RARE Limited Ed W/slip Case " Sailing Alone Around The World " Captain J. Slocum
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" Sailing Alone Around The World 1895-1898 " by Captain Joshua Slocum . Westvaco 1969. 263 pages with slip case. Limited edition. Illustrated with ship designs/diagrams on both sides of the slip case and on the book cover. A fold out ship design and a fold out voyage map. Small inset drawings in blue. Each chapter is preceded by a blue swirl pattern decorated page. NOTE: There is a laid in "Ex-libris slip inside the front with Presented by (a written name). I am not sure if this ...name is related to the publisher or not. "Sailing Alone Around the World is a sailing memoir by Joshua Slocum in 1900 about his single-handed global circumnavigation aboard the sloop Spray. Slocum was the first person to sail around the world alone. The book was an immediate success and highly influential in inspiring later travelers". Nice tan boards running into brown tweed-like cloth on the spine with printing in gold on the spine. Nice condition. Tight binding and good inside. The sturdy slip case is good except for light yellowing/sunning around the edges and a tiny red mark. Buyer pays Priority shipping to be determined by your ZIP. Or I will mail it by Media Mail if you wish. Foreign to be determined.. On some items, tracking information is REQUIRED, especially on foreign items paid for with PayPal. I reserve the right tand a bit of flaking on the leather spine. o refuse payments byPayPal to certain countries or individuals. Please email me if you have any questions about any of the above. International Buyers – Please Note: Import duties, taxes, and charges are not included and are the responsibility of the buyer. Returns accepted only for lost or seriously damaged items.
