The Cruise of the Breadwinner
1946, first edition of H E Bates' wartime novella
Author
H E Bates, dustwrapper by Broom Lynne
Publisher
Michael Joseph, London, 1946
Printing Details
First edition, first printing. Hardback in dustwrapper. 20.5 × 13cm, 63pp
A slim novella from H E Bates. Set in the Second World War, the Breadwiner is a small fishing vessel that helps the war effort by patrolling a stretch of the south coast. It picks up an RAF pilot who had crashed in the sea and search for German pilot who had been in a dogfight with the British pilot. They find him but are strafed by another German plane...
Condition
The book is in good solid condition, the dustwrapper has slight wear to the edges and a small amount of loss to the head of the spine but remains good.
Price
£10.00
