Alexander Kent [Douglas Reeman] — Enemy in Sight
London, Hutchinson, 1970. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this thrilling historical novel from Alexander Kent. First edition. The third Bolitho novel. Richard Bolitho is commanding the Hyperion and leaves Portsmouth to join a squadron blockading the rising power of Revolutionary France. His ship is ready to fight again, but her untrained company is struggling. Written by Douglas Edward Reeman, who also used the pseudonym Alexander Kent, a prolific British author who wrote over sixty historical novels about the Royal Navy, mainly set during either World War II or the Napoleonic Wars. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original unclipped dust wrapper is very smart with light wear and a small closed tear to the head of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Near Fine.
