Marsh (John H.)

SKELETON COAST

Published: Howard Timmins, Cape Town, 1944

Edition: 1st edition thus

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Inscribed by Author to half-title page thus:  "Best Wishes from John Marsh, Cape Town, 19.12.49". The story of the 'Dunedin Star', which struck an unknown object November 29th 1942 and was beached on the Skeleton Coast. This is the story of the rescue operation mounted to save the crew and passengers. This first edition omitted to mention the name 'Dunedin Star' of the Blue Star Line under instructions from the British Admiralty due to the wartime conditions then prevailing.

Howard Timmins for Hodder & Stoughton. Cape Town 1944.

Blue cloth boards. 124pp illustrated 8vo.

A clean near VG copy. Frail clean dustwrapper (chips, tears, and loss).

Our Ref: #28563

  • Jacket Condition: Fair
  • Binding Condition: VG-
  • Overall Condition: G-VG
  • Size: 8vo 0.4kg
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