This is the story of Dana Hilliot's first voyage, as mess-boy on the freighter "Oedipus Tyranjnus" bound for Bombay and Singapore and of his struggle to win the approval of his shipmates. This book alternates between Dana's own narrative and the humour of the seaman's conversation.
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This is the story of Dana Hilliot's first voyage, as mess-boy on the freighter "Oedipus Tyranjnus" bound for Bombay and Singapore and of his struggle to win the approval of his shipmates. This book alternates between Dana's own narrative and the humour of the seaman's conversation.
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Octavo. 203pp. Original black cloth with gilt spine titles. Slight foxing to fore-edge otherwise very good indeed in an edge creased, rubbed and torn, very good, price-clipped dust jacket.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. A clean, tight copy. Light wear to the edges. Some chips to the jacket. Clothbound in blue. ALL ITEMS ARE SENT BY ROYAL MAIL.
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Good. Good condition. 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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Good in Good jacket. First edition. Good in good dustwrapper. First Am. Pages light brown. Former library book. Edges of cover rubbed and starting to fray. Edges of spine bumped. Small tears on corners of dustwrapper. Text clean. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
