code love true story de linklater andro (22 résultats)

Etat : 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. Etat : New. Etat de la jaquette : As New. 1st Edition. New York: Doubleday [2001]. First edition. First printing. Hardbound. As new, in as new dust jacket, a tight unread copy. Nonfiction. [sale].

Hardback. Etat : 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.

Paperback. Etat : 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. Etat : 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.

Hard Cover. Etat : Good. You will receive a very nice LARGE PRINT hardcover edition in a full dust jacket with a bit of shelf wear to the covers. Nice tight binding and the pages flow clearly. Enjoy this worthwhile edition. Book.

Hardcover. Etat : As New. Etat de la jaquette : As New. As new hardback,in as new d/j.2001,edition.289pp,with illustrations.

Cloth. Etat : As New. Etat de la jaquette : As New. First Edition. 289pp Photos.

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. 1st Edition. very nice copy.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 8vo pp235 bw plates map VG+/VG(minor wear) The story of an RAF officer captured by the Japanese in Hong Kong. The code was a coded diary he kept during part of his prison camp experience. After the war he had a breakdown, and was unable to decipher his own diary. After his death in 1983, his family had it deciphered by a young mathematics academic. Includes much detail on wartime Hong Kong. Also gives an interesting picture of unglamorous early war Coastal Command service, flying the Vickers Wildebeest in Hong Kong.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. 1st Edition HB very good in very good dust jacket.

Paperback. Etat : Used; Very Good. **SHIPPED FROM UK** We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! Greener Books.

Original decorated wrappers. Etat : Near Fine. First Paperback Edition. With map & plates. Pages slightly yellowed. Otherwise light shelfwear only and in fine condition. ; Octavo; x, 237 pages.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. First Edition. First edition hardcover signed and dedicated by the author, with unclipped dust jacket, both in good condition. Jacket is sunned and edges are lightly creased. Front board is a little blemished, and page block and page edges are tanned. Spine ends are bumped, spine is slightly cocked, and crease noted down the spine length. Pages remain tightly bound and clear and unmarked throughout. LW. Signed and Dedicated By Author. Used.

Hardback. 1st Edition. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Near Fine copy in Near Fine dustjacket. DJ now protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. An excellent copy. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 235 pages. Tells the moving true story of a love that survives separation, madness and war. In 1939 Pamela Kirrage became engaged to a young RAF pilot Donald Hill. But with the onset of WW2 their plans fell apart. Hill was transferred to Hong Kong and sensing that he was caught up in the sweep of great events he began a diary in an old school exercise book. However, officers were prohibited from keeping such records and Hill devised a secret code that transformed his works into numbers. With the fall of Hong Kong, Hill became a POW but took his diary with him. This book is the story of Pamela's search to break the code in the book and to discover what Hill had endured and how it had affected him.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. First Edition. First Edition with dust jacket - rare and collectable - will send out 1 st class post.

Secondhand, Hardback. , . 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: Andro LinklaterFormat: HardbackNumber of Pages: 288The Code of Love is Andro Linklater's portrait of a woman's search, for over fifty years, to discover the truth about the man to whom she devoted her life. In the spring of 1939, Pamela Kirrage, headstrong and beautiful, met Donald Hill, a handsome RAF pilot. After a golden summer of courtship, they became engaged. In September, with Britain now in conflict with Germany, their plans disintegrated. Hill was transferred to the Far East to defend Hong Kong. Sensing that he was caught up in the sweep of great events, he began a diary in an old school exercise book. However, officers serving abroad were forbidden to keep such records, so Hill devised a secret code that transformed his words into numbers. When Hong Kong fell to the Japanese and Hill was captured and sent to a prisoner of war camp, he took his diary with him. The Donald Hill who returned from the war, after four brutal years of incarceration, was a dramatically changed man. Though he and Pamela married quickly, once the relief and emotion of their reunion had subsided it was obvious that Donald had been scarred deeply by his experiences. Eventually, tortured by savage flashbacks, he was confined to hospital. Pamela had al. Secondhand, Hardback.

Cloth Hardback. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. Black/whoite photo (illustrateur). 1st Edition. Rare 1st edit. Signed by author on title page with line through printed name - no other name - An almost fine book with a fine unclipped d/j (protected by clear cello jacket) text block with mild shelflife - just cleared a closing down Book Shop - Guaranteed posting in 24 hrs St164 Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author(s).

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original teal blue cloth covers, silver title and author lettering to the spine and to the upper panel. 8vo. 9'' x 5½''. Contains 235 printed pages of text with monochrome photographs to the centre. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. SIGNED by the author to the half-title page 'For Margaret, with best wishes, Andro Linklater.' Also SIGNED by 'Philip J. Aston'. The man who provided Pamela with the story that Donald had hidden for 50 years. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0297643584 BIO (Résumé, Memoir).

Pp. xii+236(last blank), 8 plates, full page map, facsimile (code) endpapers; demy 8vo; blue boards, spine lettered in silver, top fore-corners of boars lightly bruised; dust wrapper; book label of David Levine, Sydney, on upper pastedown, the text block faintly browned, edges slightly foxed; Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 2000. First edition. *In 1939 Pamela Kirrage became engaged to RAF pilot Donald Hill. When war broke out in September, Hill was transferred to Hong Kong. Officers serving abroad were forbidden to keep diary records, so he devised a secret code that transformed his words into numbers, and when he was captured and sent to a prisoner of war camp, he took his diary with him.

Hardcover. Etat : Fair. The Code of Love: A True Story This book is in good or better condition. It has no tears to the pages and no pages will be missing from the book. The spine of the book is still in great condition and the front cover is generally unmarked. It has signs of previous use but overall is in really nice, tight condition. Shipping is normally same day from our UK warehouse. We offer a money back guarantee if you are not satisfied.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original teal blue cloth covers, silver title and author lettering to the spine and to the upper panel. 8vo. 9'' x 5½''. Contains 235 printed pages of text with monochrome photographs to the centre. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. SIGNED by the author to the title page 'Andro Linklater' also SIGNED by 'Philip J. Aston'. The man who provided Pamela with the story that Donald had hidden for 50 years, also SIGNED by 'Joanna Wilkinson', 'Chris Hill' and two other people connected with this moving story. Telegraph newspaper obituary of Pamela Hill who died March 22nd, 2000. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0297643584 BIO (Résumé, Memoir).