S.S. SAN PEDRO - A TALE OF THE SEA
$200 · Offered by Captain Ahab's Rare Books
London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1931. First U.K. Edition. An early novel by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Guard of Honor. The story was loosely based on the sinking of the S.S. Vestris in 1928, which helped shape changes to laws governing safety at sea. Bruccoli notes substantial textual variations between the US and UK editions. Bruccoli A7.2.a. Item #5094 First Impression, one
- Printing: first
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