Trustee from the Tool Room, 1960 Heinemann, HB with dust jacket

Description: Trustee from the Tool Room, 1960 HeinemannHardback with red cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind-stamped Heinemann windmill on reverse.Endpapers and first 20 or so pages are foxed, after that foxing mainly at edges of pages where page block is foxed.The dust jacket is not clipped, it is chipped with loss at top and bottom spine and corners. It is foxed on inside and out. Discover a classic adventure from the author of A Town Like Alice and On the Beach . Keith Stewart is an ordinary man. However, one day he is called upon to undertake an extraordinary task. When his sister's boat is wrecked in the Pacific, he becomes trustee for his little niece. In order to save her from destitution he has to embark on a 2,000 mile voyage in a small yacht in inhospitable waters. His adventures and the colourful characters he meets on his journey make this book a marvellous tale of courage and friendship. 'Something about this author's calm, deliberate style creates unexpected excitement... we are warmed by the justice and sheer pleasure of it' Independent See my other listings for more Vintage Fiction

Price: 10 GBP

Location: Brighton

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