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Nomad; Memoirs of an Irish Sailor, Soldier, Pearl-Fisher, Pirate, Gun-Runner, Rum-Runner, Rebel and Antarctic Explorer [from the Steve Fossett collection]
by McGuinness, Charles John
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Sebastopol, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Methuen & Company Limited, 1934. First Edition. Very Good. [7.5x5.25in]; xi, 289 pp., 1-8 pp. advertisements, frontispiece image of McGuinness, 7 plates with 10 images, appendices and index; Blue cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine all edges trimmed; Minor shelf wear to edges and corners with some rubbing and wear, pencil, ink marks and some spots on front and rear end paper, rear hinge loose, book plate of Steve Fossett on front end paper. Charles John ‘Nomad' McGuinness (1893-1947) was an Irish adventurer, author, and sailor supposed to have been involved with a myriad of acts of patriotism and nomadic impulses. His history is shrouded in myths and mystery, making many of its details authority questionable. (from Wikipedia). McGuinness was the 1st Mate of the 'Eleanor Bolling', the support ship for the first Byrd expedition, 'Little America' to the Bay of Whales on the Ross Ice Shelf. A portion of the book includes his adventures on that expedition.
Steve Fossett (1944-2007) was a successful commodities trader and an adventurer that set world records in balloons, sailboats, gliders and unique powered aircraft. His 2,000 + book collection included significant and authoritative accounts of aeronautics, polar, Asia, Australasia, circumnavigation's, mountaineering and others. In 2007, Fossett disappeared on a solo flight in a light aircraft over the eastern Sierra Mountains along the California and Nevada border. The wreckage was found by hikers a year later along the rugged Mt. Ritter range in the Ansel Adams Wilderness in Madera County, about 10 miles east of Yosemite National Park.
Steve Fossett (1944-2007) was a successful commodities trader and an adventurer that set world records in balloons, sailboats, gliders and unique powered aircraft. His 2,000 + book collection included significant and authoritative accounts of aeronautics, polar, Asia, Australasia, circumnavigation's, mountaineering and others. In 2007, Fossett disappeared on a solo flight in a light aircraft over the eastern Sierra Mountains along the California and Nevada border. The wreckage was found by hikers a year later along the rugged Mt. Ritter range in the Ansel Adams Wilderness in Madera County, about 10 miles east of Yosemite National Park.
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- Bookseller
- David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13642
- Title
- Nomad; Memoirs of an Irish Sailor, Soldier, Pearl-Fisher, Pirate, Gun-Runner, Rum-Runner, Rebel and Antarctic Explorer [from the Steve Fossett collection]
- Author
- McGuinness, Charles John
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Methuen & Company Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1934
- Keywords
- Byrd, Little America, Antarctic, Steve Fossett
- Bookseller catalogs
- Exploration;
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David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA
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Sebastopol, California
About David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA
David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA is an online bookseller specializing in fine books, maps, publications, and ephemera related to Exploration, Adventure and World History with a focus on the Polar Regions, California and the American West. A particular interest is in the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration from 1895 to 1920's. Other areas of interest are in the Pacific Northwest, Alaska, and a little bit of this and that.
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