James Hanley — Hollow Sea: A Novel

London, John Lane: The Bodley Head, 1938 . First edition. Cloth. A smart signed first edition of Hanley"s maritime novel "Hollow Sea", drawn from his seafaring experience. In the publisher's original green cloth binding. First edition. Signed and inscribed by the author to the front free endpaper: "To Malcolm Doherty, with best wishes from James. James Hanley. March 29th "39."A maritime novel drawing on Hanley's Merchant Navy background and focusing on shipboard hierarchies, labour, and psychological tension. Hanley (1897-1985) was an Irish-British novelist noted for his maritime fiction, including Boy (1931) and the Furie series. Hanley came from a seafaring family and spent two years at sea himself, during World War I. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities. Slight fading to extremities. Age toning to spine label. Light scattered spotting to endpapers. Author's inscription to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean, if slightly age toned with one or two spots, heavier to fore edge and first and last few leaves. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .