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$95.00
1y92a/2

The Endless Years


BARNARD, Capt. JOHN T. & STONE, L. D. (Fore)

Octavo, green buckram boards, yellow lettering & rule to spine, printed eps, frontispiece, xxii + 160pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light scuffing & fading to extrems, light tanning & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Chantry Publications 1951

KEYWORDS: military history autobiography memoir Captain John T Barnard British officers pows prisoners of war Japan Japanese ww2

$45.00
1y92a/4

Operation Tombola


FARRAN, ROY

FIRST EDITION, octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 256pp, illus/maps, VG (light bruising to extrems, sl soiling to rear board, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm ink stamp to ffep) in d/w, VG (light creasing & staining to edges, light foxing)

PUBLISHER: Collins Clear-Type Press 1960

KEYWORDS: first edition military history ww2 2nd second world war two 2 autobiography memoir Roy Farran Tombola sas operations British armed forces

$65.00
1y92a/6

The Jungle in Arms


OATTS, Lieut.-Col. BALFOUR

Octavo, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 207pp, VG (light bruising to extrems, light soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's ink stamp to ffep, 2cm peel to lower corner of pg 206) in d/w, VG (light to moderate staining to edges, light foxing to flaps)

PUBLISHER: William Kimber 1962

KEYWORDS: Balfour Oatts military history autobiography memoir ww2 second 2nd world war two 2 Burma

$80.00
1y92a/7

Escape to Captivity


HARTLEY, PETER

THIRD IMPRESSION, octavo, orange cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, ix + 210pp, VG+ (sl bruising & fading to extrems, light tanning to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping to edges, light to moderate soiling & staining)

PUBLISHER: J. M. Dent & Sons 1952

KEYWORDS: military history ww2 pows prisoners of war Japan Japanese autobiography memoir Peter Hartley

$40.00
1y92a/8

The Hunter


FRIEDMAN, TUVIA & GROSS, DAVID C. (Ed & Trans)

Octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 299pp, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm ink stamp to ffep) in d/w, VG, in removable protective plastic cover (price clipped, sl soiling & chafing, light adhesive staining to edges beneath wrapper)

PUBLISHER: Anthony Gibbs & Phillips 1961

KEYWORDS: autobiography memoir Tuvia Friedman military history ww2 holocaust war criminals Jewish persecution Adolf Eichmann

$45.00
1y92a/9

Clipped Wings


BLAIR, DONALD

Octavo, blue cloth heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 159pp, VG+ (sl scuffing & bruising to extrems, sl tanning & foxing to page edges, light folding/creasing to page edges of prelims) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges with internal reinforcement, moderate tanning to spine & edges, light soiling)

PUBLISHER: The Stanhope Press (Printer) N/D

KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second 2nd world war two 2 British battle of Britain raf air force aviation autobiography memoir Donald Blair pilots

$80.00
1y92a/13

A Tear For the Dragon


STERICKER, JOHN

Octavo, black buckram boards, yellow lettering to spine, top page edges stained yellow, illus front eps, 211pp, VG+ (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, light tanning & soiling to page edges, sm numerals in ink to top corner of ffep) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping with some loss to edges, moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Arthur Barker 1958

KEYWORDS: autobiography memoir John Stericker China Japan Asia

$40.00
1y92a/16

Through Japanese Barbed Wire: A Thousand-Mile Trek From a Japanese Prison Camp


PRIESTWOOD, GWEN

Octavo, orange cloth boards, black lettering to spine, 144pp, VG (light bruising & soiling to extrems, light tanning & soiling to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to front pastedown) in d/w, scruffy (heavy creasing & chipping with heavy tape repairs to edges, some heavy loss, moderate tanning to spine, price clipped, moderate chafing & surface loss)

PUBLISHER: George G. Harrap & Co 1944

KEYWORDS: military history pows prisoners of war Japan concentration camps Japanese Gwen Priestwood autobiography memoir civilians

$40.00
1y92a/17

Captive in Shanghai


COLLAR, HUGH & WOODROFFE, PAULINE (Abridged) & MacPHERSON, KERRIE L. (Intro)

Octavo, grey heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, xviii + 160pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, strip of tanning to half title page, prev. bookseller's adhesive label to verso of full title page) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges)

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1990

KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second 2nd world war two 2 Hugh Collar autobiography memoir

