Sailing with Mr. Belloc ~ Dermod MacCarthy
London: Collins Harvill‚ 1986‚ Hardback in Dust Wrapper.
*** First Edition ***

CONDITION NOTES

Very Good — in Poor Dust Wrapper. Matt paper dust wrapper has insignificant edgewear and is a touch faded with staining to the upper panel‚ and the price clipped. A little age-toning to the edges of the text block. Previous owners' name and date to the first blank. The contents complete‚ clean and tight otherwise.

ABOUT THIS BOOK

Includes: Line drawings; Black & white photographs; Diagrams; Glossary of Nautical Terms;

From the cover: “In 1931 Hilaire Belloc‚ who was then in his sixties‚ acquired an ancient Channel Island pilot cutter‚ the Jersey‚ and went back to sea. Dermod MacCarthy was one of his crew.

These delightful memoirs follow the Jersey‚ its owner and friends over the next fifteen years. For Hilaire Belloc‚ it was a nostalgic return to his earlier days of cruising in the Nona. For the very young author‚ it was an opportunity for memorable expeditions along the south coast of England‚ across to France‚ around the coast of Suffolk and north to the Dutch canals. Built in 1846‚ the Jersey proved as idiosyncratic as her owner‚ and a sail with Mr Belloc was rarely without incident: near-shipwreck off the Dorset coast‚ embar…

  • 8½” x 6”
  • pp. 172
  • ISBN: 0-002-72775-7
  • Dustwrapper over Grey boards‚ with Gilt titling to the Spine.
  • Packed Weight: 1.30 Kg.



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