1700 Miles In Open Boats.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1924. First edition.

1924 · Boston

by Foster, Cecil.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1924. First edition. "The Story of the Loss of the S.S. Trevessa in the Indian Ocean, and the Voyage of Her Boats to Safety." Two very crowded lifeboats launched in 20 - 30 foot seas. 1700 miles in three weeks in these pea pods. Some foxing along gutter margins, probably a result of acidic glue. Bound in publisher's blue cloth over boards. Good condition.. 14 x 22 cm. xii, 173 pp. plus fold out map. b/w plates, ills. (Inventory #: 46852)
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