South by Java Head by Alistair Maclean, First Edition (46 results)

1st ed. In ex-libris binding; not a trade d/w (as trade edition, but lacking publisher & price). Binding tight; dust jacket rather tatty & soiled. Used - Good. Good hardback in Fair dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 'South By Java Head' by Alistair MacLean. Collins 1958 first edition. Very good in unclipped dust jacket with slight fraying at the spine tips.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. A very good copy, digital photos available.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st ed. 320pp. School prize winner's label partly tipped in on front paste o/w VG copy of the 3rd novel by the popular thriller writer. The wrapper is v. sl. chipped & the back a little grubby.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Tight binding. No written inscriptions. Pages have no tears, chips or inscriptions; a good reading copy; Original price of 14snet to front flap; section of end pages partially stained.

Condition: Very Good. First Edition. VG: in very good condition with rubbed and chipped dust jacket. 220mm x 150mm (9" x 6"). 320pp. Beige hardback cloth cover with blue lettering to spine. Dustwrapper.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. South by Java Head by Alistair MacLean, Hardcover, First UK Edition (1958). Book in good condition, in a similar unclipped dust jacket. The book has bumping to the spine ends, and a minute tear to the top of the spine. It also has slight ageing internally, especially to the page edges. The dust jacket shows general wear and ageing, with some nicks and tears. It also has some tape reinforcement internally to the top of the spine and hinges. It is now encased in a removable plastic sleeve. A good, tight copy overall. (See pictures). Another adventure story by the writer of 'HMS Ulysses' and 'The Guns of Navarone'.

1. Ausgabe. Gebunden. Orig.-Leinen, 14x20, S 403. Kopffarbschnitt. Guter Zustand.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Missing. First Edition. Green hardcover. Light signs of age and wear. We ship fast.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression. 320pp. In green cloth-covered boards with gilt titles on spine. 8vo. Rubbed and rounded at corners and spine tips, small nick in cloth on front joint. Page block edge toned. Attractive bookplate on front free endpaper, else internally neat and clean. In its original illustrated dust jacket, worn, rubbed at edge with some chipping and scuffs on folds, spotting, toned verso. Dust jacket now protected in a Brodart-style sleeve, fitted without the use of tape or adhesives. Modern Fiction Firsts, Fiction, Novels.

tight. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. A fine copy. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering. DJ has very light shelf wear. First edition. 320 pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First printing. Well bound in green cloth boards with gilt titling to spine. Previous owner name and date on first blank ep, thereafter text pages are all clean with just a little toning to closed edges. Dust jacket is unclipped with just a few small edge chips and a little tarnishing to rear panel. Dispatched same or next working day in protective packaging.

Paperback. first edition. M-4116 very good - fine, spine crease paperback,

Condition: Very Good. The 50th anniversary edition of this classic World War 2 adventure set in south-east Asia. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FF; FH; FJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 113 x 177 x 28. Weight in Grams: 262. Fine in dust wrapper. DW aged and torn to spine, partial missing to top and bottom edges. Internally light toned with age, light spotting ffeps and page edges, text is clear and remains a fine copy. 1958. First edition. Hardcover. First edition copy. . . .

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. 1st Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Fair. First Edition.Tight binding. No written inscriptions. Pages have no tears, chips or inscriptions. Dust jacket has edge wear - tears and chips. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

First edition, octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); 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.

First edition. Hardcover. Thick octavo size. An ownership name and address on the top corner of the front free endpaper, otherwise fine in fine dustjacket. A handsome edition (well-bound on quality paper), one of "Collins Collector's Choice" omibuses, published before such large books became cheaply produced. This edition has an informative 3 page introduction by the author, covering the genesis of the titles and the publishing history. This heavy book will cost more to send overseas, than any default postage rate noted.

