A & C Black, London, 1945, 1^st.  Hard cover, 181 pages.  Light blue cloth with darker blue lettering on front and spine; light edge, corner and spine end wear; bit of sunning along edges.  Binding sound.  Dust jacket with price intact shows some edge and cover wear, short edge tears and small losses.  War economy standard book with jacket reversed from another title.  Book interior clean and unmarked; black & white frontis and illustrations by Percival Walford.  ‘… deals with the work of Coastal Command during the War.  By day and night this force kept constant watch over the seas around our coasts on the look out for enemy submarines and aircraft, and convoyed merchant ships on their journeys, carrying food and munitions urgently needed by Britain.’ (from front flap)