The Sextant
by Callison, Brian
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0002222965
- ISBN 13
- 9780002222969
- Seller
-
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: Collins, 1981. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The interior of the book is clean and fresh, showing no marks or wear. The green covers are bright, with light wear at tips and corners. The gilt spine lettering is still shiny. The dust jacket is price-clipped, but is otherwise in very good condition, with just a touch of wear at tips and corners. Synopsis: "Highlander was torpedoed off the coast of Scotland in 1941. There was a storm and she sank almost immediately, taking with her not only Captain Herschell and all his crew but also the Captain's precious sextant from which he was never parted. Or so the Admiralty said at the time. And so his son John firmly believed. Until, forty years later, he was hailed to the Strathclyde Police H.Q. to identify the proceeds of a robbery; only to find among the loot his father's sextant in its immaculate rosewood box, burnished and polished -- and very definitely not resurrected from any watery grave. And so John and his girlfriend Fran set off in quest of the truth, to the isolated village of Laichy on its sea loch".
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Details
- Bookseller
- Granny Goose Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005063
- Title
- The Sextant
- Author
- Callison, Brian
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0002222965
- ISBN 13
- 9780002222969
- Publisher
- Collins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1981
- Keywords
- Scotland, Submarines, World War II
- Bookseller catalogs
- Adult Fiction; Mystery & Detective Fiction; Ships & the Sea;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Granny Goose Books
Biblio member since 2008
Ottawa, Ontario
About Granny Goose Books
Used and collectable children's books.
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