Gipsy Moth Circles the World
by Chichester, Sir Francis
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- About Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Coward-McCann, 1967. First American Edition (stated). 1st Printing. Cloth. About Fine/Near Fine. First American Edition stated, First Printing. Hard cover 8vo in blue cloth w/ gold logo and spine titles. About Fine book in Near Fine unclipped DJ, now in clear protective cover. Dust line top board edge, else book Fine and unmarked; jacket shows light edgewear, 1" tear top rear panel. 269pp inc. 3 Appendixes; illustrated in diagrams, b/w and color photos, diagram frontis, map and photo endpapers.
Synopsis
the first solo circumnavigation of the world with only one stop in Australia,He was knighted by the Queen for the feat.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Basement Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 036122
- Title
- Gipsy Moth Circles the World
- Author
- Chichester, Sir Francis
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - About Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition (stated). 1st Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Coward-McCann
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1967
- Keywords
- SPORTS SAILING YACHT AROUND WORLD SOLO
- Bookseller catalogs
- Non-fiction;
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About the Seller
Basement Books
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Albuquerque, New Mexico
About Basement Books
BASEMENT BOOKS, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, specializes in hard-to-find non-fiction, Western Americana, History, and First Edition mysteries and literature.
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