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One Fourteenth of an Elephant ; A Memoir of Life and Death on the Burma-Thailand Railway
by Peek, Ian Denys
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0732911680
- ISBN 13
- 9780732911683
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Macmillan, Sydney, 2003. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Author's note, and afterword. Photographic paperback binding with white coloured titles to the front panel and white and copper coloured titles to the back strip. Told in the present tense, this book is a haunting, evocative and deeply moving testimony to the suffering and the bravery of those who lived and died on the railway. Against a backdrop of inhumanity and brutality, the greatest examples of humanity encourager thrown into stark relief, as the author takes us through his daily struggle for survival." -- rear panel blurb. Minor rubbing of the book edges and panels. Size: Trade Paperback. XVIII, 526 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Military History -- World War II; Prisoner- of- War; Military & Warfare. ISBN: 0732911680. ISBN/EAN: 9780732911683. Inventory No: 50061. . 9780732911683
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 50061
- Title
- One Fourteenth of an Elephant ; A Memoir of Life and Death on the Burma-Thailand Railway
- Author
- Peek, Ian Denys
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0732911680
- ISBN 13
- 9780732911683
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- Sydney
- Date Published
- 2003
- Keywords
- BZDB2 BIOGRAPHY HISTORY HISTORY OF AUSTRALIA Japanese, Burma-Siam Railway, prisoners of war, a Japanese Biography & Autobiography; Military History -- World War II; Prisoner- of- War; Military & Warfare. Unbranded ISBN: 0732911680 EAN: 978073291
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military History -- World War II;
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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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