The Riddle of the Sands, Paperback. by Childers, Erskine - 2008-01-01

SOFTBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edition: 1st. Thus.* Impression: Stated 1st.* Date of Publication: 2007* Publisher: Read Red (Penguin).* Binding and cover condition: Black line drawing on a brown white and yellow-illustrated cover showing two men in a row-boat with naval vessels in the background. Soft card covers. No bumps or rubs. Absolutely minimal shelf wear to edges & corners. No creases to spine or hinge. Seems un-used. FINE* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, tight & bright. No annotations, inscriptions or marks to text, no tanning or other visible faults. FINE* Illustrations: 4 b/w line drawn maps at front.* Pages: 334 pp. text. ii pp. blank page & advertisements at rear.* Product Description:- For three-quarters of a century, ?The Riddle of The Sands? has so charmed the readers that the book is now widely acclaimed as a classic ? surely the only sailing story ever to have achieved this immense distinction. Tempted by the idea of duck-shooting, Carruthers joins his friend Davies on a yachting expedition in the Baltic. But Davies has more on his mind than killing fowl. As they navigate the waters and treacherous shifting sands aboard the Dulcibella, Carruthers learns the real reason behind their trip and how the safety of Britain depends on it. This is a story of German naval intrigue and the threat of invasion. First published in 1903 this novel predates the Great War by a decade.* This is a FINE copy of the 1st./1st. thus with absolutely minimal shelf wear.*