return tiger de brian connell (60 resultados)

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. Book Club Edition. Doubleday and Company, Garden City, NY. c1963 (by gutter code of E20, printing date is May 1963). Hardcover. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Good; moisture stain at tail with slight penetration to pages; moisture spot and sunfading to textblock top. DJ: Good; toning to spine and flap folds; moisture stain on spine. Tan vinyl/paper over boards and spine with brown lettering on the spine. Maps as endpapers. Clean internals. Inner hinges are sound and not split. 282 pp 8vo. This is the unpublished true story of the wildest commando raid of WWII. In the fall of 1943, MAJ Ivan Lyon with 13 soldiers with native dress and brown painted skin, sailed a reconditioned junk 2000 miles from Australia into Japanese waters in Singapore Harbor. Using small one-man folboats, silently paddled into the Harbor, attached limpet mines to seven ships and sank some 4000 tons of Japanese supplies. A clean very presentable reading copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.

Book Club edition. 282pp, (5.5 x 8.5 inches), map endpapers, map in text, b&w photos. Very Good/Good, hard cover with a dust jacket. The book itself is clean, bright and tight, corners sharp, no markings. The jacket is sunned (tanned), has edgewear with short tears and chipping. A tear down the spine has been mended with tape (on the outside, too bad). Now in a DJ protector. True story of thirteen men (most of whom were Australians and were led by Ivan Lyon), who mined ships in Singapore Harbor and sank 4000 tons. "The wildest commando raid of World War II." (from the dust jacket.

Paperback. Condición: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.

Paperback. Condición: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

Paperback. Condición: 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. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Binding is moderately loose. Some pages are falling out. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.

Hard Cover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition. 282pp. Tan cloth hardback, DJ has slight rubbing and wear at spine edges, stated First edition, end pages are maps, b&w photos, The story of Ivan Lyon and the thirteen men who sailed from Australia into Japanese waters to attach mines to Japanese ships,

Condición: Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. Book Club edition. In protective mylar cover. (Operation Jaywick, World War 2) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Condición: 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.

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good-. First Edition. Couple small chips and tears to jacket.

Hard Cover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Jacket is rubbed and tanning. Boards have light wear. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. Price clipped dustjacket; 8.30 X 5.60 X 0.90 inches.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. VG/none, used, map end papers, 282pp. Interior clean no marks, binding tight. Slight shelf rubbing to exterior, bottom corners slightly bumped, no wear. Possibly a BCE although there is no indent on the lower to signify.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Book club edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Binding and pages are intact. All pages are free from any markings. Light scuffing and bumping visible to boards. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. Dust jacket in good condition. Book club edition. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Gutter # F 34. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fair. Dust jacket in acceptable condition. Book club edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Gutter # D52. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Mass Market Paperback. Condición: Good +. Edition Not Stated. G+, Edgewear, tear, creases, indentations, spine lean, browning. "The epic adventure of a gallant team of raiders, British and Australian, who sailed thousands of miles over enemy-patrolled waters to sink 40.000 tons of Japanese shipping in mine-ridden Singapore harbour". Digit R524. Photo on request.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. Photographs Ilustrador. 1st Edition. G/G, used hc, 282pp. Tan colored cloth over boards with black and brown colored text on spine; slight edge wear. Color illustrated dust jacket with brown and rust colored text on upper and spine; soiled overall; 2" tear on lower at spine and 1" tear on upper at spine; not price clipped. Map end papers. Interior pages clean, unmarked. Binding is tight.

Hardcover. Condición: As New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good+. Beige boards, pristine, bright and sharp. As New. Protected, price clipped, dustjacket, clean and crisp, shelf wear to edges, age toning to spine. Very Good +. Book is firm in binding, b&w historic photographs, 282 pages include Postscript. Free of any markings, not ex-library. ; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 282 pages.

Mass Market Paperback. Condición: Good +. Edition Not Stated. G+, Edgewear, tear, creases, ink initials, mild spine lean, browning. "The epic adventure of a gallant team of raiders, British and Australian, who sailed thousands of miles over enemy-patrolled waters to sink 40.000 tons of Japanese shipping in mine-ridden Singapore harbour". Digit R524. Expanded condition report/scan on request.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. 1st Edition. First Edition. Dust jacket has some tears and stains; Good condition. One speck and tear on cover. Erase marks on front end page. A few dents and dog-ears on pages. Very Good condition.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. Doubleday & Company, Inc., NY. The story of a British commando raid. Fourteen men sailed a junk from Australia to Singapore, 2000 miles, once inside the harbor they attached explosives to Japanese ships and escaped back to Australia. They sank 4,000 tons of shipping. Very good copy of the Book Club Edition in a good+ dust jacket protected by mylar. A little foxing on the page ends. The dust jacket has a little edge wear and its spine has sun darkening. 281 pages.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good+. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. Dust jacket has very light soil and rubbing on front. Book is as new, very clean and sound.

Paperback. Condición: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.

Hardback. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: No Dust Jacket. Bk Club ed.

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. paperback, 223 pages, pages browned otherwise very good. We are a real bookshop with real books situated in and shipping from the United Kingdom. Shelf N31.

Condición: Good. First edition copy. . Good dust jacket. Book Club Edition. (British aerial operations, Operaton Jaywick, Operation Rimau).

Hardcover/Hardback. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. A popular military adventure/history narrative centered on a dramatic World War II commando operation in the Burma/Southeast Asia theater, presented with the pace of a thriller. Connell, a British journalist and military writer, emphasizes raid planning, jungle logistics, and the improvisational character of irregular warfare. Prior owner's name written on inside cover, small print. Archival sleeve protects book and dust jacket.

Blue hardback cloth cover. Condición: Good. Cadet Edition. G : in Good condition without dust jacket. Ex-lib. 200mm x 140mm (8" x 6"). 158pp. b&w plates.