The Hotel Tacloban by Valentine, Douglas - 1984

Angus & Robertson, North Ryde, New South Wales, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Tony Pyrzakowski -- Dustwrapper. XVI, 144pp., last 6 blank, publishe's note, author's note, foreword by author's father and acknowledgements. Dark green coloured endpapers. Bottle green boards with the writing on the spine.  Illustrated dustwrapper by Tony Pyrzakowski, with yellow and white riding on the front panel and spine. "based primarily on his recollections, the hotel Tacloban is the account of my Father's wartime experiences as a soldier in New Guinea, as a prisoner of war in a Japanese camp on the island of Leyte in the Philippines and as a patient in a military hospital in Brisbane, Australia. However to provide the uninformed reader with a sense of perspective, the stories been set against an historical background." Page 137 which is a bibliography the dust jacket has a small tear at the bottom left of the spine section, no other damage to detail. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Tony Pyrzakowski -- Dustwrapper. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Military & Warfare; Military History -- Prisoner- of- War; Military History -- World War II; ISBN: 0207149992. ISBN/EAN: 9780207149993. Inventory No: 0277736. . 9780207149993