Two Against Cape Horn. A Tale of High Adventure at Sea in One of the Least Known Parts of the World
Language: English
Published by W.W. Norton & Company, New York, 1978
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Blind-Horse-Books (ABAA), DeLand, FL, U.S.A.Blind-Horse-Books (ABAA)
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Condition: Used - Very good
US$ 19.95
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Tan linen with gold spine titles to red cloth; 8vo; 9.5 inches tall; 288 pages with notes; profusely illustrated with color and b/w photographs. First Edition, First Printing. The bindings are tight and square with a shelf lean. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear with ageing noted on the inside of the dust jacket. The dust jacket has the price and minimal handling wear. . A sailing adventure of two veteran sailors who set out to sail to a little-known archipelago and then around Cape Horn journey from California to Maine and succeeded only after their boat was wrecked on their first attempt.
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- Title
- Two Against Cape Horn. A Tale of High Adventure at Sea in One of the Least Known Parts of the World
- Author
- Roth, Hal
- Publisher
- W.W. Norton & Company, New York
- Publication year
- 1978
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover with Dust Jacket
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 039303223X
- ISBN 13
- 9780393032239
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing.
- Seller catalogs
- History: TRANSPORTATION: Aviation, Maritime, Railroad ., TRAVEL, EXPLORATION & GEOGRAPHY
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Blind Horse Books is a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America (ABAA) and adheres to its Code of Ethics. We specialize in travel, exploration, fine press, and documentary material, with particular emphasis on printed ephemera, maps, photographic archives, and institutional publications from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Our inventory regularly includes material appropriate for academic, library, and museum collections. We work carefully with provenance, condition, and bibliographic accuracy, and stand fully behind all descriptions and attributions. Items are selected with long-term research and collecting value in mind. Blind Horse Books is operated by Richard and Dottie Oates and based in DeLand, Florida. We have been active in the antiquarian book trade since 1999 and are members of the ABAA, FABA, IOBA, and the Ephemera Society of America. Building Your Great Collection, One Fine Book at a Time. …
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