xiii, (iii), 262 pp. With b&w photographic plates and map. In pictorial dw slightly edge-worn with 2 small chips. Cloth faintly spotted. Paper title label attached upside-down. Text clean and unmarked.

Butterflies, admitted on all hands, are exquisitely beautiful winged insects whose bodies and wings are covered with minute scales. What has been attempted to focus on in this reference book is a detailed study of the biology and ecology of a few Indian s 1st ed. x+160p., Tables, Figures, Plates.

The first volume of this collector’s edition brings together five of Bankimchandra’s best-known works in English translation. Set in the Bengal of Emperor Jehangir’s time, Kapalkundala tells the story of Nabakumar, a young woman named Kapalkundala whom he 1st ed. 560p.

This book presents the socio-cultural life of ancient India an the basis of data drawn from the Carakasamhita. Indian religious as well as secular literature and Greek and Chinese accounts are utilized for corroborative data. Thus a convincing picture of 1st ed. v+172p., Appendix; 23cm.

India has been a land of crafts and craftsmen. In this book an attempt has been made to trace the growth of master craftsmanship in our country in all its manifestations - metals, ivory carvings, potteries, mosaics, shawls, muslins, stones et al. 1st ed. 68p.; 6 Color Illustrations.

With the dawn of the new millennium, the average workplace is becoming more challenging than ever. A better insight into the dynamics of achieving success in ones lob and business is the need of the hour. Success when viewed with a positive mental attitud 1st ed. 200p., Tables; 22cm.

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1st ed. 144p.

1st ed. 380p., Plates; Illustrations; 22cm.

This book takes stock of kerala’s environmental decline as well as people’s response towards possible alternatives that meet the basic criteria for sustainability. Dealing with the world environmental crisis, with special reference to Kerala, it discusses 1st ed. xxvi+350p., Illustration; Tables; Figures; Maps; Bibliography; Index; 23cm.