The Captain
by De Hartog, Jan
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine Minus/Fine Minus
- ISBN 10
- 0689100647
- ISBN 13
- 9780689100642
- Seller
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Templeton, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1967. Book. Illus. by John O'Hara Cosgrave II. Fine Minus. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First British Edition. This copy is fine with blue cloth boards and gold text. Red topstain. The spine is tight, boards rigid, interior is unmarked. Tips are pointed. Slight rubbing/pushing to bottom boards especially at spine. Slight spine lean. The jacket art has a cool wrap around painting of boats in action. It is NOT price clipped but has slight loss at spine ends and some folds though overall free of belmishes. Looks indomitable in a shiny new plastic cover. Packing suitable for wrapping..
Reviews
On Oct 4 2010, Pby5dumbo said:
Reportedly they have cadets at West Point read Once an Eagle. Midshipmen should read The Captain. This novel loitered on the NYT bestseller list for about four years when I was a teenager. The story is set in the North Atlantic as a young Dutch tugboat captain learns his craft and how to shoulder the burden of command in the face of the U-boats and the horrific weather. In this first-person yarn, the captain charms us with his candor and vulnerability. We taste the food, make allowances for the idiosyncrasies of the small and close-knit crew, stand watches, haul torpedo victims out of the water, assert our national autonomy against the British convoy leaders... We feel the rage when a novice captain exposes us to death by bad rescue procedure. The narrative is constantly captivating. I re-read this book every two years or more often.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Winding Road Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001919
- Title
- The Captain
- Author
- De Hartog, Jan
- Illustrator
- John O'Hara Cosgrave II
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine Minus
- Jacket Condition
- Fine Minus
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0689100647
- ISBN 13
- 9780689100642
- Publisher
- Hamish Hamilton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1967
- Keywords
- Fiction WWII Military Convoy Sea Warfare
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