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ROUSMANIERE, JOHN "Fastnet, Force 10"
New York, W.W. Norton & Co. 1980, Stated 1st Edition. 0393032566 Hard Cover with dust jacket. Ill.: Photo Illustrated. This account of the 1979 yachting disaster has a blue photo illustrated dj with white and yellow lettering over a blue and orange hard cover. Ex-lib; mylar dj cover; spine label; front endpaper missing. Rousmaniere, who was one of the sailors participating in the Fastnet race, tells the full story of the yacht race and the Force 10 storm that destroyed it, killing 15 men and capsizing over 70 boats. Illustrated throughout with numerous black-and-white photos. 287 pages, including index; approx. 6"x8". Near Very Good/Near Very Good.
Offered for US$ 13.80 by: Connie Popek, Bookseller - Book number: 92012
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