Sailing Alone Around the World by Captain Joshua Slocum (RARE, First Edition, Second Printing), 1900 🌎 ⛵🗺️ 1886 The book’s decorative pictorial binding

The book’s decorative pictorial binding

Chiang Kai-shek's marriage to Soong Mei-ling

The book's blend of accessible content and period design makes it a sound acquisition for collectors of decorative bindings

The volume features a pictorial cloth cover stamped with a two-tone illustration of a desert vista

Sailing Alone Around the World by Captain Joshua Slocum (RARE, First Edition, Second Printing), 1900 🌎 ⛵🗺️ 1886 The book’s decorative pictorial bindingThis is a cornerstone work of American adventure literature. Sailing Alone Around the World is Captain Joshua Slocum's autobiographical account of his historic three year solo voyage around the globe. As a rare illustrated first edition, second printing from 1900, this volume is a highly sought after artifact for collectors of maritime literature and first person adventure narratives. This particular copy is made even more special by the presence of a