Two Years Before the Mast a Personal Narrative of Life at Sea
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1911. Later edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [4], v-ix, [1], 1-415, [1], [6] (pages of publisher's advertisements) pp. Blue publisher's cloth with gold lettering and decorations and a mounted color illustration on the front board, gold lettering and gold decorations on the spine; top edge gilt. Illustrations by Charles Pears: a color frontispiece and several color plates throughout. With an introduction by Sir Wilfred Grenfell. The copyright page lists no additional printings of this Macmillan edition, a charming later edition of this beloved work. Very Good. Item #000016866
The front hinge cracked, a 1911 gift inscription on the free front endpaper.
Price: $50.00