'OUTPOST', pseud.: Singapore Nightmare. A Story of the Evacuation and an Escape to Australia. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUST-WRAPPER , John Crowther, [1942]Sm. 8vo., First Edition, with 16 plates on 8 and 3 full-page maps in the text; original white boards, red cloth back lettered in black, a near fine copy in unclipped d/w, the latter with one tiny closed tear and some very light age-soiling on (predominantly yellow) rear panel. An epic story of the evacuation of Singapore and the experiences of an Englishman escaping from the Japanese. He was bombed, machine-gunned, marooned, shipwrecked and finally helped by friendly natives and Dutch officials to reach Australia safely. 'The photographs have been kindly loaned by the Malaysia Information Bureau'. Chapter VI gives an official list of AIF honours and awards (including one VC), together with their citations. In this condition, a rare survival. Enser, p.405. (Book ref. 18884 ) £ 32.00 The payment methods accepted by the seller, Island Books , are shown in the right-hand column. |
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