Bradford, Ernle — THE WIND OFF THE ISLAND

NY, Harcourt Brace World, c.1960, stated First American Edition. [ ] Hardback, octavo, appx 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches, 191 pages, VG+ in Near/About VG dj (dj fitted w/ protective mylar sleeve). Book itself tight binding, hinges intact, corners sharp, spine ends normal uniform shallow bumping, ffep neat name in ink o/w crisp & clean throughout interior incl 8-pg b&w photo section on coated stock. DJ clean, price corner intact, mostly nice but spine uniform sunning with color shifts (title still legible) & wear pretty much limited to some crinkling spine ends & adjacent w/ some spine end tape repairs on the unprinted side. Blurb: An account of the voyage of the [thirty-foot, ten-ton] sailing craft Mother Goose in the waters off Sicily and the Greek Islands. RWR5 Travel Adventure Nautical Sailing Mediterranean Sea Italy Greece Very Good Very Good