The little hill station and other sketches & verses.
Bombay.
Thacker & Co., [s.d., c. 1910]
First edition.
12mo.
109pp, [1]. Original publisher's green cloth-backed green paper boards, lettered in black to upper board 'The little hill station And other sketches & verses By D. B. B. to P/ F.' Rubbed and marked. Contemporary inked gift inscription to recto of FFEP.
The second located copy of an anonymous series of prose and verse sketches printed at the "Times of India" press, Bombay.
In addition to the titular short story set in an Indian hill station - the highlight of which is a spirited account of a lively performance by a snake charmer - the book contains an amusing article, submitted to the editor of the Times of India, comically bemoaning the fashion for playing Ping Pong after dinner in place of Bridge.
COPAC records a single copy (BL); OCLC adds no further.
£ 375.00
Antiquates Ref: 30632
In addition to the titular short story set in an Indian hill station - the highlight of which is a spirited account of a lively performance by a snake charmer - the book contains an amusing article, submitted to the editor of the Times of India, comically bemoaning the fashion for playing Ping Pong after dinner in place of Bridge.
COPAC records a single copy (BL); OCLC adds no further.
