Atlantic Ordeal by Huxley, Elspeth - 1942

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1942. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Stated First Edition.. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1942 Stated First Edition Very Good/Good Stated First Edition in original unclipped dust jacket Clean gray cloth boards with black title box on spine No fraying or wear Binding is tight and square, no cracking. Previous owner inscription neatly penned on front free endpaper ("For William from Miss Seattle - Christmas 1943). Very slight tanning to pages Illustrated with black and white glossy photographs 102 pages Dust jacket is not price clipped, has shallow edge chipping Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover One of the great stories of World War II It is the story of Mary Cornish, an Englishwoman assigned as escort on the evacuee ship "City of Benares" which was carrying children out of the war zone to safety in Canada the summer of 1940 The ship was torpedoed several days out of port and only one lifeboat survived to return its passengers to land Eight incredible days at sea in an open boat - the dramatic story of Mary Cornish, six boys and forty men following the torpedoing of the "City of Benares".