The Life of Captain Robert Halpin

Arklow, Co. Wicklow, Ireland: Dee-Jay Publications, 2000. FINE condition in a NEAR FINE dust jacket (the DJ would also be FINE but for one crease to its front inner flap. NO chips. NO tears. A bright, shiny, clean, square, tight copy. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Pages are fresh and crisp. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. This is the 2000 hardcover reprint edition. [NOTE: The 1992 original was issued in paperback]. 19 illustrations. List of chapter notes/sources. Bibliography. Index. Bound in the original blue leatherette (imitation leather), lettered in shiny gold on the spine and front cover. From the Dust Jacket: "Robert Halpin began his seafaring career at the age of eleven. Unafraid of danger, particularly when potential profit outweighed risks involved, he ran supplies to the Confederate ports in the American Civil War. His greatest days at sea were as Commander of the largest ship on earth, the SS 'Great Eastern.' He laid 26,000 miles of cable linking four continents with telegraphic communication, making himself a fortune in the process. This book is based mainly on Halpin's private papers. Other archives. have also been consulted for the first time.". 2000 edition (hardcover). Hard Cover. Fine condition/Near Fine jacket. 169pp.…