My Old Man and the Sea: A Father and Son Sail Around Cape Horn
by Hays, David and Hays, Daniel
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1565121023
- ISBN 13
- 9781565121027
- Seller
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Newport, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Chapel Hill, North Carolina: Algonquin Books, 1995. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7? - 9?" tall. Type: Hardback Tenth Printing. Hardcover Book and Jacket in Very Good Condition, Binding of black half-cloth with silver titles, tan speckled paper-wrapped boards. Clean and unmarked, tight & solid book, square with sharp corners. Remainder mark on bottom edge and rubbed around spine heel with small spot nearby. Endpapers with pilot chart showing typical summer winds, currents and other weather conditions for the South Pacific and the approach to Cape Horn. Interior is Fine-very clean and free from any markings. Unclipped near fine jacket, front flap is creased on corner. The true story of a father and son's 17,000 mile journey on a small boat, to Cape Horn, Chile and back--sailing in the Caribbean, the Panama Canal, the Galapagos Islands, Easter Island, Cape Horn, the Falklands. 223 pages plus sample log entry. 8.75 x 5.25 inches. Algonquin Books, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1995.
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- Bookseller
- The Parnassus BookShop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014999
- Title
- My Old Man and the Sea: A Father and Son Sail Around Cape Horn
- Author
- Hays, David and Hays, Daniel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 1565121023
- ISBN 13
- 9781565121027
- Publisher
- Algonquin Books
- Place of Publication
- Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- Date Published
- 1995
- Size
- 8vo - over 7? - 9?" tall
- Keywords
- HAYS, DAVID, 1930- JOURNEYS; DANIEL, 1969- SPARROW-YACHT; VOYAGES AND TRAVELS; CAPE HORN, CHILE;
- X weight
- 0 oz
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