Powder Monkey: Paul Dowswell. signed HB

UK 1^st edition 1^st print hardback.

Published by Bloomsbury in 2005.

The book is fine, new and unread  with no corner or edge damage. Very light tanning to edges.

The wrap is fine.

Signed on the title page and inscribed Har! Har! Har! Best wishes Paul Dowswell 15/10/05

Sam is desperate to leave his sleepy Norfolk village and see the world. He seizes the chance to join a merchant ship but soon discovers that a life at sea is harsh and often short, especially when his ship is attacked by a French privateer. About to be boarded, they fear all is lost, but the privateers are driven off by the appearance of a Royal Navy ship. Sam's relief is short-lived. Soon after, another Navy ship sends over a press gang, and he is forced to join the frigate Miranda. War with France and Spain is raging and Sam is caught in the middle with a dangerous job as a powder monkey in the company of a brutal crew.

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Bubblewrapped and boxed