Author: Cecil Hunt
Title: The Gallant Little Campeador
Description: London, Methuen & Co. Ltd. 1941. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated account of a yacht during the Second World War, with the vanishingly scarce original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition. With the vanishingly scarce original unclipped dust wrapper. Illustrated with a frontispiece and eight images across seven plates. Collated complete. Compeador was a rich man's yacht which, at the outbreak of the Second World War, joined the Auxiliary Patrol Service, commanded by Cdr. C. H. Davey, Master of the Dartmoor Hounds. This work tells of the experiences of the vessel and its crew throughout the conflict. Written by Horace Cecil Hunt, an English journalist, editor, novelist and anthologist. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with damp stains to the boards, predominantly the front board. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also smart with light wear and the odd small closed tear to the extremities. The odd mark to the panels with a contemporary ink inscription to the front panel. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd small spot. Contemporary ink inscription and a newspaper article pasted to the front endpaper. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good/Very Good.

Keywords: Gallant Campeador Hunt Second World War Campeador None


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