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THE AIRMEN AND THE HEADHUNTERS: A True Story of Lost Soldiers, Heroic Tribesmen and the Unlikeliest Rescue of World War II.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
New York: Harcourt, Inc., (2007). First edition - The story of American airmen, whose B-24 was shot down in 1944 during a mission over Japanese-controlled Borneo, into the territory of headhunters, who befriended and protected the airmen, as they used their hunting skills against the occupying Japanese, until the eventual rescue of the Americans. Glossary, sources. 271 pp.
Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 66257More details Price: $18.00 -
THE PLEASURE'S ALL MINE.
Edition: First edition.
By the author, 1945. Hardcover first edition - Poems written by a Navy man during World War II, dedicated to his shipmates and buddies, and including many written at the request of fellow sailors to give to their family and friends or to help them overcome their loneliness. Pictorial cover of Pacific island by Raynord Woita. 56 pp.
Condition: Good overall - some loss to the spine cover, toning to the pages..
Book ID: 90573More details Price: $15.00 -
THE BIRTH AND DEATH OF THE MIRACLE MAN: A Collection of Short Stories.
Edition: First UK printing.
London: Viking, (1986) dj. Hardcover first edition - A collection of 12 stories by this award winning Samoan writer, which offer a portrait of the fascinating and complex world of Samoa - and also, they reflect the experiences of people everywhere. 176 pp. ISBN: 0-670806765.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (remainder line)
Book ID: 84474More details Price: $20.00
