Two Against Cape Horn. A Tale of High Adventure at Sea in One of the Least Known Parts of the World

Roth, Hal

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ISBN 10: 039303223X ISBN 13: 9780393032239

Published by W.W. Norton & Company, New York, 1978

Language: English

Condition: Used - Very good Hardcover

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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

Publisher

W.W. Norton & Company, New York

Publication Date

1978

Language

English

ISBN 10

039303223X

ISBN 13

9780393032239

Binding

Hardcover with Dust Jacket

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First Edition, First Printing.

Condition

Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition

Very Good

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Tells of two veteran sailors who set out to sail to a little-known archipelago and then around Cape Horn and succeeded only after their boat was wrecked on their first attempt

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