The polished wood panels of a group of Thai-style teak houses, facing the slow-moving waters of the Klong Maha Nag, shine brilliantly in the high-noon sun. Here was the home of Jim Thompson, the legendary American businessman who developed a thriving silk business in the years before he went missing in the jungles of Malaysia - a man whose flair for the tasteful and graceful led him to build this fabulous house and gardens and to fill it with Oriental treasures that will take your breath away.
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Vendeur : K. L. Givens Books, Bella Vista, AR, Etats-Unis
Hardback. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. 1st Edition. Hardback bound in brown cloth-covered boards with gilt titles. Book has a touch of wear at corners as only defect. No defects on the dust jacket, now protected in archival jacket cover. The collection in the book includes a large number of pieces ranging from stone sculptures fro Khmer and Sukhothai periods to Chinese blue and white ceramics. 112 pages. Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Book. N° de réf. du vendeur 021927
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Vendeur : Magus Books Seattle, Seattle, WA, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : VG-. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. used hardcover in a dust jacket. jacket is slightly worn about the edges, but with no tears and not price clipped. pages and binding are clean, straight and tight. there are no marks to the text or other serious flaws. N° de réf. du vendeur 1470856
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Vendeur : Goulds Book Arcade, Sydney, Newtown, Sydney, NSW, Australie
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. The dust jacket has has a little wear. The page edges are lightly foxed. 112 pages. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown. N° de réf. du vendeur 179832
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Vendeur : Books to Give ~ Books to Love®, Alexandria, VA, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Scarce in fine condition. Jim Thompson lived a fascinating life. Born in Delaware, the son of a textile manufacturer, he became a 1928 Olympian in the sport of sailing. During World War II he served as a spy in the United States Office of Strategic Services, which brought him to Thailand. After moving to Thailand, he founded the Thai Silk Company Limited, helping to revitalize the Thai silk industry. Later, in 1967, Thompson mysteriously disappeared in the Cameron Highlands in Malaysia, was never found, and was presumed dead in 1974. While in Thailand, Thompson was not only a businessman but a collector of Southeast Asian art. Beginning in 1958, Thompson designed and built "The House on the Klong" a traditional Thai-style house sitting on a canal, to house his extraordinary art collection. The house, still open as a museum today, is an impressive collection of art and architecture. This gorgeous book, filled with color photographs including many full plates, tells the story of the house - detailing its origins and Thompson's process in creating it, then describing in illustrated detail the architecture of the house and the art collection itself. With page after page of beautiful photos of Southeast Asian art and of the impressive house, this book tells an intriguing story about the passion project of an extraordinary man. Gilt lettering on front cover and spine. Very Good; two 1/2-inch closed tears at corners. N° de réf. du vendeur 347
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Vendeur : Dela Duende Books, Palm Desert, CA, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 1st Edition. First printing of this edition. Book fine except for three light 1/8 inch pressure dents to bottom edge of boards--visible in photos. Jacket has rubbing and a single 1/2 inch closed tear on back at top of spine corner. Heavy book that requires $55 total shipping on international orders. N° de réf. du vendeur 32-1
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Vendeur : Arty Bees Books, Wellington, Nouvelle-Zélande
Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fiine. Photography By Luca Invernizzi Tettoni (illustrateur). Reprint. Brown hard cover with gilt titles on front and spine. 112pp with many beautiful photographs. Book and cover in very tidy condition. No inscriptions. N° de réf. du vendeur 24771
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Vendeur : YESIBOOKSTORE, MIAMI, FL, Etats-Unis
hardcover. Etat : As New. N° de réf. du vendeur 9813018682-VB
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Vendeur : Lavendier Books, Foster, RI, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Good. Archipelago Press; Bangkok, 2004. Hardcover. Reprint Edition. A Good to Very Good, brown cloth binding with gilt lettering on front board and spine, binding firm, interior and extremities tidy, fading along board and spine edges, rubbing to spine edges and board corners, sunning to text block edges and pages, trace use/handling marks, in a Good, trace handling/scuff marks to panels, some edge/corner wear, heavy sunning to spine and flap turns, crease top rear panel, small tear top front panel corner, Dust Wrapper. A nice, clean and unmarked copy. 4to[quarto or approx. 9.5 x 12 inches], 112pp., indexed, glossary, color and b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.Please note: Oversized books/sets MAY require additional postage then what is quoted for 2.2lb book. N° de réf. du vendeur SKU1028233
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Vendeur : GoldBooks, Denver, CO, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed. N° de réf. du vendeur 39C54_78_9813018682
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Vendeur : DeckleEdge LLC, Albuquerque, NM, Etats-Unis
hardcover. Etat : new. N° de réf. du vendeur Shelfdream9813018682
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