The Land Of the Great Image

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1943. Hardcover. x, 265p., v [index], illustrated with line-maps and period prints, hardbound later printing of the American first edition in papered boards and a decorated cloth backstrip. Slight external signs of handling, a nice copy: quite sound, clean and unmarked.

London: Faber & Faber. Very Good in Fair dust jacket. 1942. First Edition. Hardcover. Jacket shows general wear with a two square inch piece miss on back panel. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 259 pages .

London: Readers Union, 1946. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London: Faber & Faber, 1943. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Brown cloth with stamped gilt to spine. With 16 black & white plates & 5 plans [one folding]. Boards curled with bump to fore edge of each; age darkening to pages & page edges. An age darkened dustjacket showing some… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Readers Union, 1946. Being Experiences of Friar Manrique in Arakan. Pp. 260(last blank), 4 plates, full page maps and plans, index; post 8vo; tan cloth, spine lettered and decorated in gilt, with publisher's device at foot in pale blue, fore-corners of boards slightly bruised; dust wrapper, edges rubbed and split, the backstrip slightly browned; bookplate of Benjamin Tindale… Ler mais sobre este item

Faber and Faber, 1953. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1953. Reissued. 317 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Full title: The Land of the Great Image: Being Experiences of Friar Manrique in Arakan. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good… Ler mais sobre este item

Faber and Faber. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First Edition, 3rd Printing (1945). Not price-clipped (16s price intact). Published by Faber & Faber, 1943. Octavo. Orange cloth boards stamped in gold with blue topstain. Book is very good; clean with no writing or names. Spine straight, binding tight and pages crisp. Spotting to page ends and toning… Ler mais sobre este item

Readers Union, 1946-01-01. Hardcover. Acceptable/No dust jacket. No dust jacket. Name on first page. Same day dispatch (Mon- Fri) from the UK if ordered by 1pm.

Alfred A. Knopf., New York, 1943. Hardcover. Good/Good. Binding firm, interior clean and unmarked in Good dj. The authentic story of the 17th century Augustinian Friar, Manrique, and of his journey to the independent kingdom of Arakan on the Bay of Bengal, later to become a part of Burma. *** 264+v pp. *** Index. *** First Edition, Second… Ler mais sobre este item

Other: Other. Very Good. Hardcover. Being Experiences of Friar Manrique in Arakan. NY 1943. 266 pages, clothbound, good condition, no jacket. .

New York: Knopf, 1943 Cloth. Very good in lightly chipped d.j.

NY:: Knopf,. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1943. Hardcover. B000NWR1MU . Second printing. Very good in a very good (moderate edge wear and age toning) dust jacket. .

Faber and Faber Limited, 1942-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. [Being Experiences of Friar Manrique in Arakan.] From the library of Benjamin B. King. Hardcover and dust jacket. Tears to jacket with heavy loss. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Small burn mark to front board. Contemporary signature of King on front end page, else unmarked. <br> "Benjamin B. King… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Readers Union/Faber & Faber, 1946. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Being Experiences of Friar Manrique in Arakan". First edition and printing. In good plus russet coloured cloth boards, faded gilt titles to back strip. The boards are clean, quite firm, not quite straight; slightly edge-worn; corners and spine ends bumped and a little frayed.… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1943. 264pp. Gray boards, red decorative cover. 13 illustrations, including maps. Except for some toning, corner wear, a near fine, unmarked copy. Unclipped pictorial jacket chipped on the upper edge of the spine. "A hybrid of history and biography, Maurice Collis’s The Land of the Great Image concerns a little-known Portuguese friar abroad in early… Ler mais sobre este item

New Directions Publishing Corporation, 1985. Paperback. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

London: Faber & Faber, 1943. 1st edition. Very Good. octavo. orig. cloth 259pp., b/w pls., maps, plans, fldg. map, index, Experiences of a Portuguese Friar Manrique in Arakan (Burma) 1628-43. Much of Military interest

Knopf. Very Good. 1943. Hardcover. Very good first American edition. Dj lightly edge worn and soiled. biog Manrique; 8.6 X 5.9 X 1.0 inches .

New Directions, 11/17/1985 12:00:01. paperback. Good. 0.8100 in x 8.5000 in x 5.5000 in. Spine creased, but binding still sound.

New Directions. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.