A princely state in India, 1930, under the British raj. To Bhopore and its opulent Summer Palace comes a handful of Western visitors to meet the outrageous Maharajah and his entourage. There they meet the Maharajah's heir, the sensual Porgy, and his English chorus-girl mistress. They meet the enigmatic chief minister--and the aloof British resident, with his dignified little nine-year-old son. And before long they also meet sudden death.... Various people in the palace become suspects, and an imperturbable district ...
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A princely state in India, 1930, under the British raj. To Bhopore and its opulent Summer Palace comes a handful of Western visitors to meet the outrageous Maharajah and his entourage. There they meet the Maharajah's heir, the sensual Porgy, and his English chorus-girl mistress. They meet the enigmatic chief minister--and the aloof British resident, with his dignified little nine-year-old son. And before long they also meet sudden death.... Various people in the palace become suspects, and an imperturbable district superintendent of police is summoned. But who will he find guilty of the murder of the Maharajah ?
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. inner surface of jacket faded, some wear to jacket at corners and edges; copy has owner's name on inside of front cover; text and binding fine. 251 p.
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Good in Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. pp. 259. 259 pp. An ex-library copy with the following litany of complaints: Ownership stamp on upper and lower page edges, and on title page, marked out; accession number stamped on p. 1; circulation pocket removed from rear free endpaper. Jacket in mylar cover, attached to front and rear pastedowns, with call letter label attached directly to the jacket. Cover is bowed.