Menace in Malaya (Signed)
by Miller, Harry
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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About This Item
London: George G. Harrap & Co. 1954. Octavo. original green cloth boards, dustjacket,. b&w plates, pp 248. Presentation inscription signed by the author on the dedication page ("you too were there"). Small closed tears to dustjacket at top of spine and rear panel, closed tear halftitle page, small slightly darker area at foot of the spine boards. Very good condition in like d.j. Published halfway through the war now known as the Malayan Emergency (1948 - 1960), a guerrilla war fought in British Malaya between communist pro-independence fighters of the Malayan National Liberation Army (MNLA) and the military forces of the Federation of Malaya, British Empire and Commonwealth. An on the ground report: the author was then a journalist with the Straits Times and was very concerned about the rise of the communists in South-East Asia. The author later worked as Chief News Editor of the Straits Times. 2nd impression. Boards in d.j..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Muir Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 102897
- Title
- Menace in Malaya (Signed)
- Author
- Miller, Harry
- Format/Binding
- Boards in d.j.
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 2nd impression
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George G. Harrap & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1954
- Keywords
- British Empire, Communism, Malaya, Malaysia, Militaria
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MUIR BOOKS. Western Australia's largest and leading rare, secondhand, antiquarian and out of print bookshop, established in 1973 and managed by Rob & Janet Muir together with Tara Surry. We have over 50,000 books in stock. We are located in Perth (precinct of Northbridge), walking distance from the State Library, Art Gallery and Museum.
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