Leon Comber (130 results)

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. A tan to the pages.

paperback. Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. Ex library copy with usual stamps & stickers.…

paperback. Condition: Very Good. May have light to moderate shelf wear and/or a remainder mark. Complete. Clean pages.

Hardback. Condition: New. In part, Singapore history is based on folk tales and legends from Asia, especially Southeast Asia. These 12 stories have been specially written for children and contain a glossary for difficult words to help literacy.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Later Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" In pictorial wraps, 8vo, 58pp. (drip stain to lower page edge).

Condition: Good. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library, so some stamps and wear, but in good overall condition. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions.…

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. In part, Singapore history is based on folk tales and legends from Asia, especially Southeast Asia. These 12 stories have been specially written for children and contain a glossary for difficult words to help literacy. Classic stories reworked by master storyteller, Leon Comber Singapore folk history for beginning readers Includes a glossary of difficult words Exciting new illustrations Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 48 pages. 7.68x0.04x9.45 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Shipped within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. Spine still tight, in very good condition. Remember if you are not happy, you are covered by our 100% money back guarantee.

Condition: New. 2023. hardcover. . . . . .

Condition: New. 2023. hardcover. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Paperback. Condition: New. This book fills an important gap in the history and intelligence canvas of Singapore and Malaya immediately after the surrender of the Japanese in August 1945. It deals with the establishment of the domestic intelligence service known as the Malayan Security Service (MSS), which was pan-Malayan covering both Singapore and Malaya, and the colourful and controversial career of Lieutenant Colonel John Dalley, the Commander of Dalforce in the WWII battle for Singapore and the post-war Director of MSS. It also documents the little-known rivalry between MI5 in London and MSS in Singapore, which led to the demise of the MSS and Dalley's retirement. …

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Dalley and the Malayan Security Service, 1945-48: Mi5 vs. Mss. Book.

Paper Back. Condition: Very Good+. No Jacket. Reprint. 66pp.incl.index; SC lt.gray w/red; some rub w/lt.wear&soil; some lt.spot w/clean,tight pgs. "In this attractively presented book, illustrated from modern photographs and old paintings on silk, we can read of the various legends and folklore associated with the eight Chinese "national" festivals observed in Malaya." Malayan Peoples & Customs Series.…

Condition: New.

hardcover. Condition: VeryGood. A copy that may have been read, very minimal wear and tear. May have a remainder mark.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: New. This book fills an important gap in the history and intelligence canvas of Singapore and Malaya immediately after the surrender of the Japanese in August 1945. It deals with the establishment of the domestic intelligence service known as the Malayan Security Service (MSS), which was pan-Malayan covering both Singapore and Malaya, and the colourful and controversial career of Lieutenant Colonel John Dalley, the Commander of Dalforce in the WWII battle for Singapore and the post-war Director of MSS. It also documents the little-known rivalry between MI5 in London and MSS in Singapore, which led to the demise of the MSS and Dalley's retirement. …

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardback. Condition: New. Dr Comber's account of General Templer's administration in Malaya as High Commissioner and Director of Operations (1952-54) during the Malayan Emergency departs from the usually accepted orthodox assessment of his time in Malaya by focusing on the political and socio-economic aspects of his governance rather than the military. In doing so, Dr Comber has relied mainly on primary and other first-hand sources, including the confidential reports sent from Malaya by the Australian Commission to the Australian government in Canberra, and the private papers of some of the leading Malayan politicians of the time with whom Templer had dealings which have been deposited in the ISEAS Library, Singapore, many of which have not been used before.The evidence and facts that Dr Comber marshals in this study reflect well the reservations that were often felt about General Templer's authoritarian form of government. While he was a good general and had an impressive military record, his administration in Malaya was marred by a lack of understanding of the background to Malaya's history and the subtleties that are inherent in its culture and way of life which would have enabled him to come to terms more easily with the aspirations of the Malayan people for self-government and independence.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. THE BOOK CONTAINS SIX STORIES FEATURING THE MAGISTRATE. AS WELLAS SOMETHING OVER 20 PAGES ABOUT THE THE MAGISTRATE PAO. LO KOON-CHIU (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. good +. 1st Printing. Octavo, 137 pages. Patterned purple boards with black lettering on spine. Name of former owner on front end paper, no other writing or marks noted. Firm binding; no loose pages. Book and price-clipped dust jacket with minor wear, with jacket sunned at spine. Jacket encased in a clear protective cover. Koon-Chiu, Lo (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 4th Edition. Eastern Universities Press: 1969. Small octavo. Soft cover. Fourth revised edition. Binding is fragile. Rubbing to the covers. Good.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. DJ in protective mylar cover, bottom corner clipped. Former owner's name on front endpaper. Light shelf wear. Else clean and tight.