in mylar jacket. Minor shelf wear to DJ. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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New York: Harper, 1961. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Minimal wear, name on flyleaf, otherwise clean and unmarked. Price clipped jacket shows slight edgewear, rubbing. "An Informal Autobiography".
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1961. 6 x 8.5 hard cover book. White and brown lettering on the orange, brown, and green decorated dust jacket spine with an illustrated cover. Here are a dozen memorable pieces, dramatized episodes from the writer's experience, caught into a narrative account of her life in many far places of the earth: India, Africa, China, Indonesia, Ceylon, Spain, Afghanistan, Russia, Japan, England, the United States. 223 pages. Stated 1st Edition. Owner's name scribbled out. Book and jacket are both in good condition with rubbing, wear, and soil.. Stated 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. Illus. by None.
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Gifts of Passage

by Santha Rama Rau

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Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1961. Hardcover. Good. 1961. Reprinted. 223 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Pages are mildly tanned, but text remains clear. Binding is firm. Boards have moderate shelf-wear, with noticeable corner bumping and some scuffing to edges. Spine is moderately sunned, with noticeable crushing to ends. Faint brown marks overall, with small water stain to front board. Book has a slight forward lean.
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New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1961. Dj slightly worn edges and faint tanning. Boards have minor shelfwear. Pages are clean & text is free from markings. All pages secure in binding. Author signed fep. . Signed by Author. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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harper & row, 1961, 1961. Hardcover. Very Good. 1.2000 in x 8.6000 in x 5.9000 in. Signed by author on front free page. DJ with tiny nicks to edges. Indian novelist and travel writer's informal autobiography. Author tells of her life in India, Africa, China, Indonesia, Ceylon, Spain, Afghanistan, England and the United States.
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