Isbn: 9780907018025 - Java Nightmare: an Autobiography (5 results)

Condition: Good. Original wrappers, small map, 8vo.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Good condition paperback pictorial cover, no DJ. 156 pages good and clean with clear print. No foxing, no previous names. There is a small dampish looking stain on the back fly sheet and a slight warp to the back cover in the same area. Signed by the Author. 'Much has been written about the male side of captivity under the Japanese during the Second World War. But how did women fare? Java nightmare, an autobiography, tells the enthralling story of companionship and endurance forged when women were tested to the limits of their human frailty. This book is a frank record of daily life in the concentration camps of a part of south-east Asia, revealing the horrors and squalors that had to be endured. But it is also a remarkable testimony to the power of the human spirit to survive. Further, it is a historical record of interest, from a period of cataclysmic change in the world's social order. Daphne Jackson, the author, lives in Cornwall. Signed by Author(s).…

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Red illustrated card covers (Paperback) 215 x 150 mm approx. xv + 156 pp. Frontis line map. Foreword by Harold L Payne. First Edition 1979. The copy offered is inscribed with best wishes from the author in blue ink to top matgin of title page and signed with no other name. The copy offered has the rare typed promotional band by Dirk Bogarde.Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Near Fine (Book- negligible shelf wear to covers, author insc. as above. No notable defects. Signed by Author(s).…

Paperback (No Dust Wrapper.). Condition: Good. Condition Notes: A little faded at the spine. Leans slightly. Gently rubbed at the edges of the spine and wrappers. Edges of the text block lightly spotted; Signed copy. Paperback; Measures 8½" x 6" (0.7 kg); pp (xiv) 158; First in this, paperback, edition. Signed by the author on the title page unverified and reflected as such in the without provenance. || The book is on the shelf, ready to be appropriately packed, and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the book shop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #172525 ||. …

Soft cover. Condition: Near Very Good. A frank record of a woman who endured life in the Concentration Camps of South-east Asia during World War II. SIGNED by the AUTHOR on the Title Page. 156 Pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.