RAY PARKIN (104 résultats)

Hardcover. Etat : Good. No Jacket. Book Club Edition. Shelf wear. Tanning along fore edges and pages. Some rubbing and fading to boards. Bumping along edges of boards. Spine creases.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Fair. Parkin, Ray (illustrateur). 1st Edition. Blue cloth covers with silver lettering on spine which is clean. Covers exhibit light wear and fraying on corners and spine ends. Light wear on upper and lower edges. Light soiling and yellowing to page ends. Maps on the inside front and back covers are clean and unmarked. Text and the many b&w full page drawings and maps are in fine condition. Hinges are tight. Illustrated dj is in a protective mylar cover with multiple small tears, chips and creasing on spine ends, edges and front cover corners. Light wear and soiling to hinges. Moderate shelf wear and soiling to covers. "The last voyage of the Australian cruiser Perth-a tale of heroism not surpassed in the annals of the sea-is told here in full for the first time, by the man who steered her for a great part of her last commission, as well as through her final battle in the narrow Sunda Strait." All books are individually examined and described. Never ex-library unless explicitly described as such.

Paperback. Etat : Very Good. Reprint. 290 pages. Book is in Very good condition throughout.

First Edition. Good copy in a library binding of patterned cloth boards, with titles and catalogue number gilt-blocked to spine. Endbands lightly rubbed. Front free endpaper lacking, with some preliminary and final leaves faintly foxed. Minor library marks remain, the interior remaining otherwise tight, bright and clean. Despite evidence of library use and deaccessioning, a well-preserved example overall. Physical description; xi, 291 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. Subjects; Parkin, Ray. Burma-Siam Railway. World War, 1939-1945. Prisoners of war. Forced labour. Memoir. 20th century. Illustrated. 3 Kg.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. Parkin, Ray (illustrateur). First U.K. Edition. [xvii], 310pp. Twenty-five indexed, unpaginated illustrations by the author. Prev owner bookplate on half-title page. Cartographic endpapers. Blue-grey cloth w fine gold lettering on spine. Moderate shelf wear, mild bumping to tail. Binding square and sound. Illustrated DJ showing light wear to top edges and 1.5cm chip to back top edge, age toning to back panel. DJ preserved now in archival cover. Second printing, May 1960, stated. Introduction by Laurens van der Post.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. Introduction by Laurens van der Post. First edition. Very good in a very good (minor edge wear with one small chip) dust jacket.

Soft cover. Etat : Fair. This is a rarer Pacific Books (Australia) publication of an Australian reconstruction in novel form of a wartime naval battle between both HMAS Perth (on which the author served) and USS Houston, and a Japanese invasion force in February March 1942 off Java. The 2 allied ships were eventually sunk but only after sinking 15 Japanese vessels. 309 pages. Minor tanning and foxing and creasing on spine. But otherwise intact. Quoted postage for UK 2nd class. Overseas at least £6.60. ISBN not appear to be recognised.

Hard Back. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. PARKIN, RAY (illustrateur). 1st Edition. Blue boards with gilt lettering to spine,200 x 135 mm approx. 158pp. 6 illustrations all as called for. First Edition 1st Imp 1970. Moving memoirs recalling the profound influence on the lives of the prisoners of war held by Japan of which the author was one following "The Night of The New Moon" August 6th 1945 the day the world's first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition.Very Good/ Very Good (Book- no notable shelf wear or soiling to boards, a little dust spotting to top edge of book block, no previous owner name or insc. Dust Jacket - two small tears - max 5 mm, white of rear panel and titles a little tanned, dust soiling to exposed edges of rear flap fold, non price clipped- cover 25s. £1.25 net. no other notable defects to book or jacket, the later now in a removable proprietary protective sleeve.

First Edition. Good copy in a library binding of patterned cloth boards, with titles and catalogue number gilt-blocked to spine. Endbands lightly rubbed. Front free endpaper lacking, with some preliminary and final leaves faintly foxed. Minor library marks remain, the interior remaining otherwise tight, bright and clean. Despite evidence of library use and deaccessioning, a well-preserved example overall. Physical description; xi, 291 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. Subjects; Parkin, Ray. Burma-Siam Railway. World War, 1939-1945. Prisoners of war. Forced labour. Memoir. 20th century. Illustrated. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. Beautiful copy. This large book may require a freight adjustment.

Hard Cover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. Good ex-library hardcover with good dust jacket. Some wear and stamps, endpapers scuffed. Black and white illustrations.

Octavo hardcover (VG-) in d/w (scruffy); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Both book and jacket show minimal wear. Previous owner's bookplate on front free end page. First edition Wm. Morrow, 1960.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good+. Etat de la jaquette : Good. The book is very good+ with slight edge wear and slight soiling to text block edges in a good price clipped dust jacket with edge wear, chipped at spine ends and a small piece missing at the lower spine end.

Hardcover. Etat : Fair. No Jacket. boards are worn and quite marked. thorough foxing. loose binding and visible netting. fair reading copy.[SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

hardcover and dustwrapper in very good condition; 467 pages, b/w illusts and maps, heavy book which will require excess postage outside Australia.

8vo, 467pp. Black & white illustrations with folding diagram. A very good hardback copy in dust jacket with slightly faded spine.

