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New York: Harcourt Brace and Company, 1952. Book. Good. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover sans dust-jacket. 322pp., Illustrated with photographs and map endpapers. First American edition, first printing. A solid, square hardcover copy without dust-jacket. Cloth shows mild wear and mottling from age. Several old staines along top edge of bulked sheets. A nice reading copy of this narrative of a scientific expedition through the western reaches of the Indian Ocean, along with visits to several island chains [Aldabra Islands, the Seychelles the Mauritius] to test the regions viability for commercial fishing. Good.

NY: Harcourt Brace & Company. Very good with light wear and no markings in a poor used jacket. First American Edition stated on the copyright page. Map end papers. Illustrated. . Very Good Minus. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1952.

longmans, Green & Co., 1952 First UK Edition, hardcover, no jacket. Inscription on blank page, name/address stamp on half title page & rear blank page, remainder of text unmarked.

London, 1954. hardcover. 8vo, cloth spine lettering dull; small dampstain on lower corner. London, 1954.<br/><br/>

Westport: Greenwood Press, 1952. First American Edition. Hardcover. First American Edition. Octavo. VG/ Hardcover; brown spine with dark brown letters; boards clean; binding tight; slight discoloration to text block; very minor shelf rubbing; b/w photographs; previous owner name in ink on ffep; 322 pp. 1346527. FP New Rockville Stock.

Longmans, 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. boards are edge worn and a bit knocked. light foxing and marks. binding has been repaired. ownership inscription. text is clear and presentable. [SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Longmans, Green & Co, 1952. Hardcover. Good/Fair. jacket is a bit torn and creased. knocking on boards. foxing and marks. ownership inscription. fairly good copy.[SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Longmans, Green & Co, 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. heavy may require extra postage outside South Africa . boards are worn and chipped. binding has been repaired. foxing and minor scarring. a few inscriptions. there is a bit of damp staining on the top end of pages. throughout. all contents are legible and clear. [SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Longmans Green and Co, 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Fair. Heavy, extra postage required unless posted within South Africa. 322 Pages. The jacket is shelf rubbed, marked and edge worn. There are closed tears along the edges. It is protected in cellophane. The boards are a little shelf rubbed. They are strong and sturdy. Internally, tanned pages, minor foxing. Clean and complete. Tightly bound. [Ak]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Longmans. Green & Co, 1952. 1952 First Edition. hardcover. 322pp, original blue cloth, VG+ in Good dw with small edge tears.. A host of reminiscences of these tropic seas, of calms and sudden fierce storms, of oddly assorted ship's crews and of the strange underwater world and its inhabitants.. Glacier Books are experienced and professional booksellers. We take pride in offering carefully described books and excellent customer service.

London: Readers Union 1954. (Hardcover) Very good in good dust jacket. 280pp. Illustrations, map endpapers. Locale: Indian Ocean. (Travel/Adventure, Description and Travel, Ocean Travel, Sailing).

London: Longmans, Green, 1952 Blue boards with silver titles, endpaper maps, b&w illstns. Light foxing in foredges and half-title page, name in front. Dust jacket is unclipped but has small gap in spine and 4 inch gap top of front panel, chipping to spine ends. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London: Longmans Green and Co.. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1952. First Edition. Hard Cover. viii, 322 pgs, illustrated, maps on endpapers, the colourful jacket has 3 closed tears.; 220 x 140mm .

Ommanney, F.D.: 1954 London, bound with dustwrap 280 pages with photographs. Between the Seychelles, just south of the Equator, and Mautitius, is a vast erea of shoals water, where the bottom in places comes within sight of the surface. The Colonial Office wanted to know the thruth about the much-vaunted possibilities of commercial fishing there and sent Dr. Ommanney and a fellow scientist to ascertain. Here is told what happened in their two year's sailing in a 45 ton drifter. Very readable, with photograps.