The World of Premchand

London: George Allen and Unwin Ltd, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Translated by David Rubin. Fine in a Near Fine jacket, unclipped (£1.75 net), bumped at the top edge, a crease to the front flap. Orange cloth with silver gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound with an orange top stain, clean internally. Published as part of the UNESCO Collection of Representative Works Indian Series, a selection of stories from the Hindi writer whose stories are "filled with compassion and indignation" and offer "a devastating satire on the curelty and pride of the privileged classes.