Paper Back. Etat : Good. 90 pages. The cover is lightly worn. The page edges are a little yellowed with age. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown. Size: Size C: 6"-7" Tall (151-177mm).

xx+310pp. 8vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper. B&w illustrations, endpapers illustrated with maps, name and tape shadows on endpapers, a very good copy. First edition.

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. 1st Edition. xxx, 458 p. : ill., 1 map ; 25 cm. ; LCCn 2004054193 ; ISBN 9781400064137, 1400064139 ; OCLC 56413352 ; black cloth in photographic dustjacket ; Contents: Author's note -- Map : Construction of the Burma-Thailand Railway -- The "Fepow" prayer -- Introduction -- Part one. Surrender -- Interlude : "We feel let down rather" -- Changi -- Interlude : Christmas in captivity -- The railway of death -- Interlude : A walk along the River Kwai -- The real story of the bridge on the River Kwai -- Interlude : Boon Pong -- "Speedo" -- Interlude : Smokey Joe's -- Sonkurai : Valley of the Shadow of Death -- Interlude : Ave Maria -- The railway opens -- Part two. Survival -- Cooks Food -- Religion -- Jungle medicine -- Smoking Gone with the Wind -- King Rat -- Letters -- Entertainment -- Sports -- Ingenuity -- The "canaries" -- Officers and gentlemen -- Part three. The hellships -- Interlude : A happy ending -- Japan -- Interlude : The "Jap-happy" -- Haruku -- Interlude : A conjuring trick -- Sandakan -- Interlude : Mozart -- Changi 1944-45 -- Interlude : "Don't let this thing drag on much longer" -- Freedom -- Interlude : Bushido -- Home at last -- Epilogue : The last post -- Postscript : What became of them? ; FINE/FINE. Book.

Etat : new.

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. 2nd Edition. 467 pages. Illustrated, map.

Etat : New. pp. 970.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. 468pp inc. index. Red cloth boards with title in gilt. Accompanied by maps and plans in mathing foldout case. Both encased in illustrated slipcase. Books and plans very good. Slipcase has evidence of silverfish with abrasions at extremities. This heavy set will require a freight adjustmenty.

PAP. Etat : New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

8vo, xvi + 951pp. Original boards in predominantly teal pictorial dustwrapper. A reprint of all tree novels comprising Parkin's 'Wartime Trilogy' in a single volume. Each novel in prefaced by a b/w reproduction of the cover artwork of the first edition o each novel. A near-fine to fine copy. First edition thus.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Original Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. First Edition. 8vo. 310pp. Illustrated with drawings and maps. The story of H.M.S. Perth and her crew. Introduction by Laurens van der Post.

[NONE] 1968. (hardcover) Fine in near fine dust jacket. xx, 266pp. 8vo. The third book in Parkin's trilogy (the first two of which were 'Out of the Smoke' and 'Into the Smother') and describes the last year of his captivity in Japan. A remarkable insight. The jacket shows a chip at the top edge of the spine and is in a loose mylar sleeve to protect from any further damage. Lovely copy.

Hardback. [Author], [Publisher]. NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title. Author: Parkin Ray Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 467 Here, in one accessible volume, is the long-awaited reprint of Ray Parkin's highly acclaimed and multi-award winning study of Captain James Cook's bark Endeavour. This incomparable book is at once a unique account of a great journey of discovery--Endeavour's voyage up the east coast of New Holland (Australia) in the year 1770--and a remarkable re-creation of the experience of being on board ship. Writing for layperson and mariner alike, Parkin draws on meticulous research to reveal what the Endeavour looked like, how she sailed, how she smelled; what daily life would have been like for those on board. No aspect of the ship is too insignificant for his enquiries. How many strands of yarn were there in the ship's cable? (954) Did the ship have a lightening conductor? (yes) What was the diameter of her main mast? (21 inches) Further, these details are illustrated by a series of plans and figures depicting the ship's architecture and construction, her deck plan, rigging, sails, armament, boats, cables, anchors and accommodation, beautifully drawn by Parkin himself. Part two of the text contains a composite log of Endeavour's voyage up the east coast of Australia. Here extracts from journals kept by those on board are supplemented by an interpretive commentary and made easy to follow by a series of explanatory charts. HM Bark Endeavour is a fitting companion and supplement to standard works on Cook's voyage. It is also an absorbing book: discursive, erudite, at times poetic; full of wisdom, insight and information. Hardback.

Hardcover. Etat : new. Hardcover. Here, in one accessible volume, is Ray Parkin's highly acclaimed and multi-award winning study of Captain James Cook's Endeavour. This incomparable book is a unique account of a great journey-Endeavour's voyage up the east coast of Australia in 1770-and a remarkable re-creation of the experience of being on board ship.Parkin draws on meticulous research to reveal what the Endeavour looked like, how it sailed, how it smelled, what daily life would have been like for those on board. How many strands of yarn were in the ship's cable? (954.) Did the ship have a lightning conductor? (Yes.) What was the diameter of her main mast? (21 inches.)These details are illustrated by plans and figures depicting the ship's architecture and construction, its deck plan, rigging, sails, armament, boats, cables, anchors and accommodation, all beautifully drawn by Parkin. A composite log of Endeavour's voyage-extracts from journals kept by those on board-is supplemented by an interpretive commentary and explanatory charts.H.M. Bark Endeavour is an absorbing book- discursive, erudite, at times poetic, full of wisdom, insight and information. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.