Mark Chandos Auberon Henniker — Red Shadow over Malaya
Edinburgh and London, William Blackwood & Sons Ltd. 1955 . First edition. Cloth. The uncommon first edition of this account of the operations in Malaya in the 1950s, with illustrations. First edition of Red Shadow Over Malaya by Mark Chandos Auberon Henniker in the original publisher's cloth binding. An uncommon work, with only eleven copies of the first edition held in libraries. With a foreword by Field-Marshal Sir John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton and senior British Army officer. Illustrated with eight monochrome plates and five maps. Collated, complete. Lacking the dust wrapper. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. There is some bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. The spine is slightly faded and there are some light marks to the boards. The hinges are slightly strained but firm. There is some light spotting to the fore edge. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are very bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .