Published by Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1989
ISBN 10: 0374164584 ISBN 13: 9780374164584
Seller: The Parnassus BookShop, Newport, WA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Type: Hardback First Printing. Hardcover Book in Near Fine Condition with a Fine Dust Jacket. Mylar Jacket Cover. Clean, bright, unmarked, tight and solid book. Bottom edges lightly rubbed, else Fine. Ian Buruma looks at the crisis of identity that marks the Asian continent through the medium of a travel narrative. He combines an exhaustive knowledge of Asian politics and history with the healthy skeptism of the traveler. A sensitive, humane, inquisitive look at that part of the world. 267 pages with Bibliography. 8.5 x 5.75 inches. Farrar Straus & Giroux, New York, 1989.
Published by Penguin Press, New York, NY, 2016
ISBN 10: 1594204381 ISBN 13: 9781594204388
Seller: Books by White/Walnut Valley Books, Winfield, KS, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Penguin Press, New York. 2016. Hardcover. First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for small remainder mark dot on textblock bottom. Book Condition: Near Fine; light head and tail bumping. DJ: Near Fine; NOT Price Clipped ($27.00); light bumping to head and tail. Teal boards with white overlay on the spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. 305 pp 8vo. This is the story of the correspondence of gentrified German Jews (the author's grandparents) living in England with film director John Schlesinger's grandparents in Germany during the six years that England and Germany were at war. The thousands of letters between them show their individual cultural assimilation and love of country in the most difficult of times. A clean very presentable copy.
Published by Crecy, 1994
ISBN 10: 0947554432 ISBN 13: 9780947554439
Seller: Capricorn Books, Oakville, ON, Canada
Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Revised and updated edition. 231 pp, 9 1/2" H. B&w photographs and maps. "(W)orking closely with the wartime commander of Force 136, Group B, (the author) has built up a surprisingly complete picture of (SOE operations in the Malayan theatre, 1942-45) and traces the evolution of the local SOE headquarters from a single desk in London's Baker Street to the independent Ceylon HQ which, by the end of the war had put a total of 400 British officers and other ranks into Japanese-occupied territory where they assisted local residents, armed them and planned and carried out sabotage operations." Dust jacket has very light rubbing, light fading to spine color, small crease and light wrinkling at top edge of rear panel.
Published by Modern Library 2004, 2004
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand
Association Member: IOBA
Octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.
Published by Heinemann 1983, 1983
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand
Association Member: IOBA
Super octavo softcover (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.
ISBN 10: 4560084114 ISBN 13: 9784560084113
Seller: Librairie Chat, Beijing, China
Condition: Fine. Number of pages: 393.26p 16p size: 20cm Number of books: 1 book.
Seller: Librairie Chat, Beijing, China
Condition: Fine. Number of books: 1.
Condition: Fine. Number of books: 1 book.
Condition: Fine. Number of pages: 396p Size: 20cm Number of books: 1.