A Gipsy of the Horn

Clements, R: 1929, the travellers library UK, hardcover, 255 pages. A Gipsy of the Horn by Rex Clements is a firsthand memoir of a young seaman’s circumnavigation in a British windjammer around 1909, capturing the harsh routines, camaraderie, and peril of Cape Horn sailing with vivid detail and affection for the deep‑sea life. Framed as “the narrative of a voyage round the world in a windjammer twenty years ago,” it blends natural history observations,like seabirds, with gritty deck work and storm passages, offering an authentic snapshot of the last era of commercial sail. In good condition