...Because the Horn is There...
by Smeeton, Miles
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Good+ dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0888260261
- ISBN 13
- 9780888260260
- Seller
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Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Sidney, BC: Gray's Publishing. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1971. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. 0888260261 . DJ shows shelf wear,short tears and chipping, corners a little bumped. ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 169 pages; This is the story of ex-pat Brits Miles and Beryl Smeeton's east to west trip around the Horn, starting in England and finishing in Victoria BC - a 19,000 mile jaunt. This was their 3rd attempt - the first two attempts ended with their boat Tzu-Hang capsizing during the Cape Horn traverse and then ending in a Chilean port. The Smeetons have written a number of other books detailing their many adventures .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ainsworth Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18027
- Title
- ...Because the Horn is There...
- Author
- Smeeton, Miles
- Illustrator
- Map Endpapers
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; Second Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0888260261
- ISBN 13
- 9780888260260
- Publisher
- Gray's Publishing
- Place of Publication
- Sidney, BC
- Date Published
- 1971
- Keywords
- 0888260261, Cape Horn, Sailing
- Bookseller catalogs
- MARITIME;
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About the Seller
Ainsworth Books
Biblio member since 2003
Chilliwack, British Columbia
About Ainsworth Books
Ainsworth Books was for many years a bricks and mortar store in Vancouver, BC. When we acquired the store, we moved to a location in Delta. After three years we moved the stock home and started operation as an online, by appointment only operation. I have worked with books my whole adult life and enjoy giving recommendations.
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- Jacket
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- Shelf Wear
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- Chipping
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.