Rohan rivett (20 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine in Very Good+ DJ. dj. First Edition. First Edition. Hardcover. Warmly inscribed to noted Harvard professor. A handsome copy. Very minimal shelf wear, inscribed on the title page by the author, else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows light shelf/edge wear, else bright and clean. Black coated paper boards, gilt lettering, frontispiece. 8vo. 225pp. Index.…

xii+225pp. 8vo. B&W plates. Oringinal boards in dustwrapper. A near fine copy. . First edition. Presented by author's (subject's grandson).

84pp. 8vo. Oringinal wrappers. A very good copy. Monograph No. 1. First edition.

8vo; pp. xiv, 217; portrait frontispiece, 16 illustrations, notes, index, original cloth, dustjacket, very good copy. . First Edition.

xii+225pp. 8vo. Oringinal boards in dustwrapper. Laminate of dustwrapper falls short of horizontal edges resulting in some soiling. Review paper remains folded around dustwrapper. Otherwise a near fine copy. B&W plates.

xii+225pp. 8vo. B&W plates. Oringinal boards in dustwrapper. A near fine copy. . First edition. Inscribed by author's son.

Hardback. 1st Edition. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Inscription to the Title Page from author " for Dymphna & Alex with best wishes from Nan & Rohan, November 1972" 225 pages. Foreword by Baron Casey of Berwick and of the City of Westminister. Biography of notable Australian scientist, Sir David Rivett, who was instrumental in the foundation and success of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research the forerunner to the CSIRO. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 4th Edition. Good condition. Wear to book corners and edges. Foxing on endpages, half-title and title page. Minor marks and foxing to foredges. Borrower card pocket on inside back cover. Missing dust jacket. Body text and binding are still very good. Behind Bamboo is unflinching in its honesty and haunting in its realism. It is a vivid, compelling testament to the Australians' will to survive and their unassailable spirit in the face of the most callous inhumanity.…

8vo; pp. xiv, 217; portrait frontispiece, 16 illustrations, notes, index, original cloth, dustjacket, a near finecopy. . First Edition. Inscribed by Alfred Deakin Brookes in 1987.

Softcover. Zustand: Very Good (Used copy). AUSTRALIAN MILITARY World War II -pp. 400 #251026Australian War Classics series presented by E. E. (Weary) Dunlop(Name crossed out on prelim)  Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. Camberwell, Rohan Rivett, 1977. Octavo; pictorial card covers lightly creased and rubbed; a very good copy. Bullock teamers between 1900-1939.

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition. No dustjacket. Gift inscription to front free endpaper. Illustrated with black and white plates and two maps. Colour frontispiece. Light rubbing to spine ends and corners with some marking to boards. Very faint scattered foxing to preliminary pages. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 335 pages. Rohan Rivett's classic saga of life as a prisoner of war during the Second World War including the hell of his days on the notorious Burma-Thailand Railway. Includes an Appendix 'P.O.W. Glossary'. …

1st ed. From the library of E.W.Swanton - bookplate on front pastedown. Presentation inscription by author on title page; binding tight. Used - Very Good. SIGNED copy. VG hardback in burgundy cloth Used - Very Good. SIGNED copy. VG hardback in burgundy cloth.

paperback. Zustand: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 400 pages. no dj, cover wornRivett was a war correspondent as well as a prisoner of war on the Burma Siam Railway for 3 1/2 years. This was the first complete and accurate chronicle to tell of the experiences of the Australians at the hands of the Japanese in the p rison camps.…

hardcover. Zustand: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. Ex library copy with usual stamps & stickers.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. First Edition. North Blackburn, Dominion Press, 1972. Octavo, xxii, 225 pages plus 12 pages of plates. Papered boards slightly bumped; a very good copy with the dustwrapper slightly marked, creased, rubbed and torn with very slight loss. A presentation copy, inscribed 'For John [Bray]/ with warm personal regards', dated (December 1972) and signed by the author. With the publisher's wrap-around 'Rohan Rivett on David Rivett' (a little browned and rubbed with a tiny tear). Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. dust jacket is in good condition, tear to top edge front with crease-marks, edges rubbed, price unclipped, boards in clean condition, 400p. pages clean and very good condition.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Behind Bamboo by Rohan Rivett. Publisher: Angus & Robertson., London / Sydney., 1954. Very good hardback with jacket. No inscriptions. Binding firm, minor marks. Jacket has some chippint to edges with a small closed tear front flap. 335 pages with photos. The bestselling memoir of life as an Australian POW on the notorious Thai-Burma railway. Rohan Rivett was a journalist in Singapore when it fell to the Japanese in 1942. He escaped south across the treacherous Bangka Strait to Indonesia, but was soon captured and became just one of thousands of POWs struggling for existence in a Japanese camp. The struggle was to last for more than three years. Behind Bamboo is unflinching in its honesty and haunting in its realism. It is a vivid, compelling testament to the Australians' will to survive and their unassailable spirit in the face of the most callous inhumanity. …