Search Results: beds in the east by burgess anthony

Paperback. Good.

Paperback. Acceptable.

William Heinemann Ltd, 1959. Hardcover. Good. 1959. First Edition. 237 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Green pen marking and inscription to front free endpaper. Blue pen scribbling to rear free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Book is slightly forward leaning. Mild sunning to spine and edges. Minor brown marking to front board.

Heinemann Educational Books. Used - Very Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

London: Heinemann, 1959. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 237 Pages.

London: Heinemann, 1959. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. Blue cloth boards, octavo, not illustrated. Book has sun to spine, mild wear to spine ends and corners, binding tight, text clean and unmarked, with faint foxing to top edge of block.

Vintage, 1996. Paperback. New. 608 pages. 7.76x5.12x1.46 inches.

London: Heinemann, 1959. Hardcover. Acceptable/Fair. Hardcover book in acceptable condition. Unclipped dust jacket in fair condition, showing tears, toning and wear to edges, in protective mylar. Book itself is acceptable/good, with sun fading to spine and light foxing to pages. Questions welcome. We ship internationally from the United States and Canada every week. If buying internationally, please be aware that additional charges may apply for heavier books. We guarantee a safe, quick, and secure transaction. 10+ years in online bookselling experience.

London: Heinemann, 1959. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The interior of the book is clean and fresh. The corners of pages 33/34 and 34/35 have been folded, but this is the only sign of previous use. The blue covers are clean and fresh, with little wear. The gilt spine lettering has dulled, and the top and bottom of the spine have light bumps. The dust jacket is not price-clipped, and is also in Very Good condition, with a number of minor problems, including three shallow chips, two short (under 1 inch) closed tears, darkening of the spine, and some light wear and handling. The attached scan gives a better idea of condition. The dust jacket is now in a protective mylar cover. Synopsis: This novel brings to a close the adventures and tribulations of Victor Crabbe in Malaya, begun in "Time for a Tiger" and continued in "The Enemy in the Blanket". In this book, Victor is acting Chief Education Officer, waiting to hand over the job to his Malay assistant on… Read More

London: Heinemann. 1959. Octavo Size. Very Good in a Good Dustjacket. Age-toned DJ has some minor edgewear with a very small piece missing to top edge near spine - now protected in a purpose-made plastic sleeve. 237 pages. The third novel in Burgess's Malayan Trilogy 'The Long Day Wanes'. The trilogy was a comic fictional exploration of the impact of the Malayan Emergency which started in 1948. Burgess wrote the Malayan trilogy with the ambition to become a fictional expert in Malaya as he spoke and wrote excellent Malay and the trilogy was based on much of his own experience. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.

London: Heinemann, 1959. 1st edition. Very Good. octavo. hardback with dust jacket 237pp., Unclipped dust jacket slightly chipped with small loss on front panel & head of spine. PHOTO available

DW. Not price clipped (15s). Quite sunned dw but not bad otherwise, a couple of very small nicks to upper right front cover. 2 small tape repairs on inside cover.

London: William Heinemann [through 1959], 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine-/Fine-. First Impressions of the author's first published fiction. Crown 8vo (196 x 128mm): [8],214; [6],221,[1]; [6],237,[1]pp. Original publisher's French blue (first and third installments) and navy blue cloth, spines lettered in gold or silver; illustrated dust jackets by R. F. Micklewright and John Rowland, priced 13s / 6d and15s. Tiger: lightly faded to spine and spine panel, dust-soiled top edge, about Fine. Enemy: bookstore ink stamp to fly-leaf, else Fine. Beds: very tightly bound, apparently unread. A gorgeous set. In 1954, Burgess left England for Malaya as an education commissioner in the British Colonial Service. The Long Day Wanes, his early trilogy, uses the experiences of a young British teacher to illustrate the decline of British imperial prestige and the conflicts between European values and local traditions and practices. "The trilogy is remarkable for its portrayal of the cultural melange of Malaya in… Read More