{"product_id":"out-of-the-smoke-the-story-of-a-sail-by-ray-parkin-1960","title":"OUT OF THE SMOKE: The Story of a Sail by Ray Parkin 1960","description":"\u003cp\u003eOUT OF THE SMOKE: The Story of a Sail\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eby Ray Parkin\u003cbr\u003e\nintroduction by Laurens van der Post\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003cbr\u003e\nFormat: medium hardcover with dust jacket \u003cbr\u003e\nPublished: The Hogarth Press 1960, reprinted\u003cbr\u003e\nSize (mm): 150 w x 225 h x 30 h \u003cbr\u003e\nPages: 310\u003cbr\u003e\nSKU: A4\/2408\/0365\/K569\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003e\nTells of the author's experiences as Action Chief Quartermaster on HMAS Perth, which was sunk while engaging an overwhelming Japanese naval force in the Sunda Strait, Indonesia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTwo cruisers, HMAS Perth and USS Houston, fought until their ammunition was exhausted. Thus defenceless and surrounded, sunk by four torpedoes and gunfire. It had been a night action, desperate and determined until the inevitable end. A small party of the survivors tried to sail a derelict lifeboat to safety, only to land at a port in enemy hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIllustrated with fine line illustrations and maps.\u003cbr\u003e\nMaps on end papers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003e\nExcellent with wear\/repairs to dust jacket and page edges, spotting on page edges, faint marks on end papers, pages clean with the odd mark, no stamps or inscriptions. Images depict all need to know detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eREMARKS\u003cbr\u003e\nScarce locally\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unicorn Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55450950730020,"sku":null,"price":39.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/1901\/6740\/files\/2138694789.jpg?v=1784229774","url":"https:\/\/unicornbooks.co.nz\/products\/out-of-the-smoke-the-story-of-a-sail-by-ray-parkin-1960","provider":"Unicorn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}