We're now open Sundays from 10am - 4pm
Nicholas Monsarrat – The Cruel Sea – First UK Edition 1951 – The true first printing
£650.00
First edition, first printing. Published by Cassell in London, 1951. This is a near fine copy. The dust wrapper has some slight wear at the corners and some mild separation at the top and tail of the spine. It has been price clipped (at a 90 degree angle!). The boards are sharp at the corners and mostly bright, but the spine is slightly worn and faded. The text blocks are foxed throughout the side edge, but mostly clean at the top and bottom edges. This copy is free from previous owners ink. The true first printing, with F.351 on the copyright page. Overall, this is a near fine copy of a fine title.
It follows the lives of a group of Royal Navy sailors fighting the Battle of the Atlantic during the Second World War. It contains seven chapters, each describing a year during the war.
(We don't keep all of our stock in the shop, so send us an email if you're planning a trip to see a particular author or book.)
- Description
Description
First edition, first printing. Published by Cassell in London, 1951. This is a near fine copy. The dust wrapper has some slight wear at the corners and some mild separation at the top and tail of the spine. It has been price clipped (at a 90 degree angle!). The boards are sharp at the corners and mostly bright, but the spine is slightly worn and faded. The text blocks are foxed throughout the side edge, but mostly clean at the top and bottom edges. This copy is free from previous owners ink. The true first printing, with F.351 on the copyright page. Overall, this is a near fine copy of a fine title.
It follows the lives of a group of Royal Navy sailors fighting the Battle of the Atlantic during the Second World War. It contains seven chapters, each describing a year during the war.
