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Ordeal; a novel by Shute, Nevil - 1939

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Ordeal; a novel by Shute, Nevil - 1939

Ordeal; a novel

by Shute, Nevil

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New York.: William Morrow & Company., 1939. Hard cover. Very good. No dust jacket. Sun-fade to spine. Tight, square.. 1 Dark blue cloth over boards. Gold spin end front title, front w/ 2 stars. Blue top page block. Lightly trimmed side, bottom edges. 280 p. 21 cm. Author's note at back re: fictional points. Fictionalization story of a family from the Southhampton region of England caught in the surprise German bombing assaults early in World War II. They retreat to the country along the coast, and to their recreational sailing yacht. The young couple and three young children, one a baby, search for secure water, milk, provisions, warmth, and harboring as bombings drive others away from growing panic, typhoid, cholera. They head to sea with courage and skill, rescue downed British flyers, and in turn are thanked by the Royal Navy, and aided in further journeys. A story of quick thinking in the face of hardship, moving always toward an uncertain future. Nevil Shute, a flyer during WWII, and an engineer, created these literary scenarios early during wartime, he wrote at book's end, for those having only academic understanding toward making public safety needs understood. With the bombings, newspapers, radio, electricity, phones were not available to the military or the public.
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  • Format/Binding Hard cover
  • Book Condition Used - Very good. No dust jacket. Sun-fade to spine. Tight, square.
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  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher William Morrow & Company.
  • Place of Publication New York.
  • Date Published 1939
  • Keywords WWII bombings of English towns, cities|Family in crisis|English Channel sailing|Typhoid, Cholera scares

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Ordeal

Ordeal

by Shute, Nevil

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Lancer Books, 1965. Mass Market Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Ordeal (a.k.a. What Happened to the Corbetts)

by Shute, Nevil (Norway)

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William Morrow and Company, 1939. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Ordeal

Ordeal

by Nevil Shute

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9780525171928 / 0525171924
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Penguin Putnam, 1939. Hardcover. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Ordeal

by Nevil Shute

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Penguin Putnam, 1939-01-01. Hardcover. Good. Unmarked text, yellowing pages. Rubbing along spine. Moderate surface wear. Book with slight overhang. No dj. Dark blue boards w/ gold detail. Lh
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: William Morrow and Company, 1939. First American Edition. . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. A novel written before WW II that forecasts the Battle of Britain. Originally published in England as "What Happened to the Corbetts". Spine sunned. Inked name and date on ffep. Old ink price on ffep. 280 pages. No dust jacket. Shelf wear to boards. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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ORDEAL.

ORDEAL.

by Shute, Nevil

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William Morrow & Co., 1939. Hardcover. Acceptable. Disclaimer:Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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William Morrow & Co., 1939. Hardcover. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Born To Win: Transactional Analysis With Gestalt Experiments
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Born To Win: Transactional Analysis With Gestalt Experiments

by James, Muriel; Jongeward, Dorothy

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U.S.A.: Da Capo Press, 1996. Wraps have only light wear, spine unbent. Pages are clean, text is unmarked.. Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Ordeal

by Nevil Shute

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Lancer, 1965. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. original sticker and prev. owner's name on front cover, initial on front endpaper, two creases to cover
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Unknown Binding. Fair. William Morrow 1939 hardcover. Cover shows moderate wear, with severely discolored spine area. Pages unmarked, with dust jacket information glued inside covers and endpapeers. Binding sound. Acceptable reading copy only.
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