^Lot 226 Fowles: Shipwreck

Fowles, John. SHIPWRECK. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. 1975. Oblong 4to. 48 pages. original black cloth over green blindly stamped boards, gilt, jacket. First American Edition. Photo title page. B&w photos. English text. Ex Dick Holt Library. jacket chipping, tears, Very Good. This book is a compelling non-fiction historical volume that pairs an evocative, essayistic introduction by British novelist John Fowles with the dramatic maritime photography archive of The Gibsons of Scilly. Spanning over a century of marine imagery starting from the 1860s, the book serves as a visual chronicle of the beautiful yet tragic final moments of sailing ships and steamers wrecked against the notoriously lethal rocks of the Cornish coast and Isles of Scilly. Fowles' text provides essential psychological and historical context to these catastrophes, examining the regional history of local seafaring life and the ancient Cornish custom of "wrecking" (salvaging cargo from grounded vessels) Lot weight: 0 lbs 15oz. Subject(s): Maritime History, Shipwrecks.