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German naval officer (1881–1966) who earned the nickname ‘Sea Devil’ for his legendary maritime exploits during World War I. Signed book: The Sea Devil. Later printing. Garden City, NY: Garden City Publishing Company, 1927. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8, 308 pages. Signed and inscribed on a free end page in fountain pen, "May good winds fill the sails of your ship of life and God's luckiest stars guide your course but always remember that the pleasing of your dear parents remain your guiding light to bring you safe to port. To my dear young friend Bill Vander Kloot with a shipload of good wishes from the Sea-Devil, Felix Count Luckner, Detroit, II.8.51." In fine condition, with soiling, staining, and paper loss only to the dust jacket.
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