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AS PICTURED : FIVE IMAGES. TRUE SIGNED FIRST EDITION, First Printing, ( October, 1938 ). 8vo; green buckram, stamped silver gilt to front and spine. Yellow eps/pastedowns, the front having some slight wrinkling, as first pasted. pp : 284 + 6 blanks. Half-Title page with pasted-in bookplate designed by Rex Whistler for The Book Society - EX LIBRIS, and the name Geoffrey Day written neatly in ink beneath this. Below this : "FLYING COLOURS", and just below that the signature of the author written clearly in blue ink. Externally bright, clean and square. A freckling of dust/foxing spots to top edge; to a much lesser degree to bottom and fore-edge. The pages themselves clean and securely bound throughout. No marks or inscriptions. Dustwrapper as pictured : not price-clipped (8/6 net - not for general sale), predominantly tidy, minor soiling/discolouration, some small nicks and tiny chips mainly to top edge near spine and folds. Now protected with clear, removable sleeve. Overall, a very pleasing, well above average copy. Further details/images available on request. FREE P&P IN UK. Shipping cost quoted for non-UK buyers prior to purchasing. (25% proceeds to the Motor Neurone Disease Association).

The Ship is a novel by C. S. Forester, which presents a tense and gripping story set during the Battle of the Atlantic in World War II. Through the narrative, Forester explores the complexity of naval operations and leadership aboard a warship.