Cassel & Co, publishers, London - first UK edition, 1966. hardcover, 5¾" x 8½", with dust jacket. Jacket has repaired short tears. VERY GOOD book in GOOD unclipped dust jacket. This is the first part of the autobiography of one of the most successful writers of the twentieth century - Nicholas Monsarrat, whose novel 'The Cruel Sea' has sold more copies in its original format than any other novel written in English. Not only do we see a boy growing up to be a writer, but a man learning to stand on his own two feet, and fit to command a ship in war. Packed book weighs 1¼kgs (3lbs) - marginally higher shipping may apply to this title (we'll quote first).