Nicholas Cavanagh — Night Cargoes: A Smuggling Story

London, Peter Lunn , 1946. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of this thrilling smuggling story set in the 18th century. A very scarce first edition of this work. With the publisher's original price-clipped dust wrapper.An exciting young adult fiction about smuggling in the 18th century, with the headquarters of the smugglers being the Mermaid Inn, an isolated tavern on the cliff tops. The leading characters include ringleader Jem Bone, a massive, sixteen stone giant, and the young hero Michael Grenville. Featuring in-text and full-page illustrations by William Stobbs. In the original cloth binding, with illustrative gilt. Externally, smart, with damp staining to the boards. Otherwise, only slight shelf wear. Dust wrapper is smart, with edge wear and chipping to the spine head. Sunning to the spine and a few spots to the wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are age toned, but generally clean, with the odd spot to the endpapers and a small contemporary ink inscription to the front free endpaper. Very Good . Ill.: William Stobbs. Very Good/Good.