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THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI
REFERENCE BOOKS

BK-B1. THE BRIDGE OVER THE RIVER KWAI, Pierre Boulle, Grosset and Dunlap, 1957, film tie-in cover

BK-B2a B2b  THE BRIDGE OVER THE RIVER KWAI, Pierre Boulle, Bantam Paperback A1677, November 1957, film tie-in cover

BK-B3. THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI, Pierre Boulle, Secker & Warburg, 1958, film tie-in cover

BK-B44. DIE BRUCKE AM KWAI, Pierre Boulle, Buchgemeinschaft, film tie-in cover, Austria

BK-B4. DIE BRUCKE AM KWAI, Pierre Boulle, Im Bertelsmann Lesering, film tie-in cover, Germany

BK-B5. DIE BRUCKE AM KWAI, Pierre Boulle, Im Bertelsmann Lesering, film tie-in cover (diff), Germany

BK-B6. DE BRUG OVER DE KWAI, Pierre Boulle, Scheltens & Giltay, film tie-in cover, 8 b/w stills, 1958, Netherlands

BK-B7. DE BRUG OVER DE KWAI, Pierre Boulle, Scheltens & Giltan, film tie-in cover (diff), 8 b/w stills, 1958, Netherlands

BK-B8. LE PONT DE LA RIVIERE KWAI, Pierre Boulle, Rene Julliard paperback, 1952,1958, film tie-in cover

BK-B9. LE PONT DE LA RIVIERE KWAI, Pierre Boulle, Julliard paperback, 1958?, film tie-in cover

BK-B10. EL PUENTE SOBRE EL RIO KWAI, Spanish Paperback, film tie-in cover

BK-B11a B11b  THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI, Pierre Boulle, Fontana Paperback 151, 1959, film tie-in back cover

BK-B12. EL PUENTE SOBRE EL RIO KWAI, Spanish foto-novel, 1959, film tie-in cover

BK-B13. ZEN SHOWED ME THE WAY, Sessue Hayakawa, Bobbs Merrill, 1960 (2nd copy no cover)

BK-B14. DE BRUCKE AM KWAI, Pierre Boulle, Bluchert Verlag Hamburg, 1961, film tie-in cover

BK-B15a B15b  THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI, Pierre Boulle, Horwitz paperback, NA66, 1963, film tie-in cover, Australia

BK-B16a B16b  THE BRIDGE OVER THE RIVER KWAI, Pierre Boulle, Bantam Paperback, F2776, June 1964, film tie-in cover

BK-B17a B17b  THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI, Pierre Boulle, Horwitz paperback, NA66, 1965, film tie-in cover, Australia

BK-B45.   AUX SOURCES DE LA RIVIERS KWAI, Pierre Boulle, Julliard, 1966

BK-B18. THE SOURCE OF THE RIVER KWAI, Pierre Boulle, Secker & Warburg, 1967

BK-B19. READER’S DIGEST CONDENSED BOOKS, 1967, includes The Bridge On The River Kwai, artwork of the Bridge

BK-B20. NEW CINEMA IN BRITAIN, Roger Manvell, Studio Vista/Dutton Pictureback, 1969. Discussion of THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI and LAWRENCE OF ARABIA

BK-B21. LE PONT DE LA RIVIERE KWAI, Pierre Boulle, French paperback, film tie-in cover, 1972

BK-B22. THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI, Pierre Boulle, Fontana paperback 3251, April 1973, film tie-in cover

BK-B23a B23b  THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI, Pierre Boulle, Fontana paperback, 745, film tie-in back cover (2)

BK-B24. WAR MOVIES, Tom Perlmutter, Castle Books, 1974, includes IN WHICH WE SERVE and THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI (2)

BK-B25. THE GREAT MOVIES, William Bayer, Ridge Press/Grosset and Dunlap, 1977, articles on THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI, LAWRENCE OF ARABIA

BK-B26. DIE BRUCKE AM KWAI, Pierre Boulle, GMBH & Co., 1979, cover art based on film, Germany

BK-B27. DIE BRUCKE AM KWAI, Pierre Boulle, 1979, film tie-in cover, Germany

BK-B28. DIE BRUCKE AM KWAI, Pierre Boulle, Naumann & Gobel, 1979, film tie-in cover

