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2273 - SLOCUM (Joshua). Sailing Alone Around the World. New York, T…
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Estimate CHF 300 - CHF 500
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SLOCUM (Joshua). Sailing Alone Around the World. New York, The Century Co. 1900. In-8° bound in publisher's full blue, illustrated and silver cloth, gilt-lettered head boards. With frontispiece and in-text illustrations. First edition of this account of Captain Joshua Slocum's first solo circumnavigation of the globe. A fine copy. Binding: Very good condition Minimal and superficial wear to corners and edges. Pages : Slight oxidation of the paper with some browned edges Several signatures with some brittleness to their binding PANTHEON OF MODERN AMERICAN LITERATURE A remarkable collection of some of the greatest names in twentieth-century American literature in first-edition first editions. SLOCUM (Joshua). Sailing Alone Around the World. New York, The Century Co. 1900. 8vo, publisher's pictorial cloth stamped in green and silver, top edge gilt. Frontispiece and in-text illustrations. First edition of the account of the first solo circumnavigation. Very good copy Binding: Very good condition Minor, superficial wear to the corners and edges Pages: Slight discolouration of the paper with some browned edges Some sections show some fragility in the stitching
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Auction time 06/10/2026 at 10:00 AM
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