Don't Go Near the Water

New York: Random House. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 1956. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. First edition/first printing in very good+ condition with the spine gently separating in a nearly fine, gently rubbed dust-jacket. A handsome copy; After his mother's death, thirteen-year-old Danny retreats into the ocean to find her. His family's summer home is… Read more about this item

New York: Random House. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1956. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. First edition/first printing in Near Fine condition in alike, price-clipped dust-jacket; ; 8vo .

Jonathan Cape, London, 1957. Third Impression. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Hardcover. 350 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Jonathan Cape, London, 1957. Third Impression. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in near fine condition and comes in near fine dust jacket. More specifically: Boards have no wear, rubbing or soiling. Edges of dust jacket have superficial wear.… Read more about this item

NY: Random House, 1956. VG/VG. 1st/1st. The book is Very Good. Stated First Printing. There is a slight lean to the spine and mild fading to interior boards, otherwise it is tightly bound with good corners and clean boards. Textblock is clean with no writing, no bookplates or marks and not BCE, ex-library or remaindered. The pages are lightly tanned.… Read more about this item

New York: Random House, 1956. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Very good first edition hardcover is rubbed at the spine ends and corners and edges, clean text. Dustwrapper is rubbed with light chipping to the spine ends and corners, some tearing to spine bottom, lightly soiled and worn. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the… Read more about this item

New York: Random House, 1956. Farcical novel of Navy public relations men just after World War Two, basis of the 1957 film. Warmly INSCRIBED by the author to university administrator Gordon Kingsley on the free endsheet and signed again at the bottom of that page. Nice association - Kingsley was the dedicatee of Brinkley's later book, 'The Last Ship'. Hardcover,… Read more about this item

New York: Random House, 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. 373pp. Blue cloth stamped in white on the front and black and white on the spine, top edge stained blue. A bright, fine copy in fine dustjacket with a touch of wear to the spine panel. Basis for the 1957 Charles Walters movie featuring Glenn Ford and Gia Scala. ; Octavo.… Read more about this item

Random House. Very Good+ in Fair Dust Jacket. 1956. Book Club Edition; 3rd Printing. Hardcover. 9997405064 . 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Blue cloth hard covers with white anchor design on front and white title boxes and blue lettering on spine Spine is straight, binding tight. Pages are clean with very light aging. Previous owner's name… Read more about this item

Jonathan Cape, 1957. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1957. First Published in Britain. 350 pages. Brown dust jacket over blue cloth. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Rear hinge is cracked with exposed netting. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Some crushing… Read more about this item

Jonathan Cape, 1957. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1957. First Edition. 350 pages. Cream dust jacket with black lettering over blue cloth. Mild brown staining to pages on occasion. Notable foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Small area of loss to bottom edge of page 15. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with sunning to… Read more about this item

New York: Random House. 1957. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0451014588 . Near Fine in a Very Good dust jacket. Corners bumped. Jacket lightly soiled and rubbed with tears and creasing at the eges, missing 1/2" top of spine. ; 7.1 X 4.3 X 0.7 inches .

Jonathan Cape, London, 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. 352 pages. chipping to the top and bottom of the spine section of the dust jacket, age toning of the paper of the dust jacket, small partial burn mark on the left-hand side bottom edge of the spine section, 2 inch tear at… Read more about this item

New York: Random House, 1956. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Book club. Very good or better in an about Very good dustwrapper. Cloth spine is faded, cloth covers are clean, lightly bumped front bottom corner, clean text, dustwrapper is heavily chipped on spine; rear top edges, lightly rubbed on all corners. Please Note: This book has been transferred to… Read more about this item

Random House, NY, 1956 13th printing. SIGNED by Brinkley. Inscribed to Bob Mulholland with note.. signed "Bill and William Brinkley" on title page. Dark blue cloth. Top edges stained blue. Book of the Month Club edition. Produced film of the same name starring Glenn Ford - WWII Navy farce. Dust Jacket - price clipped, slight wear at edges. F/VG+.… Read more about this item

New York: Random, 1956. Hardcover. Good. First edition. Good hardcover with similar dustwrapper. First printing. Hinges cracked. Text clean. Small tears on edges of dustwrapper. Shelf rubbing to dustwrapper. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition… Read more about this item

New York: Random House, 1956. Very Good. 6th ptg. Very good. Soil on front free endpaper, and cloth covers, clean text, spine leans, light rubs on corners and spine. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition… Read more about this item

Jonathan Cape, London, 1957. Third Impression. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Hardcover. 350 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Jonathan Cape, London, 1957. Third Impression. *** CONDITION: This book is in good condition but dust jacket is not included. More specifically: Boards have no wear, rubbing or soiling. Spine has slight fading. Dust jacket is protected in clear,… Read more about this item

New York: Random House. Very Good. 1956. Hardcover. An edition that has lightly tanned pages and boards that bear wear from soiling and scuffing to the trim else Very Good ; Following the death of his father, twelve-year-old Billy takes his fishing rod and ventures into the murky, fast-moving river that runs by his home. Billy … Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Random House, 1956 Random House, New York. 1956. DJ states BOMC 5/56. Book states First Edition. Has laid-in BOMC News review. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Near Fine with slight chipping at bottom of spine and a 1" tear at rear corner at the board. A hilarious novel centered on the mythical island of Tulura (really… Read more about this item

Set on a remote Pacific island during the waning days of the World War II, this classic humor novel about the public relations sector of the Navy follows the adventures of a group of young officers, commissioned without the corrupting influence of any intervening naval training, as they bravely face wartime adversities with comic ingenuity. The colorful cast of characters… Read more about this item