EXTRAORDINARY SEAMAN

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1958. First [US] Printing . Aquamarine Linen. Very Good/Good. 8 1/2" Tall. Mudge-Marriatt. The "extraordinary seaman" was Captain Lord Cochrane, tenth Earl of Dondonald; the author of this book was an M.P., and contributor of the Parliamentary Report to the weekly New Statesman. "Captain Cochrane went to sea in the Royal Navy's greatest period. He became one of the finest sea fighters Britain has ever known. His scientific ingenuity and imaginative genius made him a pioneer of combat methods which were only fully developed nearly one hundred and fifty years later in the second world war. By his skill and daring he did more than any one individual to bring independence to three great countries [Chile, Peru, Greece], which, together, are larger than the whole United States." [Preface, 1957] 179 pages, with illustrations, and Bibliography; plus ix pages prefatory matter. Dustjack is rubbed, chipped, and shows losses; boards are rubbed at upper and lower backstrap; original price stamp on front endpaper; text is strong, and clean excepting page 178, which contains the dates prior owner read and reread the book (1961, 1962, 1969, and 1987).