The Master Mariner | Two Volume Set: Book I: Running Proud | Book 2 Darken Ship - The Unfinished Novel [2 Volume Set] | (Signed)

Monsarrat, Nicholas [1910-1979] Lieutenant Commander Nicholas John Turney Monsarrat FRSL RNVR (22 March 1910 - 8 August 1979) was a British novelist known for his sea stories, particularly The Cruel Sea (1951).

Published by Published by Cassell & Company Ltd., 35 Red Lion Square, London First Editions and 1980. 1978 | 1980., 1978

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Uniform matching first edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covered boards, gilt backs. 8vo. 9'' x 5½''. The Master Mariner is the author's final work, unfinished at the time of his death, but published in its incomplete form. It is a two-volume historical novel based on the legend of the Wandering Jew, it tells the story of Matthew Lawe, an Elizabethan English seaman who, as punishment for an act of cowardice, is doomed to sail the world's seas until the end of time. Lawe is depicted participating in critical moments in history and serving with key figures. Contains 524; 181 pp. Near Fine condition books in near Fine condition dust wrappers, not price clipped. Volume 1 SIGNED by the author to the half-title 'Nicholas Monsarrat'. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. MODERN FIRST EDITIONS.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Master Mariner | Two Volume Set: Book I: Running Proud | Book 2 Darken Ship - The Unfinished Novel [2 Volume Set] | (Signed)
• Publisher: Published by Cassell & Company Ltd., 35 Red Lion Square, London First Editions and 1980. 1978 | 1980.
• Publication Date: 1978
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)