BK-B29. THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI, Pierre Boulle, Fontana paperback, 6118, 1980, film tie-in cover

BK-B30. DIE BRUG OVER DE RIVIER KWAI, Pierre Boulle, Veen, 1981, film tie-in cover, Netherlands

BK-B43. DIE BRUCK AM KWAI, Wilhem Heyne Verlag, 1981, Germany, film tie-in cover

BK-B31. GOOD GUYS AND BAD GUYS, Ann Lloyd, Orbis Publishing, 1982. Article on BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI

BK-B32. ALL TIME BOX OFFICE HITS, Joel Finler, Gallery Books, 1985; articles on THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI, DOCTOR ZHIVAGO, A PASSAGE TO INDIA

BK-B33. BEROEMDE FILMS, Joel Findler, Hema, 1985, Netherlands, (see BK-B32)

BK-B34. TO THE KWAI AND BACK: WAR DRAWINGS 1939-1945, Ronald Searle, Atlantic Monthly Press, 1986

BK-B35. THE MAN BEHIND THE BRIDGE: COLONEL TOOSEY AND THE RIVER KWAI, Peter N. Davies, Athlone, 1991

BK-B36. BEST ENDEAVOURS, Keith Best, 1992

BK-B37. LE PONT DE LA RIVIERE KWAI, Pierre Boulle, Julliard paperback, 1993, film tie-in cover

BK-B38. MODERN WAR ON STAGE AND SCREEN, Wolfgang Gortschacher and Holger Klein, The Edwin Melen Press, Lewiston/Queenston 1997 (extract, xerox)

BK-B39. FILM POSTERS OF THE 50s, Tony Nourmand and Graham Marsh, Aurum Press, 2000, The Bridge On The River Kwai UK quad poster (BK-P26)

BK-B40. THE COLONEL OF TAMARKAN: PHILIP TOOSEY AND THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI, Julie Summers, Simon & Schuster, 2005

BK-B41. JAPANESE MOVIE BILLBOARDS, DH Publishing, 2008, billboards of The Bridge On The River Kwai and Lawrence Of Arabia

BK-B42. KWAI, Vincent Hein, Phebus, 2018, film tie-in cover, France

BK-B46 MOST PRES REKU KWAI, Pierre boulle, Rio Pres, n.d.; film tie-in cover

SEE ALSO:

WS-B2. SEVENTY YEARS OF CINEMA, Peter Cowie, Castle Books,1969. Reviews of IN WHICH WE SERVE, BRIEF ENCOUNTER, THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI, LAWRENCE OF ARABIA

WS-B3. THE NEW YORK TIMES GUIDE TO THE BEST 1000 MOVIES EVER MADE, Vincent Canby and Janet Maslin, Random House, 1999. Reviews of IN WHICH WE SERVE, BRIEF ENCOUNTER, GREAT EXPECTATIONS, OLIVER TWIST, SUMMERTIME, BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI, LAWRENCE OF ARABIA, DOCTOR ZHIVAGO, A PASSAGE TO INDIA

WS-B4. THE CHRONICLE OF THE MOVIES, B. Mitchell Publishing; 1991. Articles on IN WHICH WE SERVE, BRIEF ENCOUNTER, THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI, LAWRENCE OF ARABIA, DOCTOR ZHIVAGO, RYAN’S DAUGHTER, A PASSAGE TO INDIA, DAVID LEAN

GE-B9. VINTAGE FILMS, Bosley Crowther, G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1977. GREAT EXPECATIONS and BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI

LA-B26. THE GREAT ADVENTURE FILMS, Tony Thomas, Citadel Press, 1976. THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI and LAWRENCE OF ARABIA

LA-B51. MIGHTY MOVIES: Movie Poster Art From Hollywood’s Greatest Epics And Spectaculars, Lawrence Bassoff, 2000. Reviews and poster images of THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI and LAWRENCE OF ARABIA

RD-B1. CINEMA IN BRITAIN, Ivan Butler, Barnes/Tantivy, 1973. Reviews of IN WHICH WE SERVE, BRIEF ENCOUNTER, GREAT EXPECTATIONS, OLIVER TWIST, THE SOUND BARRIER, THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI, LAWRENCE OF ARABIA, RYAN’S DAUGHTER