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Hardcover. Good. Secker and Warburg hardcover, 1967. Cover shows minimal wear. Contents clean. Binding tight. Dust jacket poor.
The Source of the River Kwai by BOULLE, Pierre;
by BOULLE, Pierre;
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The Source of the River Kwai
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London, Secker & Warburg, [1967], First edition in English, translated from the French. . original green cloth, silver spine title lettering, bookplate removed from rear endpaper, very good clean copy. . 8vo [20.5 x 13 cm]; 214 pp, map endpapers. . Boulle, a planter in Malaya at war's outbreak, joined the French forces in Indo-China. He set out alone to travel the Burma road which he accomplished in record time. Later he was sent as a secret agent to the borders of Tonkin with orders to infiltrate into Indo-China. He built a bamboo raft and shot the perilous rapids of Nam-Na to the Red river where he hoped to reach Hanoi but was arrested by the Vichy French. He was the author of 'The Bridge on the Rive Kwai', 'Monkey Planet', Planet of the Apes, etc. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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- Format/Binding Original green cloth, silver spine title lettering, bookplate removed from rear endpaper, very good clean copy.
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- Publisher London, Secker & Warburg, [1967], First edition in English, translated from the French.
- Size 8vo [20.5 x 13 cm]; 214 pp, map
- Size 8vo [20.5 x 13 cm]; 214 pp, map endpapers.
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The Source of the River Kwai
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The Source of the River Kwai
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Secker & Warburg, 1967. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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The Source of the River Kwai
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Secker & Warburg, 1967. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. The jacket is torn and marked.Pencil inscription.Tightly bound.[R.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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DUNEDIN, Auckland, New Zealand
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Secker & Warburg London 1967. first edition ex libris (usual cancellation stamps pkts etc) 214pp VG+(v sl gum stains to boards) d/w VG+(in plastic)
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THE SOURCE OF THE RIVER KWAI
by Boulle, Pierre
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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London: Secker & Warburg, 1967. The true basis for the the famed "Bridge on the River Kwai", written by the same author. First published in France in 1966, this is the first English translation. Green & black map end papers, 214 pages, book has minor corner bumping, dust jacket has minor wear and tears to edges. vERY GOOD+/VERY GOOD+.. 1st English Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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The Source of The River Kwai.
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Penguin, Tasmania, Australia
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Secker & Warburg London 1967. Green cloth, 214pp. Light foxing o/w good. Jacket - tape reinforcing inside.
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