De Sautoy Peter (3 results)

Cloth Boards, Gilt Titles. Condition: Good VG, or Better. Dust Jacket Condition: G+. Second Printing. Fostering of community development in Ghana. 209pp, illustrated. Bright, clean copy with a tight binding. Minor shelf wear to cloth. Unmarked interior. Dustjacket has minor edge wear and a little rubbing. We ship Worldwide, use both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges based on our actual costs, without overcharging. This item weighs 350g unpacked. Canadian domestic postal rates rise with weight, size and distance; Rates to the USA calculated by weight alone as per the USPS. World rates are based on specific destination and weight. Online estimates by the Listing Site may not be correct and either additional, or reduced postage may be required, particularly for Canadian and Overseas shipments, but not usually to the USA. Questions? Explanations? Please email Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 46 pages. Illustrated. The Era (1960): Known historically as the "Year of Africa," 1960 marked the height of the service's global numbers (reaching roughly 20,500 personnel) right before massive administrative shifts took place as nations gained independence. A M Healy "Melanesian Contrasts" / Peter de Sautoy "Processing the Project" / J H Reading "Training for Trades in West Africa" / Harry Conway "Seaport of South Arabia" / Edwin G Davy "Meteorology in Mauritius" / John Hearne "Tougher Time for New Britons" / from The Times "A Pip on the Shoulder" / W B Collins "Trees Must Fall" Sir Hilary Blood "Planning for Mauritius" / Grace Hammond "Distressed British Subject" / J W Chanell "Leave Car" - also For Your Leave (August To October) - News of Your Friends - Promotions And Transfers - Book Reviews (SL#125/17).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: 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.…