Capt'n Fatso

David V. Gallery

Published by W.W.Norton and Co. Inc. New York, 1969

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FirstEdition/First Printing with number line "1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0". Book condition: navy cloth boards with gold lettering and anchor designs on spine. First front endpaper: names on laid-in nameplate with date /location at top rt. Reading pages are unmarked,clean and bright. Boards show minor bumping at corners/spine. Dust Jacket illustrated by Bob Jones. Edge wear chips/small tears with front lower dj flap clipped. Front upper rt flap shows the 1969 original price.Back of dust jacket shows photo of the author and reviews of his novels. First Class boatswain's mate, "Fatso" Gioninni finally has command of his own vessel as he cruises around the Med getting into mischief. By some mischance, he and his landing craft are left behind when his Carrier Task Force get sailing orders. Fatso and his crew of free spirits take their own version of a "Med" cruise and the reader enjoys one light-hearted sea story after another. A favorite read of old Navy salts ,if this story were actually true, the Pentagon would most certainly deny it! The author, David V. Gallery , a retired USN Rear Admiral,( 1901-1977), had a heroic war record capturing a Nazi submarine on the high seas in WWII. He spins this yarn with real knowledge of basic Naval operations -- how aircraft carriers work, how navies are supplied, how spying missions are flown and how American and Russian navies navigate the same oceans. How much hell can Capt'n Fatso raise? Plenty, when his LCU sails off for a Joint Fleet Exercise without him. A rare collectable,first edition and first printing. Seller Inventory # ABE-1608515266542

Bibliographic Details

Title: Capt'n Fatso

Publisher: W.W.Norton and Co. Inc. New York

Publication Date: 1969

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st Edition