The Boat. By Walter Gibson - 1st edition (1952)

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The Boat. By Walter Gibson - 1st edition (1952)The Boat. By Walter Gibson 1st edition (1952) Hardcover, with dust jacket near fine condition, some tanning to end paper and blind owners stamp inside 1st edition (1952) Publisher: W. H. Allen, London, 1952 illustrated with photographs 'One of the most dramatic sea stories ever told'. The story of the 135 survivors of the Dutch ship the Rooseboom taking refugees after the fall of Singapore and torpedoed on her way to Ceylon. Only 4 made it to safety.

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