The Wreck Of The Mary Deare by Hammond Innes, 1956 and published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York. This hardcover book, first edition, comes with a dust jacket in good/vg condition. The very top edge has bites and one small tear. The main part of the dust jacket looks vg. The gray cloth front and back is in excellent condition, as is the writing on the spine. The pages are clean and not bent. The binding is strong.

"The 1956 novel was written by British author Hammond Innes, which was later adapted as a film starring Gary Cooper released in 1959 by MGM. It tells the story of a very old ship described as "A deathtrap of rattling rivets", which is found adrift at sea by salvageer John Sands. Sands boards it hoping to claim it for salvage, but finds the first officer, Gideon Patch, still aboard and trying to run the ship on his own. Patch convinces Sands to help him beach the ship, even though it will void his salvage claim. When they return to London, Patch is brought before a board of inquiry to determine what happened. It soon becomes apparent that the ship owners were planning to wreck the Mary Deare all along and have Patch as the fall guy." (Wikipedia)

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