Nevil Shute wrote this prophetic novel just before the start of the Second World War. In it he imagines the devastation that results from an aerial bomb attack on Southampton that destroys the city's infrastructure and leaves the inhabitants at the mercy of cholera and further assaults. Against this dramatic backdrop, Shute grippingly chronicles the trials and tribulations of the Corbett family as they struggle to get to safety.
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Nevil Shute wrote this prophetic novel just before the start of the Second World War. In it he imagines the devastation that results from an aerial bomb attack on Southampton that destroys the city's infrastructure and leaves the inhabitants at the mercy of cholera and further assaults. Against this dramatic backdrop, Shute grippingly chronicles the trials and tribulations of the Corbett family as they struggle to get to safety.
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Seller's Description:
Very Good in Good (in mylar) jacket. Hardcover. 8vo-Over 7 3/4"-9 3/4 " Tall. Owner's name printed in ball point pen on front pastedown; Textblock very clean and tight; Binding sunned along the top and bottem edges, lightly edge and corner worn and rubbed; Dust jacket very edge worn, chipped and scuffed. 280p.
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Good in Fair jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Jacket scuffed with light edgewear. Boards have rubbed edges. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound.
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Nvg in Vg jacket. Book Corner bumped and some light rubbing along the spine panel of the boards. Dw has a closed tear and some minor chipping to the head of the spine panel.
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Very good. 1939 hardcover in good condition. All inside pages are in great shape. Some small tears along the dust jacket edges. The dust jacket is wrapped in a plastic protective cover. 280 pages.
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Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. (historical fiction, aerial bombing, England) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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Very good in good dust jacket. Book Club edition. William Morrow & Co, 1939. Hard Cover. Dark blue boards with gilt decoration, blue top edge of papers. Dust jacket has moderate shelfwear/soiling with small chips/tears at edges. Cover has very slight softwear, small amount of fading on spine ends. Pages are clean and unmarked, slightly toned. Small stain on lower front corner of first few pages. Binding is tight. Hinges are perfect. A novel about the human spirit in the face of war time. Very nice copy.
The Nevil Shute books entitled "Ordeal" and "What happened to the Corbetts" are identical, the first being printed in Canada and the second in Suffolk (Great Britian).
Consequently it is of no advantage to buy both books, since they are the same except for the title.
