Published by Bantam Pathfinder Edition, Great Britian, England, UK., 1970
Seller: Comic World, Steinbach, MB, Canada
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good +. Painted Cover (illustrator). 41 Edition By Publisher. 150 pgs. >> One of the finest war novels ever written! By renouned author of Planet of the Apes! Basis for one of the greatest war movies of all time! " It tells the story of three remarkable men who survived the hell of the Japanese camps on the Burma-Siam railway. Colonel Nicholson - a man who was prepared to sacrifice his life. but not his dignity. Major Warden - the saboteur. A kindly, modest hero. a deadly killer. Commander Shears - a man who escaped from hell. and was ordered back." Painted cover! >>Pen & staining to front cover; Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Book.
Published by Fontana Books/Collins., Great Britian, England, UK., 1968
Seller: Comic World, Steinbach, MB, Canada
Soft cover. Condition: FINE+, Near New. Painted Cover (illustrator). 18th Printing by Publisher. 189 pgs. >> One of the finest war novels ever written! By renouned author of Planet of the Apes! Basis for one of the greatest war movies of all time! " It tells the story of three remarkable men who survived the hell of the Japanese camps on the Burma-Siam railway. Colonel Nicholson - a man who was prepared to sacrifice his life. but not his dignity. Major Warden - the saboteur. A kindly, modest hero. a deadly killer. Commander Shears - a man who escaped from hell. and was ordered back." Painted cover! >> Un-read copy.Minor sticker residue to front cover. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Book.
Published by Secker & Warburg., London., 1967
Seller: Sapience Bookstore, Hexham, United Kingdom
Hard. Condition: Very Good. Reprint of first English language editio. Very good. Lacking dust jacket. 170pp.
Published by Signet, New York, NY, 1963
Seller: S. Howlett-West Books (Member ABAA), Modesto, CA, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Printing. This is a mass market paperback book. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The white covers have some very light generalized toning, and there is some light rubbing and edge wear to the covers. The text pages are clean and bright, though they have generalized light toning. "Pierre François Marie Louis Boulle (20 February 1912 30 January 1994) was a French author. He is best known for two works, The Bridge over the River Kwai (1952) and Planet of the Apes (1963) , that were both made into award-winning films. Boulle was an engineer serving as a secret agent with the Free French in Singapore, when he was captured and subjected to two years' forced labour. He used these experiences in The Bridge over the River Kwai, about the notorious Death Railway, which became an international bestseller. The film, named The Bridge on the River Kwai, by David Lean won seven Oscars, and Boulle was credited with writing the screenplay, because its two actual screenwriters had been blacklisted." (from Wikipedia).
Published by The Vanguard Press, New York, 1967
Seller: biblioboy, North Providence, RI, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First US Edition. The Vanguard Press , NY , 1967 First US edition 175 page hardcover in dust jacket. A near fine copy with light wear in like dust jacket. See Photos clph E.
Published by NY Vanguard Press (1967)., 1967
Seller: Crabtree's Collection Old Books, Sebago, ME, U.S.A.
First Edition
VG in VG- DJ. DJ chipped, torn. How far will a frustrated photographer go to get an exclusive shot, take part in an assassaination plot? 1st ed.
Published by Bantam
Seller: WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day.
Published by Penguin Books, 1966
ISBN 10: 0140024018 ISBN 13: 9780140024012
Seller: Books Unplugged, Amherst, NY, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. Victor Brauner; (illustrator). Buy with confidence! Book is in good condition with minor wear to the pages, binding, and minor marks within 0.25.
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Published by Secker & Warburg, London, 1955
Seller: The Secret Bookshop (FREE POSTAGE IN NZ), Tararua, New Zealand
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Some foxing to the prelims, closed page edges and jacket. Small inscription twinked out using vivid. The jacket is price clipped with one short closed tear to the rear. Book store stamp.
Published by Martin Secker & Warburg Ltd, London, 1954
Seller: The Print Room, Cockernhoe nr Luton, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, second impression, published later the same year. Some edge wear and chipping to top and bottom of jacket and spine, small missing piece to middle of spine, corners rubbed with small loss, but overall fab retro jacket bright and unsunned. not price clipped (10s 6d), small previous owner's name to ffep, some offsetting to endpapers, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg++ copy. 171pp. The semi fictional story of the POWs who endure the hell of the Japanese camps on the Burma Siam railway. Colonel Nicholson, a man prepared to sacrifice his life but not his dignity, Major Warden a modest hero, saboteur and deadly killer, Commander Shears, who escaped from hell but was sent back. Ordered by the Japanese to build a bridge the Colonel refuses, as it is against regulations for officers to work with other ranks. The Japanese give way but, to prove a point of British superiority, construction of the bridge goes ahead, at great cost to the men under Nicholson's command. David Lean made the motion picture that won seven 1957 Oscars, including the Best Picture, and Best Actor for Alec Guinness. Boulle (1912-94), himself won the award for Best Adapted Screenplay despite not having written the screenplay and, by his own admission, not even speaking English. Boulle had been credited with the screenplay because the film's actual screenwriters, Carl Foreman and Michael Wilson, had been blacklisted as communist sympathizers. Boulle was neither a socialist nor a communist. The Motion Picture Academy added Foreman's and Wilson's names to the award in 1984. Kim Novak accepted the Oscar on behalf of Pierre Boulle. Translator Xan Fielding (Major Alexander Wallace Fielding DSO 1918-91), was a British author, translator, journalist and traveller, who served as a Special Operations Executive agent in Crete, France and the Far East during World War II. He is now remembered for his part in the abduction of German General Kreipe on Crete with Paddy Leigh Fermor. A scarce book.