Orange cloth covers with yellow blocked titles, 230 x 155 mm approx.vi +112 pp. Colour frontis painting by the author and numerous unspecified line drawings + 32 plates containing 48 monochrome photos by this celebrated photographer and war artist. First Edition 1945. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Good no d/j (Book- cloth colour rubbed with some damp staining, previous owner name and date to front free end paper, a few pencil notations to margins from a reading, binding sound with no other notable defects). A good reading copy.
111pp, bw photos, drawings, col frontis. Or orange cloth with yellow title in jacket. Endpapers foxed, some light even toning throughout, slight fading at head and foot of spine. Jacket rubbed at folds and edges, 2 tears of approx 1", some tape reinforcement on verso. The author was sent to the Far East by the ministry of information to take photographs, and wherever he went he also made notes, of the places he visited, the sights he saw and the people he met. The result is this brilliant and authentic glimpse of India and China at war. Size: 8vo
Sm 8vo. Orange cloth, with gilt spine and front cover lettering. Frontis (Beaton water color). 111 pages. Wear at spine hinges, and spine orange and yellow are dulled. Illustrated. Name on Front Free End Paper. No marks to text. Lacing the dust-jacket.
1st edition. 8vo. vi + [111pp.] B/w. illustrations from photographs and drawings. Original orange cloth lettered in yellow, spine lightly faded, rubbed to tail corners and tail of spine. US$21
111pp, bw photos, drawings, col frontis. Or orange cloth with yellow title in jacket. Endpapers foxed, some light even toning throughout, slight fading at head and foot of spine. Jacket rubbed at folds and edges, 2 tears of approx 1", some tape reinforcement on verso. The author was sent to the Far East by the ministry of information to take photographs, and wherever he went he also made notes, of the places he visited, the sights he saw and the people he met. The result is this brilliant and authentic glimpse of India and China at war.
111pp. Colour illustated frontispiece. Original orange cloth lettered in yellow. 44 black and white photographs on plate paper, 14 illustrations in the text. A nice copy lacking d.j., with no inscriptions or marks. PLEASE EMAIL FOR PHOTOS. Size: large 8vo
Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. Apparent first edition. No jacket with some fading to boards. Otherwise with clean contents and a firm binding.
111pp, bw photos, drawings, col frontis. Or orange cloth with yellow title in jacket. Endpapers foxed, some light even toning throughout, slight fading at head and foot of spine. Jacket rubbed at folds and edges, 2 tears of approx 1", some tape reinforcement on verso. The author was sent to the Far East by the ministry of information to take photographs, and wherever he went he also made notes, of the places he visited, the sights he saw and the people he met. The result is this brilliant and authentic glimpse of India and China at war.
pp. 111, (i). 15 plates, a few text illustrations. Dust wrapper with 3 small tears with loss at the top edge of the front panel, small tear at the fore-edge of the Contents page, no loss, else a very good copy.
1st Edition. 8vo, Very Good, bottom edge of some of the pages bit crinkled but no adhesion in a Fair D.J. which is fairly complee but also crinkly (HPHt5)
Near East 1943 & Far East 1945 [2 Separate Hardback books]
Cecil Beaton
Near East 1943 & Far East 1945 [2 Separate Hardback books]
Cecil Beaton
Publisher: Batsford, London
Format: Hardcover
150 clean bright unmarked pages; 111 pp similar, each book illustrated by Beaton's b&w photos and commentary. Excellent first edition copies with just the slightest touch of shelf wear at the ends of the spines. The books record the situation country by country soon after hostilities in the area ceased, both text and illus. by Beaton but neither book an official report. Condition of both booksexcellent., but cases slightly faded at edges. Size: 8vo
FIRST EDITION 8vo. bright orange cloth hardback with yellow titles to spine and upper board, in unclipped dust jacket. 111pp., with colour frontispiece, 32 b/w plates of photographs and 15 line drawings within the text, all by Beaton. A clean copy with no previous owners' markings or inscriptions. Occasional light foxing, mainly to prelims and foredge. Slight fading to top and base of cloth spine. Dust jacket has 3cm loss to top of spine and a number of closed tears and chips to edges. Overall a VERY GOOD COPY in Good dust jacket. (Shelf 130) Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.
First edition. Octavo. pp vi, 111. The author's account of his trip for the Ministry of Information to India and China, illustrated with his drawings and photographs. Many more of the photographs were published in the books Indian Album and Chinese Album.Edges and endpapers a bit spotted. Slight fading to head and tail of spine. Very good in very good, slightly rubbed and nicked dustwrapper chipped along top edges.
111 pages with another 32 pages of photograph plates and illustrations, line drawings by CB in the text, colour frontispiece from a watercolour by the author also. wrapper has a little foxing at spine and at top edge of the rear of the wrapper, the orange cloth boards are near fine as are the contents, there are no inscriptions and the price of 15/- is intact on front flap. The paper used is quality hand made wood-pulp fibre mixture and is fine. Slim octavo. 1945. *Sent by HM Government with the Ministry of Information, but this isn't an official account, nor does it mention the agitator and dissident Ghandi. It is a photographers own impressions.
First Impression. Book is Near Fine in reddish-orange cloth, in a Very Good example of the exotic pink and grey dustwrapper, not price-clipped. Crown of spine very slightly rubbed. Unsigned bookplate stamp to front free endpaper. Spine-ends of jacket worn, less to flap-points. 111pp. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Q15116
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