YEAR OF THE TIGER.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus.[Originally published by ABELARD-SCHUMAN,LONDON,1963 under pseudonym/authorship of Martin Fallon.The book went out-of-print shortly after it's first publication and was never reprinted and never appeared in paperback form. His second novel published in the U.S. under the Martin Fallon pseudonym. Another pseudonym he used was Hugh Marlow(e).In 1994, the author and his publisher agreed that Higgins would create an entirely new framework to the original book,add some scenes and make some changes throughout.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour pictorial illustrated dw/dj artwork by Larry Rostant; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges lightly aged - as usual/ normal - but clean; contents bright,tight and near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - possibly an unread copy? Publisher's bright,crisp, unblemished,sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/ backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus,3-276pp [paginated] includes 19 chapters,4 separator pages/headings; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,double-page b/w map frntis,and 2pp blanks at rear. When Paul Chavasse looks out of the drawing-room window of his St Martin's Square house on a cold,grey November evening,he is unaware that the strange muffled figure standing opposite knows a great deal about his remarkable past.For Chavasse,now Chief of the Bureau,a little-known section of British Intelligence,had been a leading player not only in the famous escape of the Dalai Lama in 1959 but also in the rescue from Chinese hands two years later of a scientist whose discoveries were vital to the West.We step back to 1961,to the hair-raising plane flight through the Himalayas,the rendezvous with Tibetan freedom fighters and Chavasse's capture by the Chinese occupying forces.Beguiled by the scientist's beautiful and enigmatic assistant and tormented by the ruthless and debonair Chinese commander,Colonel Li,who is determined to convert Chavasse to his idealogy,Chavasse at last seizes the opportunity to escape.But he is also aware that he may be taking with him the means of his betrayal. Set in the untamed mountains of Tibet and its glorious monasteries and villages,this is a riveting story of physical and psychological endurance,with a startling twist in the tale. Please contact seller @ rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence, then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **