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LUSITANIA.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Random House, (1982) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's fourth historical novel, the story of the sinking of this great ship after it was hit by a German torpedo on May 7, 1915, with the loss of 1200 lives. 578 pp. Dust jacket art by Wendell Minor. ISBN: 0-394528093.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 84716More details Price: $19.50 -
ONLY FOUR ESCAPED: The Sinking of the Submarine Thetis.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: William Sloane Associates, 1959. dj. Hardcover first edition - The "hour-by-hour account of the bravery, bungling, helplessness and heroism of men trapped by the sea." On June 1, 1939, the Submarine Thetis sailed out of Liverpool Bay with 103 men on board for diving trials, but on the very first dive it failed to surface - the escape hatch jammed, and help was too slow in coming. Originally published in England under the title "The Admiralty Regrets." Illustrated with photographs, and maps and diagrams. Index. x, 219 pp.
Condition: Near fine in very good dust jacket (some toning to the pages and the dj)
Book ID: 67658More details Price: $20.00