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First edition, first impression, of the author's "masterpiece and his finest achievement" (Furbank, p. 123). The novel was adapted into an Academy Award-winning film in 1984, starring Judy Davis, Peggy Ashcroft, James Fox, and Alec Guinness. P. N. Furbank, E. M. Forster: A Life, 1977. Octavo. Finely bound by the Chelsea Bindery in burgundy morocco, spine lettered and decorated in gilt, raised bands, single rule to boards gilt, roll to turn-ins gilt, dark green endpapers, gilt edges. A fine copy.

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.