Away All Boats by Kenneth Dodson 1954 Book Club Edition Hardcover with Dust Jacket

Away All Boats by Kenneth Dodson is a 1954 Little, Brown and Company hardcover Book Club Edition with its illustrated dust jacket.

The dust jacket keeps strong color and presents well, with light edge toning and small signs of handling visible in the photos. The blue hardcover boards remain bright, and the 444 pages are clean, easy to read, and have no writing found.

This World War II naval novel follows the officers and crew of the fictional attack transport U.S.S. Belinda through amphibious operations in the Pacific, focusing on the ship, the men aboard her, and the demands of wartime command.

Details

• Item: Vintage hardcover book with dust jacket
• Title: Away All Boats
• Author: Kenneth Dodson
• Publisher: Little, Brown and Company, Boston
• Publication Year: 1954
• Edition and Printing: Book Club Edition. Printing not confirmed from photos
• Format and Binding: Hardcover, blue boards
• Dust Jacket: Present, illustrated
• Pages: 444
• Genre: World War II naval fiction
• Language: English
• ISBN: No ISBN
• Dimensions: 8.75 x 6 x 1.5 inches

Condition Grade: Very Good

Positives

• Graded Very Good: This copy shows light use and remains sound, clean, and attractive for reading or display.
• The illustrated dust jacket retains strong color across the front, spine, and back.
• The blue hardcover boards appear clean and bright in the photos.
• The 444 pages are clean and easy to read, with no writing found.
• The binding appears sound in the open book photographs, and the pages sit securely in the text block.

Issues / Wear

• The dust jacket shows light toning along portions of the edges and folds.
• Small areas of edge and corner wear are visible on the jacket.
• The page edges show age toning visible when the book is closed.

Condition Grade Key

• Near Fine: Close to new. Any flaw is small and named above.
• Very Good: Light use. Every flaw is named above, and none of them get in the way of reading or display.
• Good: Complete and usable, with clear signs of use. Every flaw is named above.
• Fair: Heavy wear or damage, named above. A reading or working copy, not a display piece.

Collector's Notes

Away All Boats was published in 1954 and centers on a fictional U.S. Navy attack transport serving in the Pacific during World War II. The copyright page states that the ship and characters are fictional while the military setting was intended to reflect the experience of amphibious warfare.

This Book Club Edition suits readers of naval fiction, World War II stories, and older military novels, as well as someone looking specifically for Kenneth Dodson's best known title in a period hardcover.

The original illustrated jacket remains with this copy, and its front artwork, yellow spine, author photograph, and Book Club Edition identification give the book the full appearance buyers often want in an older hardcover.

The combination of a clean 444 page text block and a colorful surviving jacket makes this a copy that still works well for reading while keeping its 1950s shelf presence.

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Care and Handling

Handle with clean, dry hands. Store upright, out of direct sunlight, at about 68°F and 40 to 50% relative humidity. Avoid damp areas and extreme temperature swings.