Alexander Kent [Douglas Reeman] — Richard Bolitho - Midshipman
London, Hutchinson, 1975. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this Bolitho story from British writer Alexander Kent, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to the title page. Richard Bolitho, only sixteen, waits in Portsmouth to join the Gorgon. He is also a veteran of four years in the King's Navy and is determined that on this, his second ship, he will not make the mistakes of the last one. Written by Douglas Edward Reeman, who also used the pseudonym Alexander Kent, a 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 also excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Fine.
