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De Courcy. Anne : The Fishing Fleet: Husband-Hunting in the Raj

Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 2012

ISBN 0297863827

What spurred so many Victorian women to leave behind the security and comfort of their middle-class homes to undertake perilous journeys of thousands of miles? This book draws on the diaries, letters and writings of more than 50 such women to investigate their experiences and aspirations. 300p.bibliography index. Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Soft cover

1st UK Edition

de COURCY**, ANNE: : THE FISHING FLEET: HUSBAND-HUNTING IN THE RAJ

LONDON.WEIDENFELD & NICOLSON,2012.

ISBN 9780297863823.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1-10.] FINE+/FINE.No owner inscrptn but price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt,colour photographic illustrated upper panel of dw/dj, rear panel with a montage'd assortment of small, sepia photographs,brown, white and gilt lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Majority of light creasing is to top edges of dw/dj,head of spine/ backstrip of same minimally bumped with reciprocal creasing. Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright, crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, publisher's original,plain maroon cloth boards with bright, crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/ backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,v-ixpp+1-335pp [paginated] includes separate contents & illus lists/tables, a prologue,an introduction,22 chapters and an epilogue,24pp contemporary b/w photographs in 3 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp84/5,pp164/5 and pp244/5 respectively,acknowledgements,a bibliography and an index.Plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages, double-page b/w map of India,with list of Viceroys of India to it's verso of 2nd page of map,and 4pp blanks at rear. From the late 19thC,when the Raj was at its height,many of Britain's best and brightest young men went out to India to work as administrators,soldiers and businessmen. Countless young women,suffering the lack of eligible men in Britain,followed in their wake. This amorphous band was composed of daughters returning after their English education,girls invited to stay with married sisters or friends, and yet others who declared or undeclared goal was simply to find a husband.They were known as the Fishing Fleet,and this book is their story. For these young women,often away from home for the first time,one thing they could be sure of was a rollicking good time.By the early 20thC,a hectic social scene was in place,with dances, parties,amateur theatricals,picnics,tennis tournaments,cinemas,gymkhanas with perhaps a tiger shoot and a glittering dinner at a raja's palace thrown in.And,with men outnumbering women by roughly four to one,romances were conducted at alarming speed and marriages were frequent. But after the honeymoon life often changed dramatically for the Fishing Fleet girls: whisked off to a remote outpost with few other Europeans for company and where constant vigilance was required to guard against disease, it was a far cry from the social whirlwind of their first arrival. Anne de Courcy's sparkling narrative is enriched by a wealth of first-hand sources - unpublished memoirs,letters and diaries - which can bring this forgotten era vividly to life. Please contact seller,because of the weight and the value of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,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 the 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 AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

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

de COURCY**,ANNE: : THE FISHING FLEET: HUSBAND-HUNTING IN THE RAJ

LONDON.WEIDENFELD & NICOLSON,2012.

ISBN 9780297863823.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2nd imp.[Complete number line 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.So 1st edn, 2nd imp.] FINE+/FINE.No owner inscrptn but price-clip (original price £20.00) to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt,colour photographic illustrated upper panel of dw/dj,rear panel with a montage'd assortment of small,sepia photographs, brown,white and gilt lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Majority of light creasing is to top edges of dw/dj,head of spine/backstrip of same minisculely bumped with reciprocal creasing.Top edges although very lightly toned along with,fore-edges bright and clean - no foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp- cornered,publisher's original,plain maroon cloth boards with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB +dw/dj,1st edn,v-ixpp+1-335pp [paginated] includes separate contents & illus lists/ tables,a prologue,an introduction,22 chapters and an epilogue,24pp contemporary b/w photographs in 3 blocks of 8pp apiece, between pp84/5,pp164/5 and pp244/5 respectively,acknowledgements,a bibliography and an index.Plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages, double-page b/w map of India,with list of Viceroys of India to it's recto of 2nd page of map,and 4pp blanks at rear. From the late 19thC,when the Raj was at its height,many of Britain's best and brightest young men went out to India to work as administrators,soldiers and businessmen.Countless young women, suffering the lack of eligible men in Britain,followed in their wake. This amorphous band was composed of daughters returning after their English education,girls invited to stay with married sisters or friends,and yet others who declared or undeclared goal was simply to find a husband.They were known as the Fishing Fleet,and this book is their story. For these young women,often away from home for the first time,one thing they could be sure of was a rollicking good time.By the early 20thC,a hectic social scene was in place,with dances,parties, amateur theatricals,picnics,tennis tournaments,cinemas,gymkhanas with perhaps a tiger shoot and a glittering dinner at a raja's palace thrown in.And,with men outnumbering women by roughly four to one, romances were conducted at alarming speed and marriages were frequent.But after the honeymoon life often changed dramatically for the Fishing Fleet girls: whisked off to a remote outpost with few other Europeans for company and where constant vigilance was required to guard against disease,it was a far cry from the social whirlwind of their first arrival. Anne de Courcy's sparkling narrative is enriched by a wealth of first-hand sources - unpublished memoirs,letters and diaries - which can bring this forgotten era vividly to life. Since April 2013,again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering its prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered its qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact seller,because of the weight and value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

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

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