A historical thriller featuring Lieutenant Michael Fitton, who is involved in another maritime adventure that takes place in the Caribbean. From the author of 12 GUN CUTTER.
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Showell Styles was born Frank Showell Styles in 1908. His childhood was spent in the Welsh hills and he became an avid mountaineer and explorer. During the war, Styles joined the Navy and was posted in the Mediterranean, but even there he walked and climbed as much as he could.
An aspiring writer, Styles already had articles published in Punch, before setting out toe make his living as an author. His first novel, Traitor's Mountain, was a murder mystery set on and around Tryfan in Wales. He became a prolific writer with over 160 books published. As well as books on mountains such as The Mountaineer's Weekend Book, he wrote detective fiction under the pseudonym of Glyn Carr, and humorous pieces as C.L. Inker.
Showell Styles died in 2005.
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Seller: Kenneth Mallory Bookseller ABAA, Decatur, GA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Hardcover. First Edition. Very good hardback in a very good dustjacket. Seller Inventory # 42835
Seller: Caerwen Books, Forrestfield, WA, Australia
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Library issue binding, stickers marks & stamps, spine lean. A presentable copy (As far as ex lib goes) of a scarce title. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 010549
Seller: booksonlinebrighton, Brighton, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. BARBARA WALTON (DUST JACKET) (illustrator). 1st Edition. Navy Blue Boards with silver titles to spine, 240 x 160 mm approx. 188pp. First Edition 1st printing of 10th book in the Michael Fitton series of maritime adventures. This one set in the Caribbean at the beginning of the nineteenth century on board the 10 gun schooner "Gipsy". Written by a prolific author of books in a number of genres, this title is quite difficult to source other than as ex library copies. Fine/Fine (Book- no previous owner name or insc. Dust Jacket non price clipped. supplied in a removable proprietary protective sleeve. Book and dust jacket as new. A fine collector's copy). Please see our image of the actual book offered for sale. Seller Inventory # 122512
Seller: Arapiles Mountain Books - Mount of Alex, Castlemaine, VIC, Australia
Hard Cover. Condition: F-. Dust Jacket Condition: VG+. First Edition. F-/VG+. 8vo. original blue boards (a trifle rubbed & bumped) in dustwrapper (price-clipped, a trifle rubbed & nicked, a little sunning to spine); pp. 188 (last blank). A very good copy. The tenth title in the Mr Fitton series of historical novels, based on the adventures of the real life British naval officer, Lieutenant Michael Fitton (1766-1852). Seller Inventory # 037905