A Ship Is Dying
by Callison, Brian
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0002224615
- ISBN 13
- 9780002224611
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Collins, London, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Roy Avis -- Cover Art. Dull green coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the spine. Minor bumping to the lower spine edge and to the rear book corners. Dust marks to the top paper edge. Very light age toning to the pages. Illustrated dust wrapper ( wraparound ), by Roy Avis with white and yellow coloured titles to the front panel and spine. A little rubbing to the dust wrapper corners. A hint of creasing to the top and bottom dust wrapper edges. A novel of the final seventeen minutes of the crew of a ship from the arrival of a torpedo to the ship's disappearance beneath the waves. This is the first UK edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 224 pages, last two pages blank.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Roy Avis -- Cover Art. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Fiction; Ships & the Sea. ISBN: 0002224615. ISBN/EAN: 9780002224611. Inventory No: 0104577. . 9780002224611
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0104577
- Title
- A Ship Is Dying
- Author
- Callison, Brian
- Illustrator
- Roy Avis -- Cover Art
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0002224615
- ISBN 13
- 9780002224611
- Publisher
- Collins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1976
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Novel -- Sea Warfare -- World War II -- German U-boats -- Torpedos Fiction; Ships & the Sea. Roy Avis -- Cover Art Unbranded ISBN: 0002224615 EAN: 9780002224611 Callison, Brian A Ship Is Dying
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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