Description:

Pencilling Prisoner by Philip Crosbie. A first-hand account of captivity in North Korea, beginning with the North Korean invasion of the South on 25 June 1950 and following the author's internment through to April 1953, including the Death March, the camps near Manpo and the Yalu River, and fellow prisoners such as Commissioner Lord of the Salvation Army, Bishop Patrick Byrne, Monsignor Quinlan, Bishop Cooper, Mother M. Beatrix, Nell Dyer and George Blake. Fourteen chapters arranged by date, with an introduction on Korea, a map of the Death March route and photographic plates including "The author at captivity's end". Dedicated "to friends within the camp who encouraged me to write these notes".

Details:

Author: Philip Crosbie

Illustrator: N/A

Publisher: The Hawthorn Press, Melbourne

Publication Year: 1954

Printed In: Australia (The Hawthorn Press Pty. Ltd., Melbourne)

ISBN: N/A

Condition:

Fair to good vintage condition. Red cloth boards with spine lettering; wear and marks to the cloth, rubbing to the spine and corners. No dust jacket. Browning to the endpapers. Previous owner's handwritten name on the title page. Angus & Robertson bookseller's label on the front pastedown. Please see photos for full condition.