$95.00
1y92a/20

No Time For Geishas


ADAMS, GEOFFREY PHARAOH

Octavo, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering & rule to spine, 217pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light discolouration to spine & board edges) in d/w, VG+ (in adhesive clear mylar covering, light fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: Leo Cooper 1973

KEYWORDS: military history pows prisoners of war Japan Japanese concentration camps British army soldiers Geoffrey Pharaoh Adams autobiography memoir ww2 second 2nd world war two 2

$60.00
1y92a/23

Rice and Salt: A History of the Defense and Occupation of Mindanao During World War II


McGEE, Brig. Gen. JOHN HUGH

Octavo, blue buckram boards, yellow lettering to spine & front board, illus eps, xviii + 242pp, VG+ (sl bruising & scuffing to extrems, prev. bookseller's label to prelims) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, price clipped, moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: The Naylor Company N/D (c.1962)

KEYWORDS: military history autobiography memoir John Hugh McGee Davao Penal Colony pows prisoners of war politics communism

$62.50
1y92a/25

Black Monastry


KUNCZ, ALADAR

Super octavo, black buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, viii + 409pp, VG (light bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (price clipped, light creasing & chipping to edges, moderate tanning to spine & edges)

PUBLISHER: Chatto and Windus 1934

KEYWORDS: pows prisoners of war military history Aladar Kuncz France French autobiography memoir

$80.00
1y92a/26

The Lonely Path to Freedom


THROWER, DEREK

Octavo, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 159pp, Near FINE (sl bruising to extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, sl fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: Robert Hale 1980

KEYWORDS: autobiography memoir Derek Thrower pows prisoners of war survival escapes escapees nazis

$15.00
xxyjb179756

True Riches


NEILL, ALISON

SIGNED AND INSCRIBED, square 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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Copyfast Timaru (Printer) 2018

KEYWORDS: New Zealand autobiography memoir Alison Neill Moreh Home signed

$15.00
xxyjb179757

Realising a Vision Through Faith


REDIT, COLLEEN & LOH, PEGGY

Super octavo hardcover (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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Christian Ministries Charitable Trust 2013

KEYWORDS: religion spirituality autobiography memoir India Christianity Colleen M Redit ministry

$80.00
1y92a/43

The Peenemunde Wind Tunnels: A Memoir


WEGENER, PETER P.

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, grey buckram boards, blue lettering to spine, x + 187pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl bruising to extrems) in d/w & removable protective cover, Near FINE

PUBLISHER: Yale University Press 1996

KEYWORDS: first edition Peter P Wegener autobiography memoir supersonic wind tunnels Peenemunde ww2 second 2nd world war two 2 history aerodynamics science

$45.00
1y96a/21

Memoirs of a Slave-Trader


CANOT, THEODORE & MAYER, BRANTZ & LAWRENCE, A. W. (Eds)

Octavo, yellow buckram boards, black lettering to spine, 248pp, VG (light scuffing to extrems, moderate tanning & soiling to spine, light to moderate soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light foxing to prelims)

PUBLISHER: George Newnes N/D

KEYWORDS: Theodore Canot autobiography memoir slavery slave trade history traders

$65.00
1y96a/25

A Hand to Obey the Demon's Eye: The Life and Work of the Painter Norman Douglas Hutchinson


HUTCHINSON, NORMAN DOUGLAS & HALSBY, JULIAN (Intro & Ed)

Sm folio, grey heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 150pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising & discolouration to extrems, lg signature/inscription in ink to full title page, light cracking to some gutters) in d/w, VG+ (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges with 2cm closed tear to lower extrem, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: Unicorn Press 2000

KEYWORDS: art Norman Douglas Hutchinson autobiography biographies criticism

$30.00
xxzac179911

Don't Try This at Home


NAVARRO, DAVE & STRAUSS, NEIL

Square super octavo hardcover (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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: HarperCollins 2004

KEYWORDS: rock music musicians Dave Navarro autobiography memoir Jane's Addiction Red Hot Chilli Pepeprs guitarists

$35.00
xxzac179914

The Last Hurrah: From Beijing to Arnhem 2005


MOLLOY, DES

INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, 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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Panther Publishing 2006

KEYWORDS: signed Des Molloy Dick Huurdeman motorcycles auto exploration travel autobiography memoir

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