Add this copy of Distant Drum to cart. $49.21, very good condition, Sold by Rooke Books rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from BATH, SOMERSET, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1960 by Asia Publishing House.
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None. Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. The exciting first novel of Manohar Malgonkar, set amongst a battalion of the Indian Army. First edition. With previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown, initialled D.M. Manohar Malgonkar was an Indian author in the English language of both fiction and nonfiction. Malgonkar was born into a royal family, and educated at Bombay University. He was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Maratha Light Infantry, a big game hunter, a civil servant, a mine owner and a farmer, and he also stood for parliament. Most of that activity was during the build-up to Indian independence and its aftermath, often the settings for his works. The socio-historical milieux of those times form the backdrop of his novels, which are usually of action and adventure. He also wrote non-fiction, including biography and history. In a cloth binding with original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, in lovely condition with very slight fading to spine. Dustwrapper is in excellent condition. Internally, firmly bound, bright and clean. Near Fine.
