Isbn: 9780245596780 - Separate Horizons (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Good condition hard cover, some wear to cover and spine, internally clean and tidy, in a good readable condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. A Definitive Survey Of The Singlehanded Transatlantic Race. The Reverend Stephen Pakenham Competed In The Single-Handed Race Across The Atlantic In 1968. He Carefully Analyses The Race Using His Naval Background For The Navigational Aspects And His Religious Experience For The Human Factors. Library Stamps/Stickers. 184 Pages, Black/White Illustrations. Dustjacket Worn At Edges.…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fiine. 1st Edition. This copy is in as new, unmarked condition bound in red cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. The price clipped dust wrapper has some mild edge wear but is still in fine condition. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. The single handed race across the Atlantic in 1968 provided enough drama to keep wars and politics out of the headlines for days on end. Boats were damaged or sunk, icebergs, hurricanes and fog threatened the competitors and there was some uncertainty about the course for the race, but just about half the starters completed the course of some three thousand miles. Yet what made 35 men and women from many different countries set out alone on such a demanding venture? Were the risks to them and the rescue planes justified? how did each skipper and each boat face up to the many hazards? What really went on when each was bounded by a separate horizon? Ref S 4.…

Hardcover mit Schutzumschlag. Condition: Sehr gut. Zustand: AKZEPTABLER Zustand. HC1-204-3/8-00164693 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 504.