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Thompson pens a gripping, personal account of how he, as a teenage soldier from rural Texas, became a member of the 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery--the "Lost Battalion"--and became one of the thousands of allied prisoners forced to build the bridge over the River Kwai during World War II. Original.
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A Thousand Cups of Rice: Surviving the Death Railway
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Condition: good. Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly! Seller Inventory # DBV.0890159904.G
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A thousand cups of rice: Surviving the death railway
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Very good/good, used, 2nd printing, brown colored cloth with gilt text to spine, map end papers, vi-vii, 182pp. Interior clean, no marks, pages near bright, binding tight. Slight rubbing to dj, no chips, tiny tear to top edge of the lower near center, dj is not price-clipped, corners lightly bumped. Seller Inventory # 034164
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A Thousand Cups of Rice: Surviving The Death Railway
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Some light rubbing and edgewear, cover has some creasing, fading and staining. Text has begun to yellow with age, but remains tight in binding, no ownership or other markings. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 076876
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Seller: Tangible Tales, Eugene, OR, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: near fine. Signed and inscribed by the author, a POW survivor of the lost battalion, on the facing page, "11-3-94 for Peter Martinick a good friend and loyal supporter of great causes. Warm regards Kyle Thompson." Brown cloth hardcover with gilt spine lettering in dustjacket. State first edition, but the number line begins with 2. A near fine copy in matching dustjacket - clean, bright and solid. A hint of foxing to the front text block edge and minor ruffling along the top of the front panel of the jacket. 182 pp., some black and white photos, index, and an appendix of lost battalion members who died in the POW camps. Seller Inventory # 2424
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A Thousand Cups of Rice: Surviving the Death Railway
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First. nice copy signed by Thompson. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 024590
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good - Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good - Fine. An account of an American prisoner of war who worked building the Japanese Burma-Thailand railroad during WW II. Inscribed opposite the title page "11-10-98 for Stan Bullard My new friend Best regards Kyle Thompson" on the page facing the title page. Minimal wear. A very good or better copy. Inscribed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 008795
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. A Thousand Cups of Rice : Surviving the Death Railway by Kyle Thompson. Inscribed by author on page proceeding the full title page. Hardcover first edition published in 1994 by Eakin Press. Inscribed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 004110
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A THOUSAND CUPS OF RICE. Surviving the Death Railway.
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Hardcover with dust jacket. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. First Edition hardcover. Signed and inscribed to the previous owner on the first blank page across from the title page. The author's account of his three and one-half years as a POW under the heel of the Imperial Japanese Army. The POWs and Asian coolie laborers were forced to undergo inhuman mental and physical stress while constructing the 265 mile "Death Railway" through the jungles of Burma and Thailand. Illustrated with photos. 182 pages, appendix, bibliography, index. Dust jacket and book are in Fine condition. ; 182; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 182 pages; Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # 500946
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A Thousand Cups of Rice : Surviving The Death Railway
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 2nd Printing. 182 Pages. The author has signed without dedication to the page opposite the Title page. Contains black & white illustrations. Contains Appendices and Index at the rear. Seller Ref: M12816. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 003287
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