Clements, Rex

A Gipsy of the Horn [Windjammer, Tall Ship; Voyages]

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1925. 2nd Edition; First American. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. With a Foreword by Basil Lubbock

Dark blue cloth with gilt spine titles 8vo; 8.75 inches tall; 13, 259 pages with an index; illustrated with 16 photographic plates, two maps [one folding]. The bindings are very tight and square. Text is clean, light, even age-toning. Minimal shelf handling wear with a hint of rub on the lower board edges. The Dust jacket decorated by Whitten has the price intact with a hint of wear.

Handsome and uncommon.

A Narrative of a Voyage Round the World in a Windjammer, written two decades after the journey, offers an authentic glimpse into the seafaring life of yesteryear.

With vivid clarity and heartfelt nostalgia, the author recounts the trials and triumphs of life at sea, capturing the spirit of adventure from someone who not only lived it but cherished every moment.

Item #19448

Price: $250.00