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175 pages. Author relates his father's capture by the Japanese in the fetid jungles of New Guinea, the annihilation of his entire squad and how he, the lone survivor, was shipped to live with Australian and British POWs in a squalid, degrading camp in the Philippines that came to be known as The Hotel Tacloban. Usual library markings. Above-average wear. Binding intact. Spine leaning. Decent reading copy. Book
320 pages. "A narrative of the work of dehumanization in China. It can compare with Koestler's 'Darkness at Noon', but is much more dramatic." - De Linie, Amsterdam. "In succession the author underwent the Japanese occupation (30 months of concentration camp), the civil war, and finally five years of the Communist regime. He spent the last three years in prison in the capital. In 1954 he was exiled from China." - from back cover. Usual library markings. Somewhat above-average wear. Binding brittle. A worthy copy of this important work. Book
160p. Illustrated with numerous photographs. 4to. Original full cloth binding. Gilt lettered spine. Original dust jacket, worn and torn with some loss. Hardbound. Nice copy. CRIME BOX 1
(2)ff., 346pp. (1)f Broché sous couverture imprimée. (Manque de papier au dos et aux bords de la 2e couverture.) 1840, 1840, in-8, (2)ff, 346pp. (1)f, Broché sous couverture imprimée. (Manque de papier au dos et aux bords de la 2e couverture.), Titre rafraîchi avec mention fictive de 2e édition de cet ouvrage rare contenant le récit d'un voleur, prétendument noté sur le vif. Originaire de Vendée et partisan de Charles X, l'auteur participa à plusieurs complots contre la monarchie de Juillet avent de devenir gérant du journal légitimiste parisien la France
iii + 390pp.+ 5 planches hors-texte (représenant des plans de prisons) et un grand tableau dépliant, Nouvelle édition augmentée d'une notice historique sur la vie et les ouvrages de l'auteur par Ch. Hippolyte Vilain XIIII, 24cm., brochure originale (dos peu restauré et petites manques au plat supérieur, bien protégée par une couv. de papier cristal), pour la plupart non coupé, texte frais avec très peu de rousseurs, cachet, bon état, rare, B94359
256p. Hardcover Good condition
255p. Hardcover Very good condition good
283 p. XLib stamp of the Lancaster Mechanics' Society on title page. Mildly browned and foxed. 12mo. 170 mm. Original full leather binding, worn. Front board detached. Rear board very fragile. Loss at head of spine. Hardbound. Good. An early political work by a female writer, reprinted from the English edition. The writer provides an interesting perspective on one of the most turbulent periods of European history. This 2nd U.S. edition includes an important section on Paris prisons. Evans 31634. ** PRICE JUST REDUCED!! EVANS1
233 pages. Footnotes. Bibliography. Index. Reproduction of black and white photo in text. "This compelling first-person account deepens our appreciation of the conflicts, failures, and triumphs of those who find themselves in the hands of their nation's enemies." - from dust jacket. Unmarked but for one high-lighted word in bibliography. Binding tight. Moderate overall wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy. EDWARDS 1582. Book