Hidden Years: Hong Kong 1941-1945. by Luff, John - 1967

South China Morning Post, 1967. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1967. No Edition Remarks. 234 pages. Black and brown dust jacket over green cloth. Moderate tanning to pages with visible tape residue and dog-eared pages throughout. Tears to front endpaper and visible foxing and tanning to text block edges. Rear hinge is cracked with exposed netting with rear pages coming away from binding. Book is shaky. Boards have minor rubbing and light bumping to corners. Fair crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket with visible edge wear and creasing. Splitting to joints and visible tearing to corners, edges and spine ends.

South China Morning Post, 1967. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1967. No Edition Remarks. 234 pages. Grey dust jacket over green cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout with photographic frontispiece. Binding remains firm. Pages and illustrations have light tanning and foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscriptions to front pastedown and rear free endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has heavy edgewear with areas of loss, heavy tears, chips, and creasing. Light tanning to spine and edges. Water staining to front panel. Wear marks overall.

Hong Kong: South China Morning Post, 1967. A detailed, blow-by-blow account of the WWII battle for Hong Kong, its eventual fall to Japanese forces on Christmas Day, 1941, and the subsequent, mostly brutal, treatment of locals and British forces during the Japanese occupation. The book concludes with a description of the liberation of the territory and the restoration of law and order in 1945. A very good copy in lightly worn DJ, now protected in Mylar. Faint former owner's name on FFEP; interior bright and clean. [xii, unnumbered], 234, ix pp., 2 b&w photos, 5 maps.. First Edition. Hardbound. Very Good/Very Good. 26 x 18 cm..

Hong Kong 1941-1945. (Hong Kong: South China Morning Post: 1967) Cloth (that is, hard covers) pp. x, 234, ix (Appendices) (255 x 180 mm). Frontispiece. Maps. Top edge foxed; preliminary leaves foxed, affecting most the frontispiece and the page facing it; a very good copy.

Hong Kong: S. China Morning Post, 1967. 1st edition. Very Good. lge. octavo. chipped dust jacket 234pp., maps, appends., Author was given the task of finding out what happened in December 1941. Inc. much new information on the Japanese Occupation of Hong Kong. Lacks ffep o/w VG

South China Morning Post, Hong Kong, 1967. Edition Unstated. Hardcover. Good/Fair. John Lu DJ. has some rips, tears and chipping. Also some shelf wear. There is also a corner torn from second free end paper probably to remove old owners name. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Book is covered in archival quality plastic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: History; Inventory No: 004771. .

Hong Kong: S. China Morning Post, 1967. 1st edition. Nice Copy. lge. octavo. chipped dust jacket 234 + ixpp., maps, appends., Author was given the task of finding out what happened in December 1941. Inc. much new information on the Japanese Occupation of Hong Kong. Nice copy in green decorated cloth in a very good unclipped dust jacket

Hong Kong: South China Morning Post, 1967. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1967. 1st Edition. 4to, viiii + pp234 plus frontis photo and appendices. Hardcover with unclipped dust jacket in glassine wrapper. DJ in very good condition with some rubbing to the edges and small tear to top of the spine. Green cloth binding in very good condition with indentation running down middle of spine. Inside near fine. A very nice copy.

Hong Kong, 1967. 1st Edition. 234pp. Very good brown cloth covers in a very good but repaired pictorial dust wrapper. The white jacket has some yellowing and spotting. Contents fine. Frontis of Major-General Maltby and 5 no maps. The battel for Hong Kong and subsequent occupation by the Japanese in WWII.

South China Morning Post, Hong Kong, 1967. Edition Unstated. Hardcover. Good/Fair. John Luff, the author of The Hidden Years, came to Hong Kong as a Staff Officer of the British Army, during this time, he was asked to find out & record what had taken place in Hong Kong during December 1941. This was not an easy task, for there were few willing to discuss the situation with the objectivity required. However, evidence given & collaborated before the War Crimes Courts held in Hong Kong, identified certain features & aspects of the campaign..." DJ. has some rips, tears and chipping. Also some shelf wear. There is also a corner torn from second free end paper probably to remove old owners name. All pictures shown are of the actual product offered for sale Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 234 pages. Dust jacket has wear, some chips & tears, a few holes, some marking as well as bumping and shelf-wear.. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Covers have some shelf-wear,… Read More