The Wreck Of The Dumaru A Story of Cannibalism in an Open Boat

London, England: William Heinemann Ltd.. Very Good-. 1931. 1st British Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good- condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping, rubbing and wear. The spine of the book has light slant to it. The spine of the book also has ground-in dirt and there are several spots of discoloration to the covers. The lettering on the spine is noticeably rubbed. The text pages are generally clean and bright, though there are spots of discoloration, mostly to the endpapers. All edges of the text block have ground-in dirt and foxing. "SS Dumaru was a Design 1003, Hough-type wooden steam ship launched on April 17, 1918, in Portland, Oregon, as part of the United States Shipping Board Merchant Fleet Corporation. On October 16, 1918, during her maiden voyage, Dumaru was struck by lightning off the coast of Guam, igniting her munitions cargo and destroying the ship. All hands were able to evacuate into two lifeboats and one raft prior to Dumaru´s destruction, with the raft and its five passengers, including Captain Ole Berrensen, being rescued nine days later near the site of the sinking. " (from Wikipedia) .