110pp, in laminated, illustrated stiff card covers. Signed and inscribed by the author on the first leaf. 8vo. Gentle edge wear to card covers else neat, clean, bright and tight throughout.
In this amusing account, Dr Apthorp describes the language and customs of the Peninsular & Orient Steam Navigation Company (P & O to most of us) with whom he served as a ship's surgeon in 1967. The describes the characters he met and tells of how the ship's doctor had to contend with things such as exploding medicines, a psychopath and overly-amorous passengers.
