The Cruel Sea by Nicholas Monsarrat
1951. Second Edition. 416 pages. Dust jacket over blue cloth. Clean pages with mild tanning and foxing throughout. Tightly bound with faint thumb-marking throughout. Heavy foxing to text block edges. Boards have light edgewear with corner crushing and mild marking to boards. Mild sunning to spine, which has mild crushing to ends. Mild water stains and droplets to surfaces. Book has forward lean. Unclipped jacket has heavy edgewear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips, and creasing. Mild rubbing and marking all over.