Sailing alone around the World.

First Edition. “The classic account of a small boat voyage, which has been compared favourably to Thoreau’s Walden. Slocum perceived his world in a poetic manner and described his vision of reality with grace... After re-building Spray, an ancient wreck of a boat given him by a fellow sea captain, Slocum sailed from Boston westward around the world via the Straits of Magellan and the Cape of Good Hope on an eventful voyage which lasted from 1895 to 1898. Along the way he encountered the ghostly Pilot of the Pinta... pirates of Salee, wild Indians of Terra del Fuego, a fearful storm near Cape Horn... and many other memorable people and adventures which are best seen first-hand through this narrative.” (Toy) Slocum disappeared at sea sometime in 1909 whilst traversing the Strait of Magellan.

8vo. Original mid-blue decorative cloth, panelling and sea-horses and anchor device blocked in green and silver to the upper board. Frontispiece and numerous other illustrations, some full-page. Contemporary ownership inscription to the front free endpaper, lightly browned as usual, but an exceptionally bright copy.