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Zustand: Very Good. Reprint. VG : in Very good condition with grey slipcase. 220mm x 140mm (9" x 6"). 251pp. Blue/gilt decoarative hardback cloth cover.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition Thus. A fine and readable memoir of the cult of the "professional assassin" in colonial India. Another sterling examplar of the The Folio Society production standards, bound with pumpkin sailcloth over boards, gilt-lettered author name and title to spine, sharply and distinctly, with black-stamped illustration to front board upper. Housed in a simple, paper-covered slipcase that has done its job admirably. The Folio Society was founded in 1947 by Charles Ede, Christopher Sandford (of Golden Cockerel Press), and Alan Bott (founder of Pan Books), three presses that shared spaces and philosophies for a time until being incorporated in 1971 and then becoming an employee-owned trust in 2021. The Folio Society began as a membership-based book club but then expanded its range to publish multiple titles in fiction and non-fiction; science fiction and fantasy; biography and autobiography (from the publisher's web-site). Previous owner's ink-stamped name inside front and rear flaps, that of H. Baldwin-Price. 15 illustrations including at frontis and throughout. Map endpapers front and rear. [6], 7-372 [1] pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets. …