Vikram Seth — An Equal Music & Two Lives

London, Phoenix House; Little Brown, 1999-2005. First edition. Cloth. Two very smart first edition, first impression volumes from Indian novelist Vikram Seth. Two volumes. First edition, first impression. Written by Vikram Seth, an award-winning Indian novelist and poet. This set contains: An Equal Music, 1999. Michael, a professional violinist, never forgot his love for Julia, a pianist he met as a student in Vienna. When they meet again after a decade, a secret affair begins. Two Lives, 2005. Illustrated with twenty-four plates of photographs. Collated complete. A non-fiction story of a century and of a love affair across an ethnic divide. This work follows two extraordinary lives, that of the author's great uncle, Shanti Behari Seth, and of his German Jewish great aunt, Hennerle Gerda Caro. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, excellent with minor fading to the extremities. Original unclipped dust wrappers are also excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Fine/Fine.