The Saga of San Demetrio
by Jesse, F. Tennyson
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good Minus
- Seller
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Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1943 Book. Illus. by B & W Photos, Diagram. Very Good. Hardcover. First American Edition Stated. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Original grey cloth over boards with dark green lettering and decoration. Price-clipped orange dustjacket has navy illustration of sword coming out of water, with white lettering. Dustjacket is handsoiled, edgeworn and has small tears at corners. Spine darkened. Some discoloration of endpapers. This is the true story of a tanker ship loaded with gasoline which was part of a 39-ship convoy in 1940 headed to Great Britain from Halifax. A German battleship attacked them, sinking four ships and badly damaging the San Demetrio. The crew escaped in a lifeboat, but sixteen of them returned to the ship two days later and managed to get it running. They sailed without charts or instruments to safety in Ireland. Scarce. 84 pp..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dave Shoots, Bookseller (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014430
- Title
- The Saga of San Demetrio
- Author
- Jesse, F. Tennyson
- Illustrator
- B & W Photos, Diagram
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Minus
- Edition
- First American Edition Stated
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1943
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Keywords
- NOISBN. Maritime. Military. Adventure.
Terms of Sale
Dave Shoots, Bookseller
In case of returns, seller will refund purchase price and initial shipping cost provided merchandise is returned in good condition within 14 days of sale. Payment methods accepted: Visa, MasterCard, American Express, PayPal (to daveshoots@nb.aibn.com), cash, cheque or money order. 20% discount to the trade. Books will be shipped as customer prefers upon receipt of purchase price and shipping costs. PLEASE LET US KNOW WHEN YOU RECEIVE YOUR BOOK. THANKS!
About the Seller
Dave Shoots, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2004
Saint John, New Brunswick
About Dave Shoots, Bookseller
We have been booksellers since 2000. We deal in old and rare hardcovers, primarily non-fiction. We have about 10,000 books in four rooms of an 1820's mansion located in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.
Glossary
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....