Title: Hurricane HurryAuthor: W.H.G. KingstonExtract from the Preface:The journal from which the following narrative is taken was put into my hands nearly twenty years ago by a well - known naval officer, now himself an admiral (the grandson of the author) with full permission to publish it in any way I judged best.The gallant writer of this journal rose to be an admiral, and was well known for his social qualities and for the humour with which he used to narrate the stirring incidents of his naval career, several of which I had the advantage of hearing in addition to the perusal of that voluminous log which he preserved through many a shipwreck and numberless other accidents of his adventurous life on the ocean.The book has red boards and gilt lettering to the spine and a gilt illustration on the upper board.There is sunlight fading to the spine.The outer corners on the upper and lower boards have bumping and wear and tear.The upper and lower edges of the spine have bumping and wear and tear.There is wear and tear along the gutter hinge on the upper and lower boards.There are stains on the lower board.The outer edge of the upper board has wear and tear an indent. There is an indent on the outer edge of the lower board.There is a prize sticker on the front pastedown dated 1902.There is tanning on the front endpage and a pencil mark in the upper corner.There is a tracing paper insert on the front endpages.There is tanning and foxing on the rear endpages.The spine is cracked along the rear endpages.There is foxing on the lower page edges.The upper page edges are gilt edged.The outer page edges are trimmed.