Eastern Windows by Ommanney (28 results)

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Jacket. . Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail with tracking worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging. Picture is the actual item.

Condition: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. 1962. A few small tears to the dust jacket, and a tan to the page edges.

Condition: 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.

Condition: Very Good. 1962. Hardcover. Clean copy in brown cloth covers with gilt title to spine. Covers showing some light shelf wear. No dust wrapper. Remains a very good copy. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Hardcover w/DJ. Condition: VG/G. Not Illustrated (illustrator). Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company. VG/G. 1961. . Hardcover w/DJ. 8vo., 245 pp., DJ rubbed, shelfwear .

Condition: Very Good. 1962. Hardcover. Clean copy in brown cloth covers with gilt title to spine. Covers showing some light shelf wear. No dust wrapper. Remains a very good copy. . . . .

Condition: Good. 1960. First Edition. 245 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Contains black and white illustrations. Moderate tanning, with light foxing and marking to pages. Some rub-marking and foxing to pastedowns and endpapers with inscriptions to front. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Binding remains firm. Unclipped jacket has light edge-wear with minor tears and chipping. Moderate tanning and creasing, with rubbing and marking.

Condition: Good. 1960. First Edition. 245 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Black and white photographs. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. Boards have light shelf wear with minor corner bumping and crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears, chipping and creasing. Some tanning and foxing to all surfaces, particularly to spine. Labels on rear.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: VG+. 1st Edition. Travel book by a great traveller himself and several books on travel to his Credit. This book includes travel and description of Singapore, Tokyo and Hong Kong, plus chapters on his travels onboard the 'Manihine', a fishery research vessel. 245 pages, photo plates. Signed & dated by the author on the ffep below the signature of a friend. Bright, clean, unmarked interiorTight, square binding, no wear to the green cloth. Sharp corners. The unclipped dustjacket is complete with a very bright and attractive front panel and spine. The back panel shows 'rusty' marks to the top 2 " possible from contact with another book. Two very short top edge tears on the back panel have been closed with acid-free tape. This book is too thick/heavy to qualify for the rate shown which applies only to 500g or less when packed, and/or under 20mm thick [CPO Lettermail]. The amount shown on this Listing, by ABE, is not accurate, and is 'one price fits all' figure. For accurate postal options - we use three systems - at our cost, please email us prior to ordering, including your location, or, we will contact you after you order, with more accurate options. Signed by Author(s).

Condition: Poor. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,400grams, ISBN:

Condition: Good. Good condition. Acceptable dust jacket. (asia, history, singapore) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Book Club ed. Slight yellowing to pages; binding Used - Very Good. VG hardback (no dust jacket) Used - Very Good. VG hardback (no dust jacket).

Condition: 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. A good hardcover first edition with price-clipped dustjacket. Light wear to dustjacket edges and tanned edges to the flaps. Name inscribed on ffep, otherwise contents are clean and unmarked.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 245 pages.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 245pp, the edges now browning a little with age, complete dustjacket with a couple of short closed tears. B + w photographs. A marine biologist's account of life in Singapore, Japan and Hong Kong.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Hardback. A very good copy in a good, complete, dustwrapper which shows some staining to the rear panel. No ownership inscription. A little edge foxing. 245 pages. 22 illustrations. The author was engaged on fishery research in the China Seas and writes of Singapore, Hong Kong and Tokyo.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. A hardback volume in Very Good condition, small bump to top front corner, in a Good to Very Good dustjacket. This book is in stock now, in our UK premises. Photos of our books are available on request (dustjacket and cover illustrations vary, and unless the image accompanying the listing is marked 'Bookseller Image', it is an Abebooks Stock Image, NOT our own). BUYERS OUTSIDE UK please also note the following: 1. shipping rates apply to packets of 750g and under, and should the packed weight of an item exceed this we reserve the right to ship via 'Economy', or request extra postage prior to fulfilling the order, or cancel 2. many countries apply import or other taxes - these are the buyers responsibility; we may ask for extra payment to cover any taxes which we have to pay 'up front' on the buyer's behalf.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. 245pp; illustrations, previous owner's name to front endpaper. ; 220 x 140mm.

Condition: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Dust jacket in poor condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,400grams, ISBN:

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 245pp; illustrations, small closed tear to back dustwrapper; 205 x 130mm.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 245 pages, b/w photo section. A straight clean book in a bright complete dust jacket.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. First Edition. Eastern Windows. Very slight mark to front cloth. Wear and tear to edges of D/J. Couple of small marks to D/J. Foxing to back D/J. In this book the author gives a picture of the Far East which has all the vividness, beauty of description, humour and shrewdness of comment that have characterised his previous writing. In this book he gives a superb picture of it as it is today, seen from an English viewpoint through a window in Singapore during the last days of British rule; a window in Tokyo, metropolis of the New Japan, recovering rapidly from defeat and charming her way back into the family of nations; and a window in Hong Kong, now thriving and thrusting energetically from a mere trading post to an industrial entity in its own right. He describes his homes and work in these places, the peole he has to deal with, local customs and conditions, and gives a particularly fascinating account of his trips aboard the Manihine, the specially equipped fishery research vessel placed at his disposal by the government. Illustrated. 245 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions, Reference books ,and all types of Academic Literature.).

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. First Edition. Eastern Windows. Very slight mark to front cloth. Wear and tear to edges of D/J. Couple of small marks to D/J. Foxing to back D/J. In this book the author gives a picture of the Far East which has all the vividness, beauty of description, humour and shrewdness of comment that have characterised his previous writing. In this book he gives a superb picture of it as it is today, seen from an English viewpoint through a window in Singapore during the last days of British rule; a window in Tokyo, metropolis of the New Japan, recovering rapidly from defeat and charming her way back into the family of nations; and a window in Hong Kong, now thriving and thrusting energetically from a mere trading post to an industrial entity in its own right. He describes his homes and work in these places, the peole he has to deal with, local customs and conditions, and gives a particularly fascinating account of his trips aboard the Manihine, the specially equipped fishery research vessel placed at his disposal by the government. Illustrated. 245 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions, Reference books ,and all types of Academic Literature.).

Black and white photographic illustrations, 245pp. Endpapers lightly browned, trifle soiled dustjacket, a very good hardback copy. A humorous account of the author's travels in Singapore, Tokyo, and Hong Kong.

Condition: Used: Good. 1962 READERS UNION.good overall condition . Sent next working day from the u/k 1st class 0.0.

Condition: Very Good. Hardcover book, first edition in dustjacket. A picture of the East in the late 1950s A Very Good copy in a Very Good+ price clipped dustjacket. No inscriptions. Nice copy. Pictures available.

First Edition. Black and white photographic illustrations, 245pp. Endpapers and edges trifle browned, dustjacket lightly worn and browned, a good copy. A humorous account of the author's travels in Singapore, Tokyo, and Hong Kong.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Illustrated. 245pp, yellowing to page edges.