The Admiral's Baby

by Van Der Post, Laurens

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Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: William Morrow & Company, 1997. Jacket in a crystal-clear polyester protector sleeve. Pages are tight, bright, clean. Binding very firm and straight, sewn signatures. Boards, spine, edges and corners very good. ONLY LIBRARY MARKS TITLE PAGE & BACK FREE END SHEET. If needed for reference, research, analysis or just enjoyment this is the one. No apparent wear.. First U. S. Edition. Hard Cover. Near Very Good/Very Good Price Intact. 9 1/2 X 6 1/2. Ex-Library.

Book summary

An autobiographical account of van der Post's release from a Japanese prison camp on the Java at the close of the Second World War. In a bizarre twist of fate, his former captors, hoping to preserve the peace in a land on the brink of turmoil, ask him to stay on until the allied troops arrive.