Parkin, Ray.

The Sword and the Blossom.

London: The Hogarth Press, 1968. First edition. 8.5" x 5.5". 266pp. Blue cloth with gilt spine lettering, in dust wrapper. Near fine condition; near fine jacket. Parkin was an Australian writer, amateur artist, and self-taught historian, noted for his a major work on James Cook's Endeavour voyage. This book is the third volume in the his account of captivity in a Japanese prisoner of war camp during WWII. Item #28726

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