DEEP AS THE SEA by Joy Packer

Corgi Books, 1977. Very Good. Packer, Joy . Deep as the Sea. London: Corgi Books, 1977. 330pp. 16mo. Mass Market. Book condition: Very good. Light rubbing to extremities.

Paperback. Acceptable.

Paperback. Good.

Hardback. Good.

Eyre Methuen, 1980. First edition. A heavy book of 336pp. Complete dustjacket, a little faded to the spine and with wear to the top of the spine and corners. B + w photographs. A little foxing to the top and foredge, otherwise internally clean. An acclaimed biography the poet - an account of his life and work, his personality and poitical and religious views, drawing on unpublished material and twenty years of friendship.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

London: Corgi Books A Division of Transworld Publishers Ltd., 1977. Repaired; Previous Owner Markings ("136" Inked to Final Page of Book (Order Form)); Heavily Scuffed on Front, Rear Covers, Spine; Moderate Creasing on Front, Rear Covers, Spine; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Heavily Chipped; Spine Slightly Cocked; Edges Heavily Soiled; Moderate Moisture Damage (Staining); Heavy Yellowing Due to Age. More than a biography...more than a war book...the story of Joy and Admiral Sir "Bertie" Packer... CONTENTS: Preface; Part One: A Man was Made to Fight and Love 1894 to 1925; Part Two: Husband and Father 1925 to 1936; Part Three: Diplomatic Interlude 1936 to 1939; Part Four: Sailor at War; Part Five: Sailor in Peace 1947-1962. SYNOPSIS: Deep as the Sea is the life of a tough determined fighter. Throughout his career in the Royal Navy from 1907 to 1953, Bertie Packer always put his country and the Navy first, but his family came a close second... In 1925 he married Joy Petersen.… Read More

London: Eyre Methuen, 1976. library marks endpapers, otherwise book clean and tight. DJ: slight edge wear. First Great Britain. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex Library.

Eyre Methuen, 1976. 1st edn. 8vo. Original silver lettered blue cloth (page edges spotted - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (VG in protective cover, price clipped). Pp. x + 246, illus with b&w plates (no inscriptions).

Newton.: Readers Union., 1977.. Reprint. . Gilt decorated hard cover. . Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar). As new. . Octavo. . Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition.

London: Eyre Methuen, 1976. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Reprint. Fine in a fine dustwrapper.