{"product_id":"king-rat-by-james-clavell-1963-first-edition-hardback-with-dust-jacket","title":"King Rat by James Clavell: 1963 First Edition Hardback with Dust Jacket","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ZLzG0d ncoeY E8xBUb\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\" data-animation-nesting=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-wiz-attrbind=\"aria-level=daJgT_64\/fLk2Md\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAQgOEAA\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOverview of the Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[[2,[null,null,1,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,[351768,null,0]],[],null,1]]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ZLzG0d ncoeY E8xBUb\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\" data-animation-nesting=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-wiz-attrbind=\"aria-level=daJgT_64\/fLk2Md\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAQgOEAA\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ZLzG0d ncoeY E8xBUb\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\" data-animation-nesting=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-wiz-attrbind=\"aria-level=daJgT_64\/fLk2Md\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAQgOEAA\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter Singapore fell to the Japanese in 1942, Allied prisoners of war—mainly British with some Americans—were held in Changi prison. Corporal King, an enterprising American, has carved a niche, trading contraband and arranging camp entertainment. He befriends an upper‑class British officer, who is drawn to King’s lively, hopeful outlook on life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-bfc=\"\" class=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjuhay15fiXAxWYV0EAHb5lN0MQi4wTeggIAggBCA8QBQ\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAQgPEAU\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVG Condition, cloth boards, fairly tight binding, full and worn dustjacket (see pics) clipped, inscription IFC. No Damage to text block which is clear, clean and bright\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Michael Joseph","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68043765186859,"sku":null,"price":160.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1022\/1289\/5019\/files\/image00216.jpg?v=1794242458","url":"https:\/\/militaryhistorybooks.com\/products\/king-rat-by-james-clavell-1963-first-edition-hardback-with-dust-jacket","provider":"Military History Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}