Gypsy Moth Circles the World Unknown - 1968

Gipsy Moth Circles the World by Sir Francis ChichesterPublisher: Coward-McCann (June 1, 1968)ISBN-10: 9990371903ISBN-13: 9789990371901Hardcover6 x 9 inches, 269 pagesThe story of how the sixty-five-year-old navigator singlehandedly circumnavigated the globe, the whole way battling hostile seas as well as his boat's numerous design flaws, is a tale of superhuman tenacity and endurance to be read and reread by sailors and armchair adventurers alike.--------------------------------Sir Francis Charles Chichester (17 September 1901 – 26 August 1972) was a British businessman, pioneering aviator and solo sailor.He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for becoming the first person to sail single-handed around the world by the clipper route and the fastest circumnavigator, in nine months and one day overall in 1966–67.Chichester was born in the rectory at Shirwell near Barnstaple in Devon, England, the son of a Church of England clergyman, Charles Chichester, himself the seventh son of Sir Arthur… Leer más

Coward-McCann, 1968. Hardcover. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. The dust jacket is missing. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.

Coward-McCann, 1968. Hardcover. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Coward-McCann, 1968. Hardcover. Good. Coward-McCann, 1968. Good. , Hardcover, Blue cloth. Text clean. Jacket edges worn. Book Club edition. Out-of-print and antiquarian booksellers since 1933. We pack and ship with care.

Coward-McCann, 1968-06-01. Hardcover. Used: Good.

Coward-McCann, 1968-06-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!