Published by Wakefield Press, Mile End, SA, 2020
ISBN 10: 174305758X ISBN 13: 9781743057582
Seller: Adelaide Booksellers, Clarence Gardens, SA, Australia
First Edition
Hardback. Condition: New. 1st English Language Edition. Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Mint condition in pictorial laminated boards. Issued without dustjacket. A new copy. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Translated from the Swedish by Ulla-Lena Lundberg with Nigel Kelly. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 208 pages. In maritime history the Herzogin Cecilie sails on, her splendour undiminished. The circumstances of her shipwreck still evoke heated feelings eight decades after her drawn-out tragedy. Surrounding the Duchess, as the ship is affectionately known, bustle a cast of finely drawn, large characters. An exciting find of photographs lies behind this book. Ulla-Lena Lundberg's text is a breathtaking true story about the young sea captain Sven Eriksson and his wife Pamela Bourne.