Seven Summers by Mulk Raj (11 results)

Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. A good hardcover ex-library copy with dustjacket. Light wear to dustjacket edges. Usual stamps and stickers, otherwise contents are clean and unmarked.

Condition: New. pp. xv + 240 1st Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. London: Hutchinson & Co., 1951. Good hardcover/ no dust jacket; black cloth lightly rubbed, silver gilt label and black lettering; toned edges and endpapers, slight lean; otherwise clean, unmarked text; glossary + 238 pages.

Condition: Good. Hardcover, 238 pages. Good condition in a Fair dust jacket. Size 7.375"x5". This book "recreates the events and feelings of the first seven years of the writer's life, or what he called his half unconcious and half conscious childhood . . . . memorable scenes and people observed through the eyes of a child, the most impressive of them all being the Coronation Durbar in Delhi to which our young hero is smuggled wrapped in a blanket so that the Sahibs might not object to the presence of so discordant an element into so gorgeous a ceremony." Includes a glossary of Indian terms. Book has moderate exterior shelfwear. Previous owner's info on front fly. Binding is stressed (not loose) at the interior margin in a few places from handling. Text is clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has shelfwear, taped closed tears, and aging; enclosed in a mylar cover.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Seven Summers, first drafted when Mulk Raj anand was a student at London University but not published till 1951, recreates teh events and feelings of the first seven years of the writer's life, or what he called his 'half unconcious and half conscious childhood'. first of the seven volumes of autobiographical fiction that Anand conceptualized but never completed, this book is full of memorable scenes and people observed through the eyes of a child. the most impressive of them all being the Coronation Durbar in Delhi to which our young hero is smuggled wrapped in a blanket so that the Sahibs might not object to the presence of 'so discordant an element into so gorgeous a ceremony'. this edition of Seven Summers is a special reissue of the classic autobiography to commemorate Anand's birth centenary.

Condition: Fair. No Edition Remarks. 268 pages. Brown paper cover with lettering. Clean pages with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. Pen inscription to half title page. Minor dog-eared corners. Pen annotations and marginalia to a few pages. Binding remains firm. Paper covers have moderate edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and curling to corners. Lettering is bright and clear. Moderate tanning to spine and covers. Visible wear and water marks to covers.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good.

hardcover. Condition: Good. This is the 1951 Hutchinson edition. Ex-library book, usual marking. Clean copy in good condition. Quick dispatch from UK seller.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. The hinges are in good condition. The text to the spine is clear and bright. Photograph available on request.

Condition: New. Print on Demand pp. xv + 240.

Condition: New. PRINT ON DEMAND pp. xv + 240.