The Best Sea Stories by Various - 1986

England: Hamlyn. Very Good/Very Good. 1986. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 0600502155 Hardback The stories in this anthology demonstrates many aspects of drama. The sea provides the setting for adventure in the romantic East, and a myth entirely of its own in the story of Vanderdecken, the flying Dutchman. Piracy, mutiny, humour and resignation in the stories from many nations are part of a broad selection. A number of true stories have been included in this volume, the first of them a remarkable eye-witness account of a whaling expedition to the Arctic in the 17th century, Sir Ernest Shackleton's dispassionate memoir of a niightmare rescue trip in the Antarctic is justly famous, lesser known but desearving of fame are the memoirs of seamen in peace and war, and Angus MacDonald's Ordeal could only be a true story - no one would dare invent it. 720 pages. .

London: Hamlyn, 1986. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 720 pages; 21cm. Subjects: Sea stories, English. Short stories in English 1625-1985. Special subjects Seafaring Anthologies. 20th century short story collections. Genre: Short story.