A Rock in the Baltic
NY: The Authors and Newspapers Association, 1906. Hermann Heyer. Special Edition. Hardcover. 5"x7.5" 321 pgs + 2 pgs of ads. Olive cloth boards. Embossed white and black letters on front w/ship. Faded embossed letters to spine. Tissue over watercolor frontispiece. Facsimile page from hand written manuscript. Spine straight, binding tight, pages softly toned, edges soiled. Book plate on ffep. Gutters exposed. Not x-library, PON insided front board. Book marker stain on pg. 163. One page has a crease. Light soiling throughout. Edge and shelf wear w/rubs & fraying. Tears to cloth on boards. Top edge painted dk olive. Good. Item #14372
"A Rock in the Baltic" concerns the adventures of Lieutenant Alan Drummond, an officer in the Royal Navy. The Lieutenant has incurred the disfavor of his superiors. In temporary command of a cruiser in the Baltic, he used the rock of the title for target practice. Much to his surprise, the rock shot back, and the Russians subsequently demanded the British hand him over. They refused, but were not happy. Shortly after, Lieutenent Drummond meets Miss Amhurst in a bank, and an attempt to assist her in cashing a check leads to a suspiscion by the Cashier that he is a robber. The Lieutenant has a knack for getting into trouble with the best of intentions. Between angry Russians, unhappy superiors, and an attractive young woman, Lieutenant Drummonds problem's are just beginning.
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