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Hermann Wouk – The Caine Mutiny – First UK Edition 1951
£185.00
A first edition, first printing published by Cape in 1951. A near fine book with a beautifully rich red topstain. A very good clipped wrapper but retaining publishers original price. Slight nibble to the top edge and small creases and folds of dust jacket.
Court News Agency Booksellers, Cape Town & Ex-libris stickers. Pencil rubbed marks on inner second free end paper.
Foxing to front and rear paste down.
“The Caine Mutiny” explores themes of authority, morality, and the consequences of difficult decisions during wartime. It received critical acclaim and won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1952. The novel was also adapted into a successful Broadway play and a film. It remains a classic work of American literature, offering insights into the complexities of leadership and human nature under pressure.
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A first edition, first printing published by Cape in 1951. A near fine book with a beautifully rich red topstain. A very good clipped wrapper but retaining publishers original price. Slight nibble to the top edge and small creases and folds of dust jacket.
Court News Agency Booksellers, Cape Town & Ex-libris stickers. Pencil rubbed marks on inner second free end paper.
Foxing to front and rear paste down.
“The Caine Mutiny” explores themes of authority, morality, and the consequences of difficult decisions during wartime. It received critical acclaim and won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1952. The novel was also adapted into a successful Broadway play and a film. It remains a classic work of American literature, offering insights into the complexities of leadership and human nature under pressure.
