The Cruel Sea by Nicholas Monsarrat
1953. Fourth Cadet Edition. 328 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Cadet Edition. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Heavier tanning and foxing to other pages and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Some liquid spotting to front board. Slight crushing to spine ends.