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THE CAPTAIN
by De Hartog, Jan
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good +
- Seller
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Atheneum, 1966. Book of the Month Club Edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good +. 8vo, black cloth with silver lettering on spine and "J de H" stamped on the front cover, Mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) of a shp in a convoy by John O'Hara Cosgrave II, yellow map endpapers, 434 pages + [2: blank] + [2] Re: Jan De Hartog. An exciting and fact-based novel about the dangerous northern Murmansk sea route for convoys during World War II by Jan De Hartog, an experienced seaman. SUPERIOR CONDITION: clean, tight, bright with a bright dust jacket having slight losses mainly to the top and bottom of the dj's spine.
Reviews
On Oct 4 2010, Pby5dumbo said:
Reportedly they have cadets at West Point read Once an Eagle. Midshipmen should read The Captain. This novel loitered on the NYT bestseller list for about four years when I was a teenager. The story is set in the North Atlantic as a young Dutch tugboat captain learns his craft and how to shoulder the burden of command in the face of the U-boats and the horrific weather. In this first-person yarn, the captain charms us with his candor and vulnerability. We taste the food, make allowances for the idiosyncrasies of the small and close-knit crew, stand watches, haul torpedo victims out of the water, assert our national autonomy against the British convoy leaders... We feel the rage when a novice captain exposes us to death by bad rescue procedure. The narrative is constantly captivating. I re-read this book every two years or more often.
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Details
- Seller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 2975
- Title
- THE CAPTAIN
- Author
- De Hartog, Jan
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book of the Month Club Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Atheneum
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1966
- Keywords
- World War II, merchant, convoys, submarines, ice, storms
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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