Description

First edition and printing, Signed by the author, "With best wishes," on the title page. Illustrated with ship identification charts and a map of the English Channel at both front and rear endpapers. 8vo, publisher's original navy blue cloth embossed with stars within a pattern of diamonds in blind to the upper cover and spine panel, American eagle on upper cover in gilt and with gilt lettering to the spine. The dustjacket is from a later issue of the book. 310, 6 ads. pp. A well preserved copy, especially so for Depression era books, the spine and boards slightly soiled, mildly edge-worn. Interior clean, binding tight. Dustjacket moderately edge-worn, a closed tear and creasing on bottom corner of rear panel, rectangle clipped from bottom of rear flap, corners clipped from both flaps.