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Published by Oxford University Press (China) Ltd 29/08/1991, 1991
ISBN 10: 0195854284ISBN 13: 9780195854282
Seller: AwesomeBooks, Wallingford, United Kingdom
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Condition: Very Good. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .
Published by Oxford University Press (China) Ltd 29/08/1991, 1991
ISBN 10: 0195854284ISBN 13: 9780195854282
Seller: Bahamut Media, Reading, United Kingdom
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Condition: Very Good. Shipped within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. Spine still tight, in very good condition. Remember if you are not happy, you are covered by our 100% money back guarantee.
Published by Oxford University Press, 1991
ISBN 10: 0192122991ISBN 13: 9780192122995
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Hardcover. Condition: As New. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Light wear, fading to spine. Clean, unmarked pages.
Published by Oxford University, New York, 1991
ISBN 10: 0195854284ISBN 13: 9780195854282
Seller: Abstract Books, Indianapolis, IN, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Reprint Edition. 169 pages, b/w illustrations; small 4to, black boards. Fine; dust jacket very good, light edgewear, spine faded.
Published by Oxford University Press, Oxford, etc., 1991
ISBN 10: 0192122991ISBN 13: 9780192122995
Seller: Edinburgh Books, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Original Black Hardback. Condition: Very Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition Thus. 1991. x, 170p. 80 pages of B&W photo plates, B&W images throughout "In 1944, in one of its more inspired moments, the British Ministry of Information dispatched Cecil Beaton-- self-dramatizing exquisite, darling of London society, chosen photographer to royalty, and later the world-famous designer of My Fair Lady and Gigi--to the Far East to take pictures of the British Empire and its allies at war. The result was not only a superb collection of photographs but a breathtakingly vivid written portrait of India, Burma, and China at a historic turning-point in their histories. These volumes integrate both elements fully for the first time, offering the complete text of Beaton's narrative and a truly comprehensive selection of over 200 photographs. Beaton was a great observer and, perhaps unexpectedly, a great describer. In remarkably few words, he can make you see, hear, smell, almost touch the dusty Burmese countryside, the shimmering, casual magnificence of a Bombay virtually untouched by war, or the rain-sodden, flea-bitten front lines in a China nearly destroyed by it. He was an acute observer of people, too, and these books offer revealing glimpses of representative wartime figures from Madame Sun Yat-sen and General Claire Chennault to anonymous British soldiers and Chinese peasants. There is mayhem, including an electrifying description of what it's like to live through a plane crash, and mordant social comedy that rivals (and explains much of) The Jewel in the Crown. Perhaps best of all are Beaton's accounts of the two great invariants of modern war--waiting for transport and enduring it--in all their exquisite variety. . A magnificent record of some of Beaton's most austere and disciplined photography and a welcome reminder of his almost forgotten literary gifts, these books offer a uniquely real picture of one of the most heroic episodes of recent history." Unclipped jacket with fading to the spine. Book is in very good condition with shelf wear. The spine ends are lightly bumped. The contents are tight and clean. Book stamp and name of previous owner to ffep. Slight stain to half title page.