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Slaves of the Samurai; An Australian Odyssey, Which Gives an Account of the Life and Thoughts of Slave of the Samurai, During His Three Years and Seven Months as a Prisoner of war in the Hands
by Hughes, W. S. Kent
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition/Poor
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Geoffrey Cumberlege/Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1946. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/Poor. XX,296pp., list of illustrations. Endpapers illustrated by a map. Illustrated frontispiece of author, and throughout the book semi-tone photographs, black and white line drawings, and five maps illustrated the book. Bottle green covers with black writing on spine. The corners are slightly cocked and there is shelf wear evident on bottom edge of the book. The head and the heel of the spine are bumped and there are dust marks to all paper edges. Within the book there are signs of handling and grubby marks. There is a gift inscription on the ffep. Illustrated dustwrapper with black and white writing on the front cover and spine. The dustwrapper is rubbed and faded and there is chipping along the top and bottom edge of the spine. On the front fold over edge there is a 1.5 inch tear from the top, and from the bottom the tear is 1 inch. On the verso of the dustwrapper there has been substantial amount of browning. In an epic 32 cantos the author has put down, in writing, his thoughts, feelings, philosophy, humour, hardships and life as a prisoner of war of the Japanese during World War II. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Australiana; Military History -- World War II; Military History -- Prisoner- of- War; Australia; Inventory No: 0100434. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0100434
- Title
- Slaves of the Samurai; An Australian Odyssey, Which Gives an Account of the Life and Thoughts of Slave of the Samurai, During His Three Years and Seven Months as a Prisoner of war in the Hands
- Author
- Hughes, W. S. Kent
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Poor
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Geoffrey Cumberlege/Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- Melbourne
- Date Published
- 1946
- Keywords
- BZDB2 World War II, Memoirs, Australian -- Japanese Conflict, Prisoners of War Biography & Autobiography; Australiana; Military History -- World War II; Military History -- Prisoner- of- War; Australia; Unbranded Hughes, W. S. Kent Slaves of the Sam
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military History -- World War II; Military History -- Prisoner- of- War;
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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