LAST BOAT FROM BEYROUTH
By Royce Brier
New York: Appleton-Century Company, 1943. First edition with correct code (1) on page 258. A fine copy in shiny black cloth with very bright gold spine lettering; in a very good plus, illustrated dust jacket with a tear to the lower front panel, very light chipping to the crown of the spine, and wear to the lower rear panel. Wartime novel by the Pulitzer Prize winning journalist whose earliest writings appeared in pulps. A British surgeon and his lover are bound for Marseille aboard a big French army transport the day Mussolini declares war. The novel conveys the doom that awaits both the lovers and France. FREE SHIPPING TO THE USA PLEASE VIEW FOR MORE GREAT BOOKS THANKS! |