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ANAND, ANITA: : The PATIENT ASSASSIN: A True Tale of Massacre, Revenge and the Raj

LONDON.SIMON & SCHUSTER UK LIMITED,2019.

ISBN 9781471174216.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. FINE+/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,matt,wrap-around white background with b/w illustrated bordered panel to front with contemporary b/w oval portrait photograph of Udham Singh to the centre with glossy, capitalised,embossed red-lettered title,sub-title and author name; spine/backstrip with similarly coloured+lettered part-title only and author name as the front's,and publisher's capitalised,black-lettered+illustrated thumbnail colophon to foot of same,rear panel with repeated b/w illustrated bordered panel as front but with red-lettered prose extract within the centre.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners no nicks,tears or splits present.Top edges bright,crisp and clean without blemish,fore-edges with partial toning towards the lower edges,but without any foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - appears unread other than my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp, unblemished,sharp-cornered,original plain red cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked black ink printed lettering to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2-373pp [paginated] includes a Preface,Pts 1+2 comprising 9 chapters and The Legend of Udham Singh and 16 chapters respectively,16pp contemporary b/w photographs and b/w illustration reproductions in 1 block, between pp182/83,Acknowledgements,Endnotes,an 8pp Bibliography and an Index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,a Contents list/table,and an epigram [Charles Dickens - A Tale of Two Cities].         See also,my book ID rja388111 - SIX MINUTES TO SUNSET. SWINSON, ARTHUR,LONDON.PETER DAVIES, 1964 for a UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Peter Davies set up his own publishing company in 1926 with some financial help from J.M. Barrie who had befirended the brothers and informally adopted them.In 1937 William Heinemann Ltd took a majority interest in the firm of Peter Davies Ltd,and the two firms were closely linked for the next forty years.In 1977 Peter Davies Ltd was fully incorporated into Heinemann and ceased trading as that entity. That title now out-of-print by this publisher.]                        Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and particularly internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation. It really is an exceptional,exemplary copy for its cleanliness and brightness and lack of detracting faults.    On 13 April 1919,thousands of civilians gathered peacefully in Jallianwala Bagh,a walled garden in Amritsar. In the eyes of both the lieutenant governor of Punjab, Sir Michael O'Dwyer,and his top military man in the city, Brigadier General Dyer,such gatherings were proof that a second Indian mutiny was brewing in the province. Dyer decided to use the meeting to teach the natives a lesson. Blocking the main exit with armoured cars, he marched in with his men and commanded them to open fire without giving any order to disperse.                    In the murderous ten minutes that follwed, hundreds fell dead,and many more were wounded. According to legend Udham Singh was among the injured that day and,picking up a handful of blood-soaked earth,he vowed to take revenge on those responsible.More than twenty years later, in a Westminster hall,he gunned down O'Dwyer in cold blood to fulfil that promise. His actions made him a martyr in India and, to this day,his name is revered.             But what happened in the intervening years? In this sweeping narrative that takes the reader across four continents,Anita Anand separates reality from myth to reveal Singh' astonishing story.She brillaintly pieces together his movements and the people who inspired and helped him,discovering surprising new links that take us from Jazz Age New York to the shady world of international spy-rings,from poverty-stricken London bedsits to movie sets.'The Patient Assassin' shines a devastating light on one of the Raj's most horrific events,but reads like  taut thriller as Singh's moment of desting draws ever nearer.   Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!         N.B. ALL buyers please note,that stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of any inexpensive book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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