THE WRECK OF THE DUMARU
Written by Lowell Thomas
Illustrated by Kurt Wiese
Published by William Heinemann Ltd.
in 1931
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THE WRECK OF THE DUMARU
Written by Lowell Thomas.
Illustrated by Kurt Wiese.
Stock no. 1202223
1st.
1931.
Hardback.
Slightly better than very good condition.
A true story of cannibalism in an open boat. Blue cloth, white titles and vignette. 7 woodcuts by Kurt Wiese, 7 b/w photographs. 271 pages. A few scattered foxspots to prelims else contents fine. Covers bright.
THE WRECK OF THE DUMARU
Written by Lowell Thomas.
Illustrated by Kurt Wiese.
Stock no. 990209
1st.
1931.
Hardback.
Very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.
A true story of cannibalism in an open boat. Blue cloth, white titles and vignette. 7 woodcuts by Kurt Wiese, 7 b/w photographs. 271 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Foxing to prelims and textblock. Wrapper edge-chipped and grubby, slight loss to top of spine.
Front cover
Contents
- The Man with the Scarred Face
- There Was a Curse Upon Her
- Captain, Mate, and Engineer
- Graveyard Shaw and George the Greek
- From Quarter Deck to Fire Hole They Cursed and Fought
- Quiet Prelude Before Catastrophe
- She Blows Up Off Guam
- The Change of the Trade Wind
- We Give Up Hope
- The Thirteenth Day - The Madness and Death of Graveyard Shaw
- The Body of the Chief Engineer
- Honolulu Pete, and the Suicide of Holmes
- "There Can't Be Any Land - It's All Gone Under the Sea."
- Safe on the Island of Samar
- We Decide to Keep Our Secret
- Big Karl Gives Us Away
- The Return of the Survivors