The Ian Nicolson Omnibus - The Log of the Maken; Sea-Saint; Building the St. Mary

Hampshire: Ashford Press, 1986. A Fine unmarked copy with near Fine dustjacket. 500 pages. 31 illustrations and drawings and diagrams in the text. In this collection you are offered a unique opportunity to experience Nicolson's unpredictable and unconventional lifestyle at first hand, and it proves his long-held philosophy of life; the 'great globe itself' can be yours; that you can throw off the chains and sail into the sunset towards adventure and freedom. In the Log of the Maken Nicolson joins a Canadian and a Norwegian to sail the 'Maken' from England to Canada via the Panama Canal. In the 'Sea-Saint' he tells how he hitch hiked from the West Coast of Canada to the East, searched for and discovered a 30 foot bare hull yacht, built and rigged her - the 'Sea-Saint' (now known as St. Elisabeth) - and his subsequent paassage home, without a dollar to his name. Finally Nicolson concentrates on building his own yacht - the 'St. Mary'. For this new collected edition, Nicolson has written the final chapter to Building the St. Mary - some 25 years after the original book was first published. **** A HEAVY VOLUME OF 0.85 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST **** C3A. First Thus. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.