THE BURMA-SIAM RAILWAY The Secret Dairy of Dr Robert Hardie by Elspeth Hardie.

First Edition (1983).  

Hardcover with Dust Jacket. This is a rare and out of print book.  136 pages.

Book Condition - NEAR MINT++ Dustjacket has a little shelfwear. (see my condition description system BELOW)

The original of this Diary was buried in the cemetery at Chung kai for fear of discovery by the Japanese and dug up in 1945. Published for the first time 40 years after the completion of the railway, Dr Hardie's Diary tells the true story of the 16,000 Allied prisoners who died from sickness. exhaustion and malnutrition. In appalling conditions, using surgical instruments improvised out of scrap metal and with totally inadequate supplies of drugs and dressings. Hardie and his fellow Allied medical officers fought to stem the ravages of beriberi, cholera. malaria. tropical ulcers, dysentery and other diseases. It is a remarkable contemporary record written by a cultivated, objective and sensitive observer, whose delight in nature was a major sustaining influence during the darkest days of his captivity. The text is illustrated with Robert Hardie's own wartime sketches and watercolours. The novel and popular movie, 'The Bridge on the River Kwai' dramatised the building of the Burma-Siam Railway but many of the surviving POWs claimed the film is incorrect in its facts.

Weight: 850g.

Shipping worldwide. Australian shipping - $16.50; NZ and Asia shipping - $26; USA and Canada shipping - $40; Europe and UK shipping -$46. (Sorry that's what it costs!)

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Estimated tracked shipping costs by total weights for multiple purchases (Australian Dollars):

Australia: 
500 - 999 g- $16.50; 
1.0 - 1.49 kg- $23; 
1.5 - 2.99 kg- $23; 
3.0 - 4.99 kg- $26;
5.0 - 9.99 kg- $29.

NZ: 
500 - 999 g- $26; 
1.0 - 1.49 kg- $33; 
1.5 - 1.99 kg- $38; 
2.0 - 2.99 kg- $48; 
3.0 - 4.99 kg  $64;
5.0 - 9.99 kg- $105.

USA Air Mail (note SLOW cheaper sea mail may be available for large weights): 
500 - 999 g- $40; 
1.0 - 1.49 kg- $49; 
1.5 - 1.99 kg- $58; 
2.0 - 2.99 kg- $77; 
3.0 - 4.99 kg- $115
5.0 - 9.99 kg- $190;
10.0- 14.99 kg- $265.

EUROPE Air Mail (note SLOW cheaper sea mail may be available for larger weights): 
500 - 999 g- $46; 
1.0 - 1.49 kg- $57; 
1.5 - 1.99 kg- $69; 
2.0 - 2.99 kg- $85; 
3.0 - 4.99 kg- $135;
5.0 - 9.99 kg- $220;
10.0 - 14.99 kg- $298.

REST OF THE WORLD - higher than Europe rate. Please ask for a quote before buying!

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  • MY BOOK CONDITION SYSTEM
  • MINT: Looks like it comes straight out of the bookseller's shelf. May have a price sticker.
  • NEAR MINT: Appears basically unread inside. Minor scuffing of cover, and corner fold or two. Name written inside or on cover? Nothing missing.
  • EXCELLENT: Has the appearance of a well cared for book with evidence of reading. Cover a bit scuffed. Spine a bit frayed, A couple of small tears perhaps. A corner fold or two.
  • VERY GOOD: A well read book. Pages yellowing, or folds and/or minor tears. Spine damage or loose at staples .Perhaps dustcover missing or soiled.
  • GOOD: Very well read book. Stains, perhaps missing parts of cover, or some insect damage. spine 'binding "broken" or cover detached. Tears or other damage. Missing elements.
  • POOR: "Into the bin"