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Published by Henry Holt & Co, 1994
ISBN 10: 080501960XISBN 13: 9780805019605
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First American Edition . No Stock Photos! We photograph every item. light edge wear to boards and jacket, some scuffing to jacket faces; Norman Lewis was eighty-three years old when in 1991 he embarked on a series of three arduous journeys into the most contentious corners of Indonesia: into the extreme western edge of Sumatra, into East Timor and Irian Jaya. He never drops his guard, reporting only on what he can observe, and using his well-honed tools of irony, humour and restraint to assess the power of the ruling Javanese generals who for better or worse took over the 300-year old dominion of the exploitative Dutch colonial regime. An Empire of the East is the magnificent swan-song of Britain's greatest travel writer: unearthing the decimation of the tropical rain forests in Sumatra, the all but forgotten Balinese massacre of the communists in 1965, the shell-shocked destruction of East Timor, the stone-age hunter-gathering culture of the Yali tribe (in western Papua New Guinea) and perhaps most chilling of all, his visit to the Freeport Copper mine in the sky - which is like a foretaste of the film Avatar - but this time the bad guys, complete with a well-oiled publicity department, triumph. He left us with a brilliant book, that reveals his passion for justice and his delight in every form of human society and still challenges our complacency and indifference.
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Published by Eland Publishing, 2014
ISBN 10: 1780601026ISBN 13: 9781780601021
Seller: HPB-Ruby, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
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paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!.
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Published by Picador, 1995
ISBN 10: 0330334077ISBN 13: 9780330334075
Seller: HPB Inc., Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
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Published by Random House UK, 1993
ISBN 10: 0224032305ISBN 13: 9780224032308
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
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Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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Seller: Crawford Doyle Booksellers, Member ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. New York: Henry Holt, 1993. First Edition. A fine copy in quarter-backed yellow cloth and yellow boards in a fine, pictorial dustwrapper. Lewis, considered one of the finest British travel writers, makes an astonishing trip across Indonesia which grips your imagination. A map of the archipelago is on the endpapers. "Norman Lewis is one of the best writers, not of any particular decade, but of our century," according to Graham Greene.
Published by CAPE
Seller: Book Cupboard, PLYMOUTH, DEVON, United Kingdom
1993 1ST FINE PB PICT CARD COVERS.
First UK paperback edition. Octavo-size paperback. Page edges just slightly toned, o/w fine. Postage within Australia for this small/light book is set at $3, so please disregard any site default rate, which will be adjusted downwards when the order is processed by the bookseller.
Published by Vintage 1995, 1995
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand
Association Member: IOBA
Paperback (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.
First edition. Cloth backed boards, 244pp. Fine in d/w. The author visits the remnants of the rain forest of North Sumatra; East Timor and West New Guinea.
Published by Jonathan Cape, London, 1993
Seller: SAVERY BOOKS, Brighton, East Sussex, United Kingdom
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. UNCORRECTED BOOK PROOF. Paperback. Clean & tight. No inscriptions. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref M225.
Published by Jonathan Cape Ltd, London,, 1993
ISBN 10: 0224032305ISBN 13: 9780224032308
Book First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. Original publisher's black cloth, lettered gilt on spine. Signed by the author on the title page. ISBN: 0224032305 Pages: 256 Fine in fine dust jacket. Signedes.
Published by Jonathan Cape, London., 1993
Seller: Peter Ellis, Bookseller, ABA, ILAB, London, United Kingdom
First Edition Signed
First edition. pp x, 237. Endpaper maps. Signed by the author on the title-page. Fine in fine dustwrapper.