Captain Peg-Leg's War

Captain Peg-Leg’s War
By Peter Dawlish

Published by Oxford University Press, London, 1939. 1st Ed. Paperback with dust jacket. 19cm H x 13cm W. 256pp. Pale pink card with the titles and steamship to the front in green; Paper dust jacket with illustrations of Captain Peg-Leg to the front and spine; Colour frontis. Illustrations by J. D. Evans. Book condition: Used. Outers: In very good condition; Outer page edges are dust stained. Inside is tight, clean and bright; All pages present; No inscriptions; No foxing. Dust Jacket: Light chipping to the spine and edges; Small open and closed tears to the folds; Some discolouration and mottling commensurate with age. Overall Condition: Very Good

Peter Dawlish (a pseudonym of the Scottish socialist writer James Lennox Kerr) tells the story of a British sea captain's adventures to bring much needed food and supplies to the people of Savonia, a ficticious country undergoing a civil war. Captain Peg-Leg and his crew have to contend with the agents of outside powers that are attempting to overthrow the government - a thinly disguised Spain of the late 1930s, as well as ruthless gangsters.