Bharati Mukherjee Holder Of The World First and 10 similar items

THE HOLDER OF THE WORLD By Bharati Mukherjee. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1993. First edition, first printing. "First edition" statement to the copyright page, 1993 to the title page, $22.00 to the jacket's flap. SIGNED by the National Book Critics Circle Award winning late author of JASMINE to the title page. Mukherjee, a highly acclaimed Indian-Canadian-American writer who considered herself an American author, drew from her knowledge of the merging cross cultures for this story of a Mughal Indian born in New England in 1670 whose intelligent, spiritual seeking life story reveals itself, aiding her Puritan mid-twentieth century ancestor who is looking for a legendary diamond. Fine in black linen over black boards with gilt embossed titles to the spine, red-and-yellow headband and tail-band, deckle page fore-edges; in a very nearly fine dust jacket with a hint of crimping to the upper shelf-edges; original printed $22.00 price still intact to the front inner flap. (NO remainder mark). PLEASE VIEW OUR STORE FOR MORE GREAT SIGNED FIRST EDITION BOOKS THANKS! Created by Seller's Assistant Basic.