By Way of Cape Horn

Villiers, A: 1952 Hodder and Staughton London, hardcover without dust jacket, 285 pages, with photos. Alan Villiers chronicles the author's experiences crewing the Grace Harwar, a full-rigged sailing ship, on a perilous journey from Australia to Ireland in 1929. The book serves as both a personal narrative and a historical documentation of the last days of traditional sailing ships, highlighting the challenges faced at sea and the stark beauty of maritime life during that era. No dust jacket as on image.  In good condition