THE LITTLE OLD ADMIRAL by Golding, Louis - 1958

London, Hutchinson & Co, 1958, hardcover, 351 pp, First Edition, First Printing, Good+ in Fair dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, light spine-end and corner wear, tiny bookstore label to rear pastedown. Dustjacket price-clipped, edge nicks, spine darkened, spot to front panel, in new Brodart sleeve. The touching story of a would-be sailor and a troubled boy's quest to become the seaman he never was.

New York: Vanguard, 1958. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. dj unclipped, no internal markings or imprints..

Hutchinson, 1958. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1958. First Edition. 350 pages. Blue dust jacket with pink lettering over blue cloth. Clean pages with firm binding. Minimal foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Mild wear to spine, board edges and corners, with crushing to spine ends. Minor sunning to spine and board edges. Unclipped dust jacket. Moderate wear, tear and chipping to edges and corners, with tape repair. Moderate tanning to spine and edges, with minor staining and soiling to DJ.

New York, New York : Vangard Press, 1958. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good +/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First American Edition - Nap (No Additional Printing Stated, Thus First). The Book Is Bound In A Dark Orange Paper Over One Quarter Black With Gilt, Orange And White Lettering On The Spine. The Page Edges Are Lightly Tanned. The Lettering On The Spine Is Faded. A Five Digit Number Is Stamped On The Last Pastedown. The Unclipped Jacket Is Worn And Has A Few Small Chips And Tears. The Jacket Is Age Toned And Lightly Soiled.

New York, New York : Vangard Press, 1958. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good +/Good -. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition. Page Edges Brown Due To Age. Corners Not Bumped. No Ownership Marks Or Writing.

Vanguard Press, 1958. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. The dust jacket is missing. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Vanguard Press. Collectible - Good. First edition copy. Collectible - Good. Good dust jacket. In protective mylar cover. (Literature, Fiction, Admiral, Navy, Orphan)

New York: The Vanguard Press, 1958. Nice copy in its first printing. Heart Warming novel per publisher. Unmarked, tight and square. Price intact jacket has short closed tear. In mylar. . First American Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hutchinson, London, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Sax -- Dustwrapper. slight rubbing with a couple of short tears of the dust jacket, spotting of the top and front edges of the text block, offset tanning and foxing of the first and last pages of the book, Biro "X" mark at the top left of the dust jacket. Internally clean. "The little old Admiral" of the title is an old tramp, born of a family of Devon sailors, and, to his lifelong disappointment, is in self turndown for the Navy. – At a boys camp in Sussex he meets a tough, unwonted little hoodlum , the son of a condemned murderer. Frankie conceives the idea of making out of his young friend who seems hellbent for Borstal, the sale he could never be. -- dust jacket blurb. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 351 pages. Dust Jacket price-clipped. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Sax -- Dustwrapper. Quantity… Read More

Hutchinson, 1958. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A lovely copy in very good condition in a very good dustjacket. Prev owner's name written very small at top of ffep. Dust jacket remains unclipped.