The Black Pit...and Beyond
by Mumford, J. Gordon (Signed)
- Used
- Very Good
- Paperback
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1894263197
- ISBN 13
- 9781894263191
- Seller
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Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Canada: General Store Publishing House, 2000. Book. Very Good. Paperback. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed and inscribed by author upon title page. 138 pages. "A chilling first-person account of the author's experiences of war at sea while in his late teens. On December 26, 1942 as a Merchant Navy radio officer he sailed on the 'Scottish Heather' into the infamous 'black pit,' an area where German U-boats could operate freely on the surface without fear of attack from the air." - back cover. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. An excellent copy..
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- Bookseller
- RareNonFiction.com (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 517H3315
- Title
- The Black Pit...and Beyond
- Author
- Mumford, J. Gordon (Signed)
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1894263197
- ISBN 13
- 9781894263191
- Publisher
- General Store Publishing House
- Place of Publication
- Canada
- Date Published
- 2000
- Keywords
- Gordon J. Mumford WWII World War Two Second Personal Narratives Canadian Atlantic Ocean 1939-1945 Merchant Mariners Biography Radio Operators Black Pit U-boats War at Sea
- Bookseller catalogs
- Nautical; Signed;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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