Delhi: Atma Ram & Sons, 1962. Presumed First Edition in India, stated "Cheap Edition." Signed by Bowles on half title. Octavo; xxiv + 351. Royal blue leather with beveled edges and rounded corners to boards and textblock. Gold lettering on spine. Textblock continuously gilt on all edges. Bound-in ribbon bookmark..... More
New Delhi: People's Publishing House, 1960. First Edition. Octavo. 203 pages. Prinetd dust jacket with Rs 10.00 price inact. Beige boards with spine stamped in black. Dust jacket is lightly chipped along edges and toned at spine and edges. Boards are heavily foxed, and lightly worn at edges..... More
Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan, 1970. First Edition. Octavo; 132 pp. Printed red dust jacket with gilt ornament to front; boards in gray-blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Jacket rubbed along top edge with a few shallow tears and some fading to spine. Boards are sturdy and square..... More
Washington, DC: Northeast Publishing House, 1996. First Edition. Octavo; xii + 492pp. Signed and inscribed: "To Tom Beard, A colleague in government over many years, Hope you enjoy my book, Leaford C. Williams, November 11, 1998." Nearly 30 B&W documentary photographs. Full-color photographic dust jacket. Black boards with gold lettering..... More
Bombay: Asia Publishing House, 1965. Reprint of the 1952 edition. Octavo (8.75" x 5.75"); xiv, 269p. Printed yellow dustjacket over gray cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Price-clipped jacket is chipped at spine ends with a couple small clean tears along edges and some general smudging. Boards are square with..... More
![Bharatendu Harishchandra [Makers of Indian Literature series]. Madan Gopal](/pictures/thumb/5547.jpg?v=1570725620)
New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi, 1971. First Edition Octavo; 43pp including bibliography. Endpapers reproduce the earliest known sculptural depiction of writing in India, c. 2nd century CE. An introductory study of Bharatendu Harishchandra (1850-1885), prominent social reformer and leading early essayist, poet, and dramatist in the Hindi language: "the Father..... More
Bombay: P.C. Manaktala and Sons Private Ltd, 1967. Second Impression. Octavo; xii + 400pp, including appendices, bibliography, and index. Orange dust jacket over gray cloth-covered boards with gold stamped spine. Dust jacket shows minor soiling and spine chipping, unclipped with price of 32 rupees intact. Binding tight and square, but..... More
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1872. Fourth Edition. Octavo. 402 pages. Ex-library with usual library markings. Beveled green cloth-covered boards stamped in black and gilt. Worn at extremities with some scuffing to face. Front hinge cracking before title page. Binding is sound; pages unmarked. More
![The Open Portal [Signed]. Sister Devamata](/pictures/thumb/003325.jpg?v=1579716978)
La Crescenta, CA: Ananda-Ashrama, 1929. First Edition. Signed by Devamata on front free endpaper with inscription, "To dear Mrs Wilcox / In loving remembrance / of our long and warm / friendship / Devamata." Octavo. 120 pages. Light green cloth-covered boards with blindstamped borders and ornamentation and gilt..... More
Reprint. Lucknow: Eastern Book Company, 1977. Reprint of 1975 edition with new Supplement. Octavo. 311 pages. Inscribed to previous owner on front free endpaper, but we have been unable to determine definitively if the signature comes from the author. Illustrated dust jacket with 40 rupee price present. Black boards with..... More