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Softcover. Condition: As New. This classic tale of shipwreck and survival is reprinted in a new edition, with essays that provide a historical perspective and trace the sources from which Kenneth Roberts (1885-1957) drew his tale. A native Mainer, Roberts, whose historical novels include Northwest Passage and Arundel, was intrigued by the story of the December 1710 wreck of the Nottingham. After running aground a dozen miles offshore, the ship broke up, stranding her crew with minimal tools, scant shelter, and a few pieces of cheese. The men survived nearly a month of screeching gales, sub-freezing temperatures, and driving snowstorms. During their ordeal they resorted to cannibalism and were finally rescued after one of them made it ashore on a crude raft. Included here are contemporary accounts from crew members, offering dramatically different versions of the true-life traumatic event and a fascinating counterpoint to Roberts? fictionalized version. A bestseller when published in 1956, Boon Island is a story of the ways that crisis can inspire the best--and worst--in human nature.…

paperback. Condition: Good. First printing. Cover has a few light indentations and a light crease on the front. The spine has been previously taped at both ends and some of the surface color has been pulled off. See photos. The binding is in good shape. The pages of this book are clean and unmarked. FAST SHIPPING & FREE TRACKING. …

Condition: Fine. 3rd impression. Paperback, F. xxii+243pp, b/w frontis, index, a fine copy. A series of 13 essays : From Belle Epoque To First World War : The Social Panorama by Cynthia Gamble - The Vast Structure Of Recollection: From Life To Literature by William C. Carter - Ruskin And The Cathedral Of Lost Souls by Diane R. Leonard - The Birth And Development Of A La Recherche Du Temps Perdu by Marion Schmid - Lost And Found: The Structure Of Proust's Novel by Roger Shattuck - Proust's Narrator by Brian Rogers - The Unconscious by Jack Jordan - The Texture Of Proust's Novel by Joshua Landy - Proust's Human Comedy by Hollie Markland Harder - Proust And Social Spaces by Edward J. Hughes - Love, Sexuality And Friendship by Alison Finch - Proust And The Fine Arts by Richard Bales - Proust And Posterity by David Ellison - Postlude: Proust And The Art Of Brevity by Malcolm Bowie. 525 grams.…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 373 pages. 1.00x1.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 264 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Magazine. 58p. includes covers, 8.25x10.75 inches, fiction, photography, drawings, ads, erotica, small stain on table of contents, else very good gay SM/Rough Trade magazine in stapled pictorial wraps.

Magazine. 58p. includes covers, 8.25x10.75 inches, fiction, photography, drawings, ads, erotica, small stain on table of contents, else very good gay SM/Rough Trade magazine in stapled pictorial wraps.

Magazine. 58p. includes covers, 8.25x10.75 inches, fiction, photography, drawings, ads, erotica, small stain on table of contents, else very good lightly worn gay SM/Rough Trade magazine in stapled pictorial wraps.

hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 415 pages. 10.50x7.50x1.25 inches. In Stock.