Golden Earth. Travels in Burma
by Lewis, Norman
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good, 1st thus edition (Readers Union) pub 2 years after original; red clothbound boards, silver spine titling/ruling; Indo
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About This Item
London: Readers Union / Jonathan Cape, 1954. 1st thus. h/b. Very good, 1st thus edition (Readers Union) pub 2 years after original; red clothbound boards, silver spine titling/ruling; Indochina map on front pastedown; text block firm, pages crisp and unmarked (top edge blue).. 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_"" x 5""). Despite communist incursions and tribal insurrection, Norman Lewis describes a land of breathtaking natural beauty peopled by the gentle Burmese. This is a country where Buddhist belief spares even the rats, where the Director of Prisons quotes Chaucer and where three-day theatrical shows are staged to celebrate a monk taking orders. Hitching lifts with the army and travelling merchants, Lewis is treated to hospitality wherever he stops in this war-torn land, and reveals a country where 'the condition of the soul replaces that of the stock market as a topic for polite conversation. With 16 b/w plates.
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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC133046
- Title
- Golden Earth. Travels in Burma
- Author
- Lewis, Norman
- Format/Binding
- H/b
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good, 1st thus edition (Readers Union) pub 2 years after original; red clothbound boards, silver spine titling/ruling; Indo
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Readers Union / Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1954
- Pages
- 270
- Size
- 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_"" x 5"")
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1st thus, travel, Asia, Burma, Norman Lewis
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
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