South Sea Vagabonds

Wray, J. W

Verlag: A. H. & A. W. Reed (1952), Wellington, 1952

Beschreibung

No signatures. Moderate foxing. Lacking the dust-jacket. ; "Second and Revised Edition". 252, [4 (blank)] pages + 25 illustrations on 8 plate leaves. Blue papered boards with black lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 215mm x 136mm. The true story of a man who built his own boat from kauri logs beach-combed from the islands of the Hauraki Gulf and then went to sea. "But the author - a sailorman in every sense of the word - has produced something distinctively superior to a mere autobiographical record of trans-oceanic cruises in a small craft constructed from assembled driftwood. He had written in direct language, with due regard to light and shade and a nice appreciation of the dramatic, a living story of almost unbelievable experiences in calms and storms, fair winds and foul, demonstrating again that truth may be stranger than fiction." - from the foreword by Sir Ernest Davis, Mayor of Auckland. Contents: Foreword; Preface; The Idea; I Begin; I Try Again; The Building of the Ship; The Launching; Preparations for a Cruise; An Ocean Cruise; The Islands; The Trans-Tasman Race; Hobart; Back to New Zealand; An Attempt at Island Trading; A Cruise to Tahiti; In a Hurricane; A Solo Ocean Trip; Conclusion. ; 8vo. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 23176

Bibliografische Details

Titel: South Sea Vagabonds

Verlag: A. H. & A. W. Reed (1952), Wellington

Erscheinungsdatum: 1952

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Very Good-

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket