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Sailing Alone Around the World.
de Slocum, Joshua
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- A fine copy with no dust jacket as issued.
- Librería
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Reno, Nevada, United States
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Sobre este artículo
Norwalk. : Easton Press. , 1990. Full red leather, raised bands, gilt decorations, all edges gilt, silk endpapers, ribbon marker.. A fine copy with no dust jacket as issued. . 27.2x20.8 cm. . weight: 2.2 lb. Illustrated by James E Mitchell.
Sinopsis
The classic travel narrative of a Don Quixote-of-the-seas – the first man to circumnavigate the world singlehandedly. Joshua Slocum’s autobiographical account of his solo trip around the world is one of the most remarkable – and entertaining – travel narratives of all time. Setting off alone from Boston aboard the thirty-six-foot wooden sloop Spray in April 1895, Captain Slocum went on to join the ranks of the world’s great circumnavigators – Magellan, Drake, and Cook. But by circling the globe without crew or consorts, Slocum would outdo them all: his three-year solo voyage of more than 46,000 miles remains unmatched in maritime history for its courage, skill, and determination. Sailing Alone around the World recounts Slocum’s wonderful adventures: hair-raising encounters with pirates off Gibraltar and savage Indians in Tierra del Fuego; raging tempests and treacherous coral reefs; flying fish for breakfast in the Pacific; and a hilarious visit with fellow explorer Henry Stanley in South Africa. A century later, Slocum’s incomparable book endures as one of the greatest narratives of adventure ever written.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Zephyr Books
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 253533
- Título
- Sailing Alone Around the World.
- Autor
- Slocum, Joshua
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Full red leather, raised bands, gilt decorations, all edges gilt, silk endpapers, ribbon marker.
- Estado del libro
- Usado - A fine copy with no dust jacket as issued.
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Easton Press.
- Lugar de publicación
- Norwalk.
- Fecha de publicación
- 1990
- Páginas
- xvi, 157 pp.
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Nautical;
- Size
- 27.2x20.8 cm.
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Zephyr Books
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Reno, Nevada
Sobre Zephyr Books
Zephyr Books is owned and operated by Lee and Ivye Johnson. We have been in the book business in Reno, Nevada since 1994. We have operated both brick and mortar, as well as online exclusive shops. We closed our brick and mortar shop in 2013, and now offer an exclusive selection of rare, collectible, and antiquarian books online only.
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