Angus & Robertson, North Ryde, New South Wales, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Tony Pyrzakowski -- Dustwrapper. publisher's note, author's note, foreword by author's father and acknowledgements. Dark green coloured endpapers. Bottle green boards with white coloured titles to the spine. Illustrated dustwrapper, by Tony Pyrzakowski, with yellow and white coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. The story of an American soldier captured in New Guinea interned in the Philippines. Story is told by Douglas Valentine which is based on recollections of his father, Douglas Valentine Snr. Shelf wear evident to the bottom edges of the book and the head and the heel of the spine slightly bumped. Slight dust marks to the top paper edge. On the free front end page, top right-hand corner, there is a erasure mark as well as a black marker mark. The top edge of the dustwrapper is slightly crinkled. Size: 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. XVI, 144 pages, last 6 blank,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Tony Pyrzakowski -- Dustwrapper. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Military & Warfare; Prisoner- of- War; WW II; ISBN: 0207149992. ISBN/EAN: 9780207149993. Inventory No: 0101678. . 9780207149993

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Bookseller: Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 0101678
Title: The Hotel Tacloban
Author: Valentine, Douglas
Illustrator: Tony Pyrzakowski -- Dustwrapper
Format/Binding: Hardcover (Original Cloth)
Book Condition: Used - Very Good Condition
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0207149992
ISBN 13: 9780207149993
Publisher: Angus & Robertson
Place of Publication: North Ryde, New South Wales
Date Published: 1984
Keywords: BZDB2 World War II -- Personal Narratives -- American, World War II -- Prisoners of War -- Japanese, Prisoners of War -- American -- Biography, Prisoners of War -- Philippines Military & Warfare; Prisoner- of- War; WW II; Tony Pyrzakowski -- Dustwra

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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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