Gypsy Moth Circles the World by Francis Chichester - 1968

Pan Books, London, 1969. First Edition. Softcover. Good Condition. Illustrator: Photographic. Two appendices. The text is illustrated with two inserts of six pages each, of black-and-white photography. Illustrated paperback binding with light blue, black and white coloured titles to the front panel and light blue and white coloured titles to the back strip. Black and white photograph of author to the top right hand corner of the rear panel. The unique account of the worlds greatest navigator's most recent an extraordinary feat, setting out from Plymouth in September 1966 to Sydney, and then eastwards via cape Horn back to Plymouth.. A picture can be provided to helplessness condition. Creasing of the book corners, especially the lower corner of the front panel. Rubbing of the book edges and panels with reading creases to the back strip. Foxing spots and rubbing of the panels with tanning of the text block edges and pages. A little staining to the top left hand corner of the front text… Read More

British: Pan, 1969. Solid with light wear on the covers.. 1st Printing. Paperback. Very Good +.

Pan Books. Good. Paperback. 1967. 300 pages. Cover worn.<br> .

London England: World Books, 1968. Hardback. Gypsy Moth Circles the World. Slight browning to edges of pages through age. Wear and tear to D/J. Couple of small pieces of D/J. missing. Writing to flap of D/J. Sir Francis, at 65, captured everyone's imagination as he set out in his 53 foot ketch from Plymouth in September 1966 for Sydney, and thence eastwords via Cape Horn back to Plymouth. In this incredible voyage, in which he was beset by trouble and danger, nearly demasted, self-steering gear destroyed, and capsized, Sir Francis never lost hope or humour, and his firm determination to continue his voyage off the West Australian coast, when any lesser man would have made for Fremantle, is just an example of truly dauntless courage in the face of fantastic odds. Illustrated. 269 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions, Reference books ,and all types of Academic… Read More

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1967. Hardback in Dust Wrapper.. Very Good — in Good+ Dust Wrapper. Dust wrapper sunned at the spine and a touch edgeworn.. First edition (first printing). Hardback in dust wrapper (blue boards with gilt titling to the spine) Physically 9” x 6” (1.2 kg); 269pp; Includes: Line drawings; Photographs, black-and-white and colour, on individual leaves; Diagrams; Cutaways; Tidal charts; Sailing course charts; Appendices (3); ISBN: 0-3400-0484-3 || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and my beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the bookshop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #198955|| Condition:

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1967. reprint. Near Fine. octavo. chipped dust jacket 208pp., frontis., b/w pls., Amazing Round-the-World Voyage in the 53 Foot Ketch Gypsy Moth IV. Great Read