The lighthouse philosopher: The adventures of Bill Scott - Hardcover
This book tells the story of a man's rise from the London slums, the adventures of a very young man entrusted with the difficult and dangerous task of building lighthouses in England, Africa, and all the along the coast of China. He predicted the fall of China to Communism. This book is also a book of amusing anecdotes about characters who flitted through his life. The author spent over 300 hours interviewing Bill Scott.
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- PublisherHancock House
- Publication date1976
- ISBN 10 0919654681
- ISBN 13 9780919654686
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages262
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. VERY GOOD+ hardcover in VERY GOOD dust jacket, tight square spine, no marks in text; brief inscription on front free endpaper. Seller Inventory # 009431
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THE LIGHTHOUSE PHILOSOPHER - THE ADVENTURES OF BILL SCOTT
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 262 pages; Light wear, short tear, crease base of spine, light scuffing. Dust jacket in Mylar, a tight bright book. "This book tells the story of a man's rise from the London slums, the adventures of a very young man entrusted with the difficult and dangerous task of building lighthouses in England, Africa, and all the along the coast of China. He predicted the fall of China to Communism. This book is also a book of amusing anecdotes about characters who flitted through his life. The author spent over 300 hours interviewing Bill Scott.". Seller Inventory # 6729
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Other than shelf wear to book jacket, small tears at top and bottom left, book condition is very good. It is the "story of a man's rise from the London slums, the adventures of a very young man entrusted with the difficult and dangerous task of building lighthouses and other navigational aids in England, Africa, on the tiny island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean, and all the along the coast and rivers of China. He predicted the fall of China to Communism. This book is also a book of amusing anecdotes about characters who flitted through his life.". Seller Inventory # 000045
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Christmas greeting at the top of the flyleaf page and former owner's signature on the title page. Seller Inventory # 008511
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Printing of the First Edition. Fine but for insignificant bumps to spine tips, in jacket with a closed tear and slightest wear to extremities. Signed on title page by both Gould and Scott, and dated in year of publication. Signed by Both Authors. Seller Inventory # 13704
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