Sinbad of the Coast Guard

Published by Dodd, Mead & Company, New York, 1945

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A scarce signed first edition recounting the true story of Sinbad, the celebrated canine mascot of the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Campbell, illustrated throughout by by official Coast Guard Artist, George Gray. In the publisher's original blue cloth binding.First edition.Complete with the original unclipped dust wrapper.Signed and inscribed by the author to the front free endpaper: "To Eileen O'Connell, a real old friend in appreciation for all her help - George."Illustrated throughout with orange tinted illustrations by official Coast Guard Artist, George Gray.A scarce copy of the true story of Sinbad, the celebrated canine mascot of the United States Coast Guard cutter Campbell, who served with the crew for over a decade and became one of the most famous animals in American wartime service.Smuggled aboard in 1937 and eventually "enlisted" by the crew, Sinbad accompanied the Campbell through convoy escort duty in the North Atlantic during the Second World War, including the cutter"s dramatic battle with a German U-boat wolf pack. In the publisher's original blue cloth binding.Externally, smart. Fading to extremities of boards, with the odd light spot of damp staining perimeters. Slight bumping to extremities. Very minor soiling to endpapers. Dust wrapper, unclipped. Loss to upper extremities of wraps, with significant loss to rear wrap, obscuring a large portion of the rear image. The odd small closed tear, chip, and crease to extremities. One or two white marks to front wrap. Slight soiling to wraps with the odd light spot and handling mark. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean if slightly age toned, with one or two spots to fore edge os first and last few leaves. Very Good.

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Bibliographic details

Title
Sinbad of the Coast Guard
Author
George F. Foley
Publisher
Dodd, Mead & Company, New York
Publication year
1945
Condition
Very Good
Dust jacket
Good
Signed
signed by author
Book Type
book
Binding
Cloth
Illustrator
George Gray
Edition
First edition.
Item weight
0.5 kilograms
Dimensions
9" by 6"

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