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Castaway’s Baedeker to the South Seas.

June 27, 2022 By

Castaway's Baedeker to the South Seas.
Castaway’s Baedeker to the South Seas.

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Item #44294
Castaway’s Baedeker to the South Seas.
Commander Air Force, Pacific Fleet and Joint Intelligence Center.
( 1943), n.p.
15.5 cm., 100 pp. b/w line ills throughout.
Price: $75

Sounds as if it might be a charming little book, but actually it was intended as a survival manual for the use of downed pilots in the Pacific. Lots of fascinating 1940s detail here, including a 2-page dictionary of pidgin English phrases. The one that sticks in mind is, “Take me to a white man = Bring em me long master.” Bound in illustrated wraps, staple bound. This is the 2nd edition of 100 pp. The only other copy available at this time is a 63-page first edition for which the seller wants $300. We can do better than that.

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