Sparrow, London, 1981, believe 1st pr thus.  ISBN 0-09-927180-X.  MMPB, 173 pages including Index, followed by ads.  Very light edge and cover wear, binding tight; some age spotting on outer page block.  Interior clean and unmarked with lightly tanned pages, ownership page blank; very gently read if at all.  ‘… Douglas Reeman, the greatest living writer of sea stories, tells the true adventures of just some of the men and women who have stood up to the challenges and hazards of the oceans.  From Captain Bligh of the Bounty to Thor Heyerdahl and the Kon-Tiki, from the development of the submarine to the men and women who have sailed around the world single-handed, it contains some of the most fascinating and exciting adventure stories in the history of man’s exploration of the sea.’ (from rear wrap)