About this title: In the autumn of 1968, Donald Crowhurst set out from England in his untested trimaran, a competitor in the first singlehanded nonstop around-the-world sailboat race. Eight months later, the boat was found in a calm mid-Atlantic, structurally intact with no one on board. Through Crowhurst's logs and diaries the world learned that, although he had ...
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Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Pocket Books, New York
Date Published: 1971
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. good+ There is soiling on edges of covers and age fading on pages, no bumps and one crease in spine. paperback (US). Glued binding. b&w photos, maps and data tables, copies of pages from original log book "it is finished. It is finished. It is the Mercy. " With these words Donald Crowhurst scrawled the tragic end to his voyage. The authors recreate the true story of that fateful journey-the lonely battles fought against the sea, the even lonier battles raging ... read more
Description: Very Good+ 081286042X. Stein & Day Paperback; 1979; VERY GOOD. Minor shelf rubbing. Crisp, unmarked interior. First Scarborough Books edition.; Large 8vo 9"-10" tall; 317 p. read more
Description: Good. Binding is tight & square. DJ has moderate wear. Pages beginning to tan. Book was donated to Friends of the Omaha Public Library. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Moun
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780071414296ISBN:0071414290
Description: New. Brand New! Buy with confidence-your satisfaction is guaranteed at B-Logistics! Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. Please note that Expedited shipping is not available at this time. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Intl Marine Pub Co
Date Published: 2003-05-01
ISBN-13:9780071414296ISBN:0071414290
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780071414296. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Pocket Books
Date Published: 1971
Description: Good. Nonfiction. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Good condition pictorial paperback. Pocket Books, 1971. Original paperback version. Moderate wear and toning, few small tears, some pulling to binding. The sea drama of the century about a man sailing around the world alone, and whose boat was found ghosting along in the mid-Atlantic eight months after he began his journey. read more
Binding: Second
Publisher: Stein and Day, New York
Date Published: 1970
ISBN-13:9780812813012ISBN:0812813014
Description: Good. 317, illus., maps, index, boards scuffed, marks where tape removed. A journalistic masterpiece reconstructing the attempt by Donald Crowhurst to fake a winning circumnavigation in the 1968 singlehanded around the world race. Crowhurst loitered in the South Atlantic until it was time to head for the finish line back in England. Both a suspenseful narrative and a psychological study. Crowhurst's tragic suicide caps off the strange tale. read more
Description: [78070] 1971, 1st thus. (Mass market paperback)...Good.......Also released as: The Last Voyage of Donald Crowhurst....(Biography, Sea Adventure) read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: POCKET BOOKS
Date Published: 1971
Description: Good. Normal Cosmetic wear, edges and spine rubbed, Pages age browned, Bookstore stamp, Bright Covers, ** OLD RANCH BOOKS: A Family Bookstore-Online Since '99 ** read more
Binding: PAPERBACK
Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
ISBN-13:9780071414296ISBN:0071414290
Description: Fine. 0071414290 Exceptionally clean. No marking in text. Binding solid. No creases in spine or covers. Appears unread. Not remainder or ex-library. Packaged carefully for shipping. Ships within 24 hours. Satisfaction guaranteed! ! read more
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