From Three Yachts. A Cruiser's Outlook
London, Edward Arnold, 1928.
Octavo, xii, 274 (last blank), [2], 12 (publisher's catalogue) pages plus a frontispiece portrait.
Gilt-decorated cloth a little rubbed, scuffed and lightly marked; a very good copy.
The author recounts various voyages undertaken (including a circumnavigation), and adventures experienced (for example, gun-running for Michael Collins), in three yachts: the 'Kelpie' (1910-1921), the 'Saoirse' (1922-1927), and the 'Ilen' (1926). Provenance: H.R. Haselgrove, Renmark, 23 April 1928 (his 28th birthday), with his bookplate and contemporary ownership details on the front endpaper. Harry Ronald (Ron) Haselgrove (1900-1978), of the eponymous firm of winemakers; his recollections, posted on the Haselgrove Vignerons website, are a delight to read.
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