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Hodder & Stoughton, 1963. Hardcover. Acceptable/Good. 1963. First Edition Thus. 188 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over blue cloth covered boards with gilt. Full colour frontispiece. Contains black and white photographic plates. Pages have mild tanning and foxing throughout, moderate at end-papers, paste-downs and text-block edges. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge-wear with chips, tears and creasing. Price sticker to front panel. Damp staining to rear panel.

[London], Hodder and Stoughton, [1963], First Edition. . original cloth, dj (price clipped, very slight wear at spine end), fine. . 8vo [22 x 14.5 cm]; 188 pp, color frontis, illustrations from photos, glossary, map, map endpapers. . A description of Portuguese Timor (now East Timor), based on two visits, and of the people and their customs, culture, religion, etc, a picture that is valuable now because of the destruction that has more recently taken place. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

Travel Book Club, UK, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. Hardcover. 188 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Travel Book Club, UK, 1963. First Edition. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in good condition and comes in good dust jacket. More specifically: Corners of boards are lightly bumped. Dust jacket has slight foxing. Edges of dust jacket have superficial wear and minor chips and/or tears. Dust jacket is unclipped. Edges of pages are significantly foxed. Pages are reasonably tanned. Foxing on end pages. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Travel & Places; Inventory No: 17020132..

London: The Travel Book Club, 1963. owners name front endpaper, otherwise book clean and tight. DJ: edge wear. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Photographic. 500 g.; 190 pp., illustrated with colour frontispiece, and 24 pages of black and white photographs, end page maps, glossary and one other map showing the eastern half of the island. Colour illustrated dustwrapper. Very slight spotting of the top on front edges of the text block, otherwise the book itself is in very good order. The dustjacket is slightly rubbed at the 8 corner tips, and has a 0.5 inch tear at the bottom edge of the rear panel. The book is divided into 2 sections, the 1st devoted to general impressions of the country and people, and the 2nd part describes in detail all aspects of the Timorean way of life with special attention to music, song and dance, arts and crafts, religion, laws and customs. ". Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1.… Read More

[London], Hodder and Stoughton, [1963], First Edition. . original cloth, dj (price clipped, very slight wear at spine end), fine. . 8vo [22 x 14.5 cm]; 188 pp, color frontis, illustrations from photos, glossary, map, map endpapers. . A description of Portuguese Timor, based on two visits, and of the people and their customs, culture, religion, etc. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

Hodder & Stoughton 1963 Book Club Edtion. 0. first book club edition. Clean copy with slightly shelf worn d/w. Unclipped. .

Hodder & Stoughton, 1963. Hardcover. Good/Good. h/b 188 pages, condition is good, this is an ex library book with the usual stamps. Margaret King's first visit to Portuguese Timor was intended to be only a short stop on the way to Melville Island, but she liked the place so much and found it so interesting that she not only decided to spend her whole vacation carrying out research there, but returned on a second visit. The first section of the book is devoted to general impressions of the country and people. In the second part Miss King describes in detail all aspects of the Timorean way of life with special attention to music, song and dance, arts and crafts, religion, laws and customs. A fascinating and little known part of the world is beautifully documented by the author's own lavish illustrations.

Hodder and Stoughton, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Binding firm, interior clean and unmarked. DJ in protective cover. Travel account of Portuguese Timor. *** 188pp. *** 1st ed. 24pp b/w photos, 1 color photo.

London, UK: Travel Book Club by arrangement with Hodder and Stoughton, 1963. Book Club Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Firmly bound and clean with no writing inside. Jacket has some marks on the back and a light wear along the top edge and at the base of the spine. Describes a visit to Portuguese Timor.

London, England: Hodder and Stoughton l, 1963. Good/Very Good. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. First Edition. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. pp.188. wrapped in mylar. b/w photos throughout. On the authors first visit awed by her surroundings she describes her general impressions of the country and the people; on her second visit she describes in detail all aspects of the Timorean way of life with special attention to music, song and dance, arts and crafts, religion, laws and customs. spine cracked pg 94-95 with b/w illustrations between.

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Dust Jacket Included. London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1963. Octavo; cloth; a fine copy with the very slightly rubbed dustwrapper. From the collection of Professor T.G.H. Strehlow, with his inscription (University of Adelaide, 23 November 1968) and ownership signature.

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1963 (first edition). Octavo, 188 pages plus 27 plates (1 in colour). Half leather and cloth; rear board a trifle rubbed; a tiny nick in the leather on the rear cover (a production flaw); an excellent copy. Deluxe binding signed by the author on the title-page.