Very Ordinary Seaman
by Mallalieu, J.P.W
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Victor Gollancz, 1944. One illustration, small 8vo, pp 278, very age-toned, a few creased corners, a small signature on the front endpaper, green cloth, dull and slightly worn, spine a little spotted, binding leaning slightly. [First edition, first impression of what is generally considered one of the finest accounts of life at sea in the Second World War. A fictionalised but accurate account, based on the author's experiences in a destroyer on the Murmansk run.]. First Edition. Cloth. Good.
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- Bookseller
- Mike Park Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 011487
- Title
- Very Ordinary Seaman
- Author
- Mallalieu, J.P.W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Victor Gollancz
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1944
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography; Fiction; Maritime;
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Mike Park Ltd
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