Scenes From Sumatra (Signed By Mary Campbell Hill)
by Alastair Campbell Hill
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
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Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
UK: Mary Campbell Hill, 2002. Bound in the publishers blue hardcover with bold gilt title lettering to spine. Signed and dated by Alastair Campbell Hill's wife Mary who also published the book.The 143 pages remain in fresh, clean condition and are tightly bound. Book sits solid and square. Housed in the vivid dustwrapper which is in fine, almost new condition.Protected in a removable archival booksleeve to preserve its condition. Excellent black and white photographs and some very interesting sketches support the text throughout. Index to rear of book. Alastair Campbell Hills account of his experiences as a prisoner of the Japanese from 1942 to 1945 pulls no punches. Photographs of the book and the dustwrapper are available on request. A lovely, sharp copy throughout.. First Edition. Fine/Fine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Rare Book Shelf (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000557
- Title
- Scenes From Sumatra (Signed By Mary Campbell Hill)
- Author
- Alastair Campbell Hill
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Mary Campbell Hill
- Place of Publication
- UK
- Date Published
- 2002
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Herefordshire
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- Dustwrapper
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- New
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- Fine
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- Gilt
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- First Edition
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