They Came From the Sea by E. V. Timms (1956)
They Came From the Sea by E. V. Timms (1956)
They Came From the Sea
by E. V. Timms
Angus and Robertson, 1956, illustrated frontispiece (maps), hardcover, dustjacket
Good Condition, some edge and shelf wear, some rubbing and bumping to edges and corners, some insect damage to edges and spine, tape residue to endpapers, sticker to front endpaper, dustjacket shows some edge and shelf wear with some rubbing, chipping, tears, creasing and parts missing, bottom section front and spine missing, back wrap separate (see photographs)
“Drifting helplessly before wind and current on a vast and empty sea is a longboat with fourteen survivors from the Sea Queen, burnt and sunk on a voyage from Auckland to Sydney in 1856. And from the moment it leaves the stricken vessel a tense and arresting story unfolds.”