Don't Go Near the Water

William Brinkley

Published by Random House, New York, 1956

About this Item

Stated First Printing. There is a slight lean to the spine and mild fading to interior boards, otherwise it is tightly bound with good corners and clean boards. Textblock is clean with no writing, no bookplates or marks and not BCE, ex-library or remaindered. The pages are lightly tanned. The dust jacket is unclipped ($3.95) with mild rubbing and a few small chips. (see photos). Protected in a Brodart Mylar cover. Hilarious novel and basis of 1957 film starring Glenn Ford and Gia Scala. Set on a remote Pacific island during the waning days of World War II, this classic humor novel about the public relations sector of the Navy follows the adventures of a group of young officers, commissioned without the corrupting influence of any intervening naval training, as they bravely face wartime adversities with comic ingenuity.

Seller Inventory # 5158

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Don't Go Near the Water
• Publisher: Random House, New York
• Publication Date: 1956
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good