The Flight of the FIRECREST

The Flight of the FIRECREST
The Flight of the FIRECREST
The Flight of the FIRECREST
The Flight of the FIRECREST
The Flight of the FIRECREST
The Flight of the FIRECREST
The Flight of the FIRECREST
The Flight of the FIRECREST
The Flight of the FIRECREST
The Flight of the FIRECREST
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Title: The Flight of the FIRECREST
Author(s): GERBAULT, Alain
Category: Exploration & Adventure
New / Used: Used
Book Type: Small Hardcover with Dust Jacket
Published: 1955
Published By: Rupert Hart-Davis
Pages: 134
Size (mm): 125 w x 190 h x 18 d

Condition

Immaculate original condition for, light wear on dust jacket, binding tight, pages near new, light foxing inside end papers. Images depict all need to know detail.

About

Between 1947 and 1968, the English publisher Rupert Hart-Davis published The Mariner's Library. The library is 47 'salt-water' books, all related to sailing, adventure and exploration. Most are true stories.

This one is Number 28: THE FIGHT OF THE FIRECREST, by the French sailor and tennis champion Alain Gerbault (1893-1941). It was originally published in 1929. It is the story of a great nautical adventure involving the first solo crossing of the Atlantic from east to west in 1923. A terse story of the hardships and delights that the ocean environment brings. You can almost smell the sea salt in some passages.

Remarks

Scarce in this condition

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