Lonely Planet the Last Grain Race (Travel Literature Series) by Newby, Eric

Lonely Planet, 1999. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

UsedGood. The pages have an appearance of being read or studied. We flipped through this book and didn't notice any notes or underlines. The cover has visible markings and wear. Some corner dings. Fast Shipping - Each order powers our free bookstore in Chicago and sending books to Africa!

Brand: Lonely Planet, 0000-00-00. First American Edition. paperback. Used: Good.

Lonely Planet. Very Good+. 1999. Softcover. 0864427689 . Light wear to covers. ; Reprint of 1956 work. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 288 pp .

Book shows a little wear, primarily in the bent upper right front corner of the cover and the first few pages. The spine is square and creaseless, and the pages are clean tight and bright. This is the story of the last sailing ship fleet to make the arduous round trip between the markets of Europe and the grain producing lands of Australia (1938). This is the author's own account of that voyage. A scarce book.

Paperback. Good.

Melbourne: Lonely Planet, 1999. Reprint Edition. Paperback. Very Good +. This is Newby's spell-binding account of his time spent the the Moshulu's last voyage in the Australian grain trade. At age 18, he signed up for the round trip sail from Europe to Australia in the last commercial sailing fleet to make that formidable journey. Paperback. Pictorial cover. No writing in the book. 285pp. Full refund if not satisfied.

Tight, and unmarked-" Reprint Edition. In 1938 an eighteen-year-old boy signed on for the round trip from Europe to Australia in the last commercial sailing fleet to make that formidable journey. The four-masted barque Moshulu ended up as a dockside restaurant in Philadelphia; the young apprentice went on to become one of the greatest travel writers of this century. The Last Grain Race is Eric Newby's spell-binding account of his time spent on the Moshulu's last voyage in the Australian grain trade. As always, Eric Newby's sharp eye for detail captures the hardships, danger, squabbles, companionship, and sheer joy of shipboard life - bedbugs, ferocious storms, eccentric Finnish crew, and all. By pure chance, Eric witnessed the passing of the era of sail, and his tale is all the more significant for being the last of its kind. This is Newby's spell-binding account of his time spent the Moshulu's last voyage in the Australian grain trade. At age 18, he signed up for the round trip sail from Europe to… Read More

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Lonely Planet, 1999-03-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!