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In Peril on the Sea
by Robert Bell, D. Bruce Lockerbie
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 038518378X
- ISBN 13
- 9780385183789
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Garden City, NY: Doubleday and Company, 1984 Doubleday and Company, Garden City, NY. 1984. Hardcover. Stated First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; scattered tiny foxing to textblock top. DJ: Near Fine; NOT Price Clipped ($14.95); scant shelfwear to DJ edges; light toning to spine. Blue paper over boards with blue cloth overlay on the spine. Maps as endpapers. 284 pp 8vo. The SS West Lashaway, a freighter, was off the coast of South America in August 1942 when she was attacked and sunk by German U-Boat, U-66. In addition to cargo, there were missionaries and their children who were fleeing the German Army in Africa. Nineteen survivors crowded onto a cargo raft, which did have food and water, and for twenty days floated on the ocean before being rescued by the HMS Vimy, a British destroyer. The author, Robert Bell, was 11 years old at the time. A true story of adventure, courage, and human spirit. A clean very presentable copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015734
- Title
- In Peril on the Sea
- Author
- Robert Bell, D. Bruce Lockerbie
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 038518378X
- ISBN 13
- 9780385183789
- Publisher
- Doubleday and Company
- Place of Publication
- Garden City, NY
- Date Published
- 1984
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- HMS, Vimy, SS West Lashaway, British Navy, U-66, German U-Boat, torpedoes, torpedoed ships, rescue at sea, missionaries, African missionaries, religion, forgiveness, forgive thine enemy,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autobiography;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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