Author: MURPHY, HOWARD
Title: QUEST FOR TAHITI (The Voyage of the Quest)
Description: Self-Published, 1957. 1957. Hardcover . Hardback, tall thin octavo, gilt titles and illustration on red cloth, [x] + 75 pages, VG+/no dj. Tight binding, crisp & clean incl no names/writing/bookplates & only a very minor bit of any wear. Limited to 500 copies. Illustrated map endpapers. B&W photos by Barbara McCartney Murphy. Documents a race from Los Angeles to Tahiti sponsored by the Trans-Pacific Yacht Club. Very Good.

Keywords: Nautical Navigation Boats Yachting Ocean Racing Sports Society Islands French Oceania