Book Description

First edition. Signed presentation copy from the author. 8vo. 32pp. publisher’s catalogue listing this title at 7/6. Original black cloth lettered in gilt. Dust-jacket, with price-sticker 3/6 indicating second issue. A little light spotting, previous owner’s name to front free endpaper; cloth slightly dulled at spine, otherwise VG; dust-jacket with closed descending tear to lower panel near spine, chipped at foot of spine and lower edge of lower panel with slight loss, overall VG.
Dealer Notes
An appealing copy of this scarce work to find in the jacket, even with the second issue price-sticker as here; a borderline sci-fi title, with a nautical flavour.

Inscribed on the title-page, ‘A.T. Wall. With the Author’s kind regards & compliments. E.F. Spanner.’

Provenance: A.T. Wall (dedicatee of presentation inscription and his name on ffep).
Author Spanner (E.F.)
Date [1932]
Publisher Sampson Low, Marston
Condition VG

Price: £225.00

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