Deutsch  Français  Nederlands 

MIERRE, H.C DE. - The Long Voyage. (Illustrated by the author).

London: Harold Starke Limited, 1963. 1st edition. The author was born in Manchester in 1890 and he sailed on his first voyage two momnths before his fifteenth birthday. He seved four years apprenticeship in the full-rigged ships Main and Arno. This book covers his first three years on the Main, giving an absorbing, authentic account of hardship, courage and expert seamanship. Pp.x/306, colour frontispiece + 17 further photographs and line illustrations, folding plans to end, endpapers trach chart of the Long Voyage. Inscribed by the author plus owner's gift message to half-title page. Blue cloth, bump to lower front corner. Dustwrapper has wear to top of spine and chipped wear to lower front corner with loss to corner tip. G+/G+.
GBP 28.00 [Appr.: EURO 32.5 US$ 37.72 | JP¥ 5573] Book number 50241

is offered by:


CHILTON BOOKS
The Lodge, Chilton Mount, NEWTON ROAD, SUDBURY, SUFFOLK, CO10 2RS, Great Britain Tel.: +441787373725
Email: chiltonbooks2021@gmail.com
Member of PBFA 




  Order this book

Ask for information

Back to your search results