316pp. Cyan cloth-covered boards, silver titles on spine. Bumped spine ends. Cocked. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has several closed tears, shelf wear, chipping to edges, mirrors book damage, price unclipped. 12mo. Unable to face the bleak prospect of life in long shore fishing, Jack Vallon breaks with the age-long tradition of his family and joins first the Royal Navy and then the Merchant Service.
