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Bantam, 1979. Mass Market Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Bantam, 1979. Mass Market Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York, NY: Bantam, 1963. First Edition, First Thus . Paperback. Very Good/None as Issued. Text/As New w/faint margin discoloration. Softcover/VG; strong w/light shelfwear & lean to spine, the numeral "10" stamped to lower text block. Volume 2 of an autobiography from novelist Lieutenant Colonel John Masters (1914 - 1983), who served in the Indian Army of the British Empire. This volume follows "Bugles and a Tiger" (1956), and concludes at the end of World War II. 310 pgs in 3 Books: Book I, Action West; II, Changing Course. and III, Action East, followed by Envoi & Appendix.

E-303. Very Good. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Harper & Brothers, New York. 1961. 343 pgs. Illustrated. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. This is the second part of John Masters' autobiography: how he fought with his Gurkha regiment during World War II until his promotion to command one of the Chindit columns behind enemy lines in Burma. Written by a bestselling novelist at the height of his powers, it is an exceptionally moving story that culminates in him having to personally shoot a number of wounded British soldiers who cannot be evacuated before their position is overrun by the Japanese. It is an uncomfortable reminder that Churchill's obsession with 'special forces' squandered thousands of… Leer más

Lon.: Michael Joseph. nice copy; memoirs of a British officer who fought in Burma; gift presentation on endpaper . Very Good. Hardcover. 3rd printing. 1962.

Harper & Brothers. Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Heavy edge foxing. Jacket with toning, rubbing, moderate foxing, a few tiny tears. ; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

New York: Harper & Brothers. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1961. First US Edition. Hardcover. Near fine first edition housed in very good dust jacket. DJ has chipping, small tears and wear on edges all around. Illustrations present throughout novel. Heavily foxed on top edges and lightly tanned on all others. Name stamped on front flyleaf of prior owner. ; The Road Past Mandalay is a personal narrative written by John Masters. The book tells the story of John Masters' journey from Burma to India in the early 1960s. The book is full of interesting anecdotes and descriptions of life in Burma and India during that time.; 8vo ; 341 pages .

mass_market. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1961. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. used, pale green cloth binding with black text to spine and upper, 341pp. Interior clean, no marks, binding tight. Shelf rubbing to dj, small chip to the bottom edge of the upper, near center, small chip to the top edge of the lower, near center, tiny chip to top edge of the upper at spine, small tear to top edge of the upper at spine, corners rubbed, dj is price-clipped. DJ enclosed in protective sleeve..

London: Michael Joseph. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine first edition "Book Society Choice", housed in very good dust jacket. DJ has chipping and wear on edges all around. There are illustrations throughout the book with clean pages and tanned edges. ; John Masters recounts the dramatic and often harrowing experiences he endured as a young American journalist during the Burmese Civil War, the last great struggle of the British Raj. From the moment he arrives in Rangoon in 1962, Masters is drawn into the vortex of violence and intrigue that surrounds the rise of the nationalist movement. Forced to flee the country in 1964, he makes his way through Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam, finally arriving in America four years later. The Road Past Mandalay is a strikingly personal account of one man's struggle to understand a complex and often brutal period in history.; 8vo ; 343 pages .

London: Michael Joseph. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1961. Hardcover. An edition in near fine condition with a near fine dust-jacket. This is a clean copy with a small pencil mark on the front endpage; Chapter drawings by Lt. Col. C. G. Barrowman. Chapter 23 drawing by Lt. Col. R. N. D. Williams. ; 8vo; 344 pages .

London: Michael Joseph. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1961. Hardcover. An edition in very good+ condition with a very good+ dust-jacket. A clean copy with a signature of a previous owner displayed on the front flyleaf. There are a few tiny tears to dust-jacket. The chapter drawings are done by Lt. Col. C. G. Barrowman with the chapter 23 drawing by Lt. Col. R. N. D. Williams ; 8vo; 344 pages .

Bantam, 1979-01-01. Mass Market Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Michael Joseph, 1961-01-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!