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London: Edward Arnold & Co., 1924, FIRST Numbered SIGNED Limited Edition. Original Publisher s Binding with black titles to a paper label to the spine, brown cloth spine, paper covered boards, gilt page top edges, one of 200 individually numbered copies, this one number 99, SIGNED by E. M. Forster. Damp stained externally and internally with red colour to the margins of the rear board and page edges from page 297 to the end with red colour ingress to the lower margin. First end paper lacking, tanned to the next end paper, otherwise gently tanned throughout with damp staining towards the end of the volume. Split to the top 2 inches of the rear joint. Provenance: no inscriptions or bookplates. Approximately 9 � inches tall. Condition Report Externally Spine good condition black titles to a paper label, brown cloth spine, stained to the right hand side across the label and around a quarter of the spine. Joints good condition gently worn to the front whitening the cloth, rear joint split to the top 2 inches but holding well. Corners good condition bumped and worn. Boards good condition paper boards, darkened and age worn to the front, damp stained and stained red to the rear board. Page edges good condition top edges gilt, others untrimmed, wavy and stained red to the bottom edge 297 to the end. See above and photos. Internally Hinges good condition sound. Paste downs good condition tanned and damp stained, especially to the rear. End papers good condition first end paper missing to the front, second heavily tanned, rear end paper damp stained and tanned. Title good condition lightly tanned. Pages good condition generally very clean, gently tanned with some damp staining page margins from page 297 to the end with red colour ingress to the lower margin. Binding good condition sound. See photos. Publisher: see above. Publication Date: 1924 Binding: Hardback.

A Passage to India is a novel by E.M. Forster that explores the impact of British colonial rule on India through the lens of personal relationships and cultural misunderstandings.