The Cruel Way

In 1939 the author, seeking an antidote for Europe's madness and her drug addicted friend, Christina, set out for Afghanistan through Italy, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Turkey and Iran and for six months experience the exhilaration of travel and the stimulation of unfamiliar peoples and culture. 217 pages with 18 black and white photographs and a map. book in very good condition… Read more about this item

Virago, 1986-08-07. Paperback. Good. 19 to 25 cm tall, Octavo, (8vo). A courageous account of a troubling friendship played out during a remarkable journey through Europe, Turkey, Iran and Afghanistan in 1939. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging.

london:william heinemann,1947. Hardcover/Vintage. Used.HARDCOVER FIRST EDITION 1947. NO DUST JACKET. NO INSCRIPTIONS OR TEARS. SOME FRAYING AROUND THE EDGESIn 1939 Swiss travel writer and journalist Ella K. Maillart set off on an epic journey from Geneva to Kabul with fellow writer Annemarie Schwarzenbach in a brand new Ford. As the first European women to travel alone on Afghanistan???s Northern… Read more about this item

Virago Modern Classics / Virago Press Ltd, 1986. Soft Cover. Very Good. Minor smudge to rear cover, light browning to pages, else tight and clean.

William Heinemann, 1947. Hardcover. Good. 1947. First Edition. 217 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth with gilt lettering. Black and white photographic plates. Minor foxing and tanning to pages and plates. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Light cracking to gutters, slightly exposing netting, but binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and… Read more about this item

Beacon Pr, 1987 Beacon Pr, 1987 217 pp with 2 maps after text. Text is clean, tight and unmarked, yellowed. Covers are bright and undamaged. Trade Paperback. Very Good/Very Good.. Paperback. Very Good/Very Good.

Ex-Library book, with stamps removed; a partial library mark on the spine. Frontis map damage to one corner in the center. Illustrated with b&w photo plates. Tables of bibliography, dates and heights and distances. The lady traversed some of the roughest terrain in the world.

Beacon Pr, July 1987. Paperback. USED Good.

Little, Brown Book Group Limited, 1986. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Beacon Pr, 1987-07-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Paperback. Acceptable.

UsedVeryGood.

Paperback / softback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; An epic journey by Ford motorcar from Geneva to Kabul and the story of a relationship. A John Murray Journey.

Virago Modern Classics / Virago, 1986-01-01. Paperback. Good. 0.8000 in x 7.7000 in x 5.1000 in. Mild edge wear, creasing on covers. Slight toning, small stain on page edges. Old price written on front endpage, else clean. Binding sound.

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

University of Chicago Press, 2013. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend… Read more about this item

Beacon Press, 1987. Paperback. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

London: William Heinemann LTD, 1947. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Brown cloth with gilt lettering to the spine. This copy is NEAR FINE in an unclipped ( 18s. ) DJ with jacket art from an original drawing by Augustus John of the author. Exterior is rich. Gilt is bright. Only hints of… Read more about this item

Beacon Pr, July 1987. Trade Paperback. Used - Good.

Paperback. Very Good.