Vagabonding Under Sail

Crealock, W. I. B., et al.

Verlag: Hastings House, New York, 1951

Beschreibung

Four young Englishmen acquire a forty-foot prewar (1914) cutter, 'Content', and go to sea for two years, 1948-1950, visiting Spain, Portugal, Gibraltar, Morocco, the Canaries, British Guiana, various Caribbean islands, and cities along Amerca's eastern seaboard, ending in New York City; stopping for work & repairs along the way. Crealock later became an important yacht designer, counting Walter Cronkite & William Hurt among his clients. Scarce first American edition, preceding the British by a year. Hardcover, full tan cloth, navy titling; in jacket, as pictured. Light wear to book, minor bumps to corners; price-clipped jacket shows minor wear, light foxing/spotting - mostly internal; minor foxing/spotting to top edge of the pages. Text clean; xii, [2], 304 pages; 20 b/w photos as called for, map, map endsheets. Size: Octavo. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers v0549

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Vagabonding Under Sail

Verlag: Hastings House, New York

Erscheinungsdatum: 1951

Einband: Hard Cover

Zustand: Very Good

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good

Auflage: First American Edition.