From the Forecastle to the Cabin: Being the Memoirs of Capt. Samuel Samuels of the Famous Packet Ship "Dreadnought."
Boston: Charles E. Lauriat Co., 1924. Hardcover. 8vo. Black cloth with gilt spine lettering and decoration, pictorial dust jacket. xxvii, 308pp. Top edge gilt. Frontispiece, numerous full-page illustrations. Near fine/good plus. Jacket a bit edgeworn and lightly soiled, with several small edge chips -- but complete and fairly attractive nonetheless. Item #42805
A tight, attractive first of this edition following the 1887 true first edition, described by Harold F. Smith: "One of the great packet commanders writes his autobiography, giving a lively series of maritime adventures around the world." Very uncommon, especially in a decent jacket. AMERICAN TRAVELLERS ABROAD S3.
Price: $75.00