Racundra's First Cruise is Arthur Ransome's account of Racundra's maiden voyage, which took place in August and September 1922. The cruise took him from Riga, in Latvia to Helsingfors (Helsinki) in Finland, via the Moon Sound and Reval (Tallinn) in Estonia and back. His first book on sailing, it was also the first of his titles that achieved such high levels of success. Although reprinted many times in various editions and formats, Fernhurst Books' hardback edition of the title (2003) was the first to use the original text ... Read More
Racundra's First Cruise is Arthur Ransome's account of Racundra's maiden voyage, which took place in August and September 1922. The cruise took him from Riga, in Latvia to Helsingfors (Helsinki) in Finland, via the Moon Sound and Reval (Tallinn) in Estonia and back. His first book on sailing, it was also the first of his titles that achieved such high levels of success. Although reprinted many times in various editions and formats, Fernhurst Books' hardback edition of the title (2003) was the first to use the original text in its entirety - with the original layout, maps and photographs - and also includes an excellent introduction by Brian Hammett containing a treasure trove of previously unpublished writings, essays and photographs. Ransome's first attempts at Baltic sailing, in his two previous boats, Slug and Kittiwake, are also explained in detail using his writings and illustrations. The life of Ransome's beloved Racundra is chronicled to its conclusion and there is an explanation of how he came to write the book. The original illustrations are enhanced by the inclusion of present day photographs of the same locations. Having gone out of print in 2012, this new paperback edition retains all of the original and additional features; bringing back to life Ransome's epic first cruise in his pride and joy, his treasured Racundra. Read Less
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8vo. 217, [1] pp., plus 6 pp. publ. ads. Photo frntsp., numerous photo illusts., maps. Blue ribbd cloth, gilt lettrng on frnt cvr & spine (slght bmpng to crnrs, occasional light foxng), still a VG-copy, w/ frmr ownrshp signature on ffep. First edition, 1st printing, of this scarce classic of sailing literature about the noted author's adventure of building a sailing yacht in Riga, Latvia from 1921-1922, and then sailing from Riga, across the Baltic Sea through Estonian waters to Helsingfors, Finland and back. Ransome (1884-1967), was also known for his fine work on Russian fairy tales, as well as his Swallows and Amazons series of children's adventure books set on the Norfolk Broads in England.
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