RIESENBERG, FELIX

Cape Horn.

London, Robert Hale Limited. z.j.. Original publisher's light-blue cloth hardback, silver lettering spine and frontcover, small illustration frontcover, 8vo: 488pp. tex-illustrations, folding maps, index. Name-clipped. Firm copy. With 8 original photographs & 1 post-card tipped-in: MS Tanimbar, captain A. Schaafsma.

Antiquariaat SchotProfessional seller

Book number: 183493

RIESENBERG, JR. , FELIX (WITH CHARTS BY WILLIAM BRIESEMEISTER)

Cape Horn

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1940. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking the dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping to the spine ends of the book cover. The text pages are clean and bright. There is an inked previous owner's name on the front pastedown page. "Riesenberg was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He later attended the New York Nautical School graduating in the class of 1897. Afterward, he secured a position as a deck officer in the merchant marine, being part of the Coast and Geodetic Survey and also serving in the Naval Reserve until 1909. Riesenberg was hired by Walter Wellman to be a part of the support crew in an unsuccessful attempt to reach the North Pole by airship in the summer of 1906. [1] He was rehired by Wellman the following year to be the navigator aboard the three man airship America in a second failed attempt to reach the North Pole in 1907. [1]" (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .

S. Howlett-West BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 42085

Catalogue: Ships & Sailing

Keywords: Ships & Sailing Felix Riesenberg Jr. Cape Horn Africa World Voyages

RIESENBERG,FELIX

Cape Horn

London: Robert Hale, 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. This is a Near Fine Copy of this book in publisher's light blue coloured cloth boards with bright and vibrant silver title lettering to spine and upper cover.No Dust-Jacket.There are NO previous owner's names present.The book has a firm binding with no hinge weakness.Illustrated with several charts and fold out maps plus plates.Lovely clean internally and a great addition to any private collection as it's uncommon found in this condition,8vo 487pp First Edition 1st Impression [1941]. Near Fine .

Richard Thornton BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 81411

Catalogue: Travel/Transport

Keywords: Cape Horn