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Earl, Jack, Kathleen'S Voyage, The Log Book of Kathleen Gillett…
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Melbourne
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11-Dec-2017
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Earl, Jack, Kathleen'S Voyage, The Log Book of Kathleen Gillett written and illustrated by Jack Earl during his 1947-48 voyage around the world, (Sydney. 1991. Weldon. Limited facsimile edition (No.174 of 200 copies). 328 pages plus one very large fold-out map (59 cm x 1m.20). Illustrations made up of the author's sketches both in colour and black and white, black and white photos, facsimiles of documents, stamps, etc. Half-calf, gilt title on front cover, spine has raised bands and gilt title. Hand numbered and signed by the author on half-title page. A fine example of this rarely found publication. Large format: 59 cm. x 41 cm. Kathleen Gillett, a gaff-rigged ketch, was built in 1939 for Sydney marine artist Jack Earl to sail around the world. A founder of the Sydney-Hobart yacht race, Earl sailed Kathleen Gillett in the first race in 1945. Two years later, the ketch (named after Earl's wife) circumnavigated the globe, only the second Australian yacht to do so. Kathleen Gillett's venturesome career later included island trade and crocodile-hunting expeditions. In 1987, she was found in Guam and bought by the Norwegian government as a bicentennial gift to Australia. She is now part of the collection of the Australian National Maritime Museum in Sydney.
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