Green Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Book is clean and bright with no tears or inscriptions. Size: 5" x 7.5". Hardback.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st. First edition hardback, 1958, with unclipped jacket. In overall very good used condition with only minor signs of age, handling and storage - dust jacket slightly rubbed with a couple of tiny chips to spine head (now protected; boards clean and crisp. Binding tight and appears little read. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions; page-ends slightly marked but text bright and clear throughout. Photographs available. Not an old library book.

8vo., First Edition; green cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. A bright copy of Maclean's third novel.

First Edition, First Printing as Permabook M 4116 35c. -- Softcover, pocket paperback. Condition: very good (spine has production wrinkle). -- Novel of adventure in danger-filled seas east of Singapore.

1st edition hardback with dust jacket Fine octavo. 320pp., Neat ownership signature & edges darkened o/w nice copy in like unclipped dust jacket.

Mass Market paperback. Condition: Good+. Illustrated by Lehr, Paul (Cover) (illustrator). 1st American Paperback. Spine slanted, creased, edges of spine scuffed, Moderate edge wear and some chipping, some soiling and scuffing to covers. Pages tanned but text is clean and unmarked. Reading copy. ; Permabooks M4116, cover price 35c. First American paperback printing. ; 5¾" - 6¾" Tall; 296 pages; "February, 1942: Singapore lay burning and shattered, defenseless before the conquering hordes of Japanese, as the last boat slipped out of the harbor into the South China Sea. On board were a desperate group of people, each with a secret to guard, each willing to kill to keep that secret safe. Who or what was the dissolute Englishman, Farnholme? The elegant Dutch planter, Van Effen? The strangely beautiful Eurasian girl, Gurdun? The slave trader, Siran? The smiling and silent Nicholson who was never without his gun? Only one thing was certain: The rotting tramp steamer was a floating death trap, carrying a cargo of human TNT.".

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First American edition, first printing. "First edition" statement to the copyright page, 1958 printed to the title page, $3.95 to the jacket's flap. A high-adventure novel, drawn from MacLean's own experiences in the Royal Navy, featuring a group of military personel, possible spies, and other persons fleeing the burning Singapore during WWII, being chased and bombarded by Japanese, and trying to survive in the danger filled seas of the East Indies in small boats. Slight age-toning to the end-papers as usual, else fine and tight in khaki linen with sea-blue embossed titles to the spine, yellow headband and tail-band, deckle page fore-edges, upper page edges a lovely yellow; in an about near fine dust jacket with art by Tom Dunn, with light rubbing and minuscule nicks to the upper and lower spine edges and corner tips, and with hairline rubs to the spine folds; original printed $3.95 price still intact to the front inner flap. NO remainder spray nor marks.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good ++. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. First Edition. Bound in tan cloth, stamped in blue; in matching illustrated dust jacket. This is the first edition (stated) of this book that was based on people fleeing Singapore in WWII. The jacket has light edgewear to top edge, but is now protected in a mylar protector. Laid in is an advertising card and bookmark from the publisher. 319 pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Fine first edition of this famous Maclean novel. Jacket is price clipped and shows minor edgewear. Interior of book is clean except for previous owners name on fep and some age toning. Nice pictorial cover is protected in Brodart for shipping.

Hard Cover. Condition: F-. Dust Jacket Condition: F-. First Edition. F-/F-. 8vo. original green boards gilt (spotting to top edge, occ. to endpapers, else clean & bright) in unpriced dustwrapper (a trifle rubbed & nicked); pp. 320. A near fine copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. South by Java Head by Alister Maclean. Hardcover first edition, first printing published in 1958 by Doubleday. Very good to near fine jacket. Gift inscription inked on front endpaper.

Collins, London 1958. First edition. 320 pages. Orig. green cloth in dust wrapper. Spine ends lightly bumped. Owner's stamp on titlepage. Danish bokkseller's label on inner front board. Light darkening to inner boards and dust wrapper. Near fine-/near fine-wrapper.

1st edition hardback with dust jacket Nice copy octavo. 320pp., Nice copy in like unclipped dust jacket.