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Fair Winds and Foul A Narrative of Daily Life Aboard an American Clipper Ship -- SIGNED copy
by PERRY, Frederick
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Fine
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Charles E. Lauriat Company, 1925. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Large 8vo. Pp. xi; 204. Frontispiece tipped-in (depiction of the Continental). Illustrated with nine other tipped-in illustrations, including the clipper ship "Tacoma". Bound in blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine; blindstamped rules on front cover. Previous owner blindstamp on half-title page. Signed by Frederick Perry, in full in ink, on half-title page. A particularly bright copy in a fresh dust jacket. Excellent portrayal of life on the clipper ships and nice illustrations of several of them. As a mere cadet, Perry served on the City of Pekin, the Colon, the Aculpuco, the Colima, the Granada, the City of Panama. Serving as First Mate on the Continental, Captain Clark, the captain became ill due to poisoning; Perry then sailed the ship from Rio to San Francisco, after the crew raised hell due to Perry's youth. He put them in irons, triced up to the spanker boom. That's a representative anecdote of a life fully lived, as conveyed in Perry's reminiscence. Dust jacket now protected in a clear, removable archival sleeve.
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- Bookseller
- Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 278
- Title
- Fair Winds and Foul A Narrative of Daily Life Aboard an American Clipper Ship -- SIGNED copy
- Author
- PERRY, Frederick
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Charles E. Lauriat Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1925
- Keywords
- glory of the seas glory of the sovereign s. y. vanderbilt three brothers east river pacific mail steamship company wm. j. rotch new bedford chocorua triumphant ship clipper ship gem of the ocean
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About the Seller
Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
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Seattle, Washington
About Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books was established in 1996 as a natural progression of proprietor Jeffrey Long's historical and bibliophilic interests. We are located in West Seattle and can be visited by appointment only.
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