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A THOUSAND WINGS.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Dutton, (1998) dj. Hardcover first edition - The first novel by this Laotian born author, one which follows follows a gay cook from his native, war-torn Laos to internment in Thailand to San Francisco. 243 pp. ISBN: 0-525942807.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.
Book ID: 77901More details Price: $17.50 -
IN THE SHADOW OF THE DRAGON: A Journey through South East Asia.
Edition: First UK printing.
London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, (1957). Hardcover first edition - An account of the author's travels in Indo-China [Vietnam], Cambodia, Laos, Siam, Burma, Malaya and Indonesia in the period right after the collapsing of the colonial powers and of newly independent states. The "dragon" casting its shadow is Communist China. Illustrated with maps and photographs. Translated from the German by Mervyn Savill. Publisher's black tape on copyright page. 288 pp.
Condition: Very good in a poor dust jacket with large chips to the front cover and the ends of the dj spine.
Book ID: 82388More details Price: $18.50 -
THE LITTLE KINGDOM.
Edition: First printing.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.)
Book ID: 66878More details Price: $30.00 -
CHINA IN THE MORNING: Impressions of a journey through China and Indo-China.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: Roy Publishers, (c. 1960) dj. Hardcover first edition - As an independent journalist, Wollaston traveled through Communist China, observing both the rapid progress the country was making and the drastic oppression and lack of freedom, and then he traveled through North and South Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, down the Mekong, and ending his journey at Angkor Wat. An interesting picture of the contrast between China and Southeast Asia in the years immediately preceding the Vietnam War. Illustrated throughout with photographs. Maps. 208 pp.
Condition: Ex-library with the usual markings, slight spine slant, in a very good unmarked dust jacket.
Book ID: 68246More details Price: $15.00