SAILING ALONE AROUND THE WORLD By Captain Joshua Slocum SIGNED 1901
Item History & Price
The Century Company, New York, 1901. Hardcover. Book Condition: Good. No Jacket. Thomas Fogarty and George Varian (illustrator). Dark green boards with silver, black and coral pictorial on front, coral printing on front and spine.
Joshua Slocum was the first man to sail around the world alone in a small boat. He personally rebuilt an 11.2 meter sloop-rigged fishing boat that he named the Spray. On April 24, 1895, he set sail from Boston, Massachusetts. More than three years la...ter, he returned to Newport, Rhode Island, on June 27, 1898 having circumnavigated the world. This book is his account of the voyage. It is illustrated with numerous engravings and charts.
It is signed by him on August 21, 1901, one of the earliest dates documented online at the time of this listing.
Joshua Slocum was the first man to sail around the world alone in a small boat. He personally rebuilt an 11.2 meter sloop-rigged fishing boat that he named the Spray. On April 24, 1895, he set sail from Boston, Massachusetts. More than three years la...ter, he returned to Newport, Rhode Island, on June 27, 1898 having circumnavigated the world. This book is his account of the voyage. It is illustrated with numerous engravings and charts.
It is signed by him on August 21, 1901, one of the earliest dates documented online at the time of this listing.
