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The Admiral's Baby
by Laurens Van Der Post
ISBN: 0688151043
ISBN-13: 9780688151041
Format: Hardcover
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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.
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"This a handsome book which tells a good story." -- Alan Campbell
-- Spectator
"...'The Admiral's Baby' [is] a sometimes exciting, often sad, and always moving narrative..." -- T. H. Watkins
-- Washington Post Book World
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Harpercollins
Published date: 1997
Size: 6.5 x 10 inches
Weight: 1.4 pounds
Pages: 340
Publisher's Notes
Presents the personal story of a World War II POW who stayed behind in Japan in August 1945 to help preserve peace and ended up overseeing the same Japanese who had held him in captivity and ordered his execution.
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The Admiral's Baby
Post, Laurens Van Der
New York, NY William Morrow & Company, 1997. Hardback with DJ. First Ed USA, First Printing indicated. First Ed USA, First Printing indicated. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minor indications of use. Book shows upper front corner ever-so-slightly bumped; very light shelfwear along the bottom edge; binding square and secure; text clean. DJ shows a little rubbing; price unclipped; mylar-protected. Overall, very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, BUT FORMER OWNER'S RUBBER-STAMPED INSIGNIA AT FRONT FREE ENDPAPER. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 340pp. Not Inscribed or Signed by Author. ( more information) Offered by Westside Stories (United States)
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The Admiral's Baby
Van Der Post, Laurens
Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: William Morrow & Co, 1997. Light rubbing to dust jacket.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by Brigantine Books (United States)
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The Admiral's Baby
Van Der Post, Laurens
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. ( more information) Offered by Charles E. Peck (United States)
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The Admiral's Baby
van der Post, Laurens
New York: William Morrow & Co, 1997 First Edition (U.S.). Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by Arizona Book Gallery (United States)
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The Admiral's Baby
Van der Post, Laurens
Morrow, 1996. 1st US edition.. Hardcover. VG+. Shelfwear. Square boards and block. Tight binding./VG+.. Following his release from internment in Indonesia at the end of WWII, van der Post found himself, as senior British officer on site, mediating a potential conflict between his former Japanese captors, former Dutch colonists and insurgent Indonesian nationalists. Heavy book may require more postage. Hardcover ( more information) Offered by Old Goat Books (Canada)
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The Admiral's Baby
Van Der Post, Laurens
New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc, 1997. First American edition. Hard cover. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 8vo. Cloth-backed boards. Pp. xii, 340. Frontispiece photograph. Index. ( more information) Offered by The Typographeum Bookshop (United States)
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The Admiral's Baby
Van Der Post, Laurens
John Murray, Lndn / 1996-1st ed. B/W frontis. Hardbound. VG+/VG+.. Very Good/Very Good. ( more information) Offered by Artists + Authors (United States)
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The Admiral's Baby
Van der Post Laurens
New York: William Morrow & Co, 1996. Very near fine book, spine ends slightly creased in a very near fine dust jacket slight vertical crease to the bottom edge of the back flap next to the spine. Brand new unread copy. First edition, first printing. Price on the dust jacket $27.50.. First Edition. Hardcover. ( more information) Offered by Simone Valmont First Editions (United Kingdom)
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THE ADMIRAL'S BABY
Van Der POST, LAURENS
New York: William Morrow & Co., Inc., 1997. pp: xii, 340. Frontispiece plus one map. Index. Priced to front pastedown in crayon, else fine. Following his release in wretched condition from a Japanese POW camp in Java, the author, as senior British officer in Indonesia, is requested by the Japanese to help with the transfer of ex-prisoners and internees and at the same time to protect the Dutch from Indonesian nationalists who are opposed to the return to Dutch rule.. ISBN: 0688151043. First U. S. Edition.. Paper Covered Boards. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo. History, Military, WW II, Indonesia.. ( more information) Offered by John Lord's Books (Canada)
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THE ADMIRAL'S BABY
Van Der Post, Laurens
New York: William Morrow And Company, Inc., 1996 As adviser to the Allied Forces, Laurens Van Der Post played a little-known but key role in maintaing peace in Indonesia at the end of the Second World War. Excellent condition with DJ. Maps. 340 pp.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. ( more information) Offered by The Grenadier (Canada)
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The Admiral's Baby
Van der Post, Laurens
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Morrow / Avon, 1997 340 pages previous owners signature inside. First Edition. Buckram. Very Good/Very Good. ( more information) Offered by Hylands Bookshop (Australia)
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