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GOSS**, PETE: : CLOSE TO THE WIND.** [Author SIGNED copy.**]

LONDON.HEADLINE,1998.

ISBN 074722126X.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/VG+.No owner inscrptn,but author's handwritten,neat,black ink signature - without dedication - to title page, dw/dj price-clipped.Crisp,bright,clean,glossy laminated,colour photographic montage illustrated dw/dj with minimal shelf-wear and creasing to edges - no nicks or tears present. Top edge lightly aged,fore-edges minimally spotted,but generally bright and clean; contents bright,tight and pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips.Publisher's original dark blue cloth boards with minimally bumped corners,bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip,a dark blue+white striped headband and immaculate blue/grey+black map illustrated endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn,2-232pp [paginated] includes part compass b/w illus half-title+title pages, contents list/table,b/w map frntis,a prologue,14 chapters+epilogue,16pp contemporary colour photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp90/1 and pp186/7 respectively,sponsors list, picture credits and an index. Pete Goss put the world on hold and became a national hero on Christmas Day,1996.While competing in the Vendee Globe,the non-stop, single-handed round-the-world yacht race recognised as one of the ultimate human challenges,he received a Mayday from Frenchman and fellow competitor Raphael Dinelli.Turning into hurricane-force winds in the desolate wastes of the southern ocean,he scuppered his own chances in the race.However,forty-eight hours later the impossible had been achieved as he pulled the near-dead Dinelli from his liferaft; within days they became the best of friends as Pete nursed Dinelli back to life and on New Year's Eve they celebrated their good fortune with a bottle of champagne. In 'Close to the Wind',Pete Goss shares his adventures,thoughts,hardships and philosophy - and the lessons learned - during the race and the ten years of preparation for it.He tells the thrilling story which encompasses the dramas of the race,his thoughts and emotions during four months of solitude at sea,the extraordinary operation that he had to perform on his elbow and his emotional homecoming,shared by 150,000 others. Pete also looks forward to the next big challenge - The Race - a no holds-barred round-the-world dash to celebrate the millenium,for which he and his team are building a revolutionary 115ft-catamaran. Goss is a man for whom the quest for adventure is the stuff of life,about which he writes inspiringly - and with a wry smile. Please contact seller,because of the weight/ value of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn.
Author's signature - without dedication.

GOSS,PETE**: : CLOSE TO THE WIND.[Author SIGNED copy.]

LONDON.HEADLINE,1998.

ISBN 074722126X.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,but author's neat,black ink signature - without dedication - to title-page,no price-clip to dw/dj (£18.99).Crisp,bright,clean,glossy laminated,colour photographic montage illustrated dw/dj with minimal shelf-wear and creasing to edges - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges generally bright and clean; contents bright,tight and pristine - no dog-ear creases to any pages' corners.Bright,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain blue cloth bds with bright,crisp stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate blue/grey+black map illustrated eps.8vo,2-232pp [paginated] includes part compass b/w illus half-title+title pages,contents list/table,b/w map frntis,prologue,14 chapters+epilogue,16pp contemporary colour photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece, between pp90/1 and pp186/7 respectively, sponsors list,picture credits and an index. Pete Goss put the world on hold and became a national hero on Christmas Day, 1996.While competing in the Vendee Globe, the non-stop,single-handed round-the-world yacht race recognised as one of the ultimate human challenges,he received a Mayday from Frenchman and fellow competitor Raphael Dinelli.Turning into hurricane-force winds in the desolate wastes of the southern ocean,he scuppered his own chances in the race.However,forty-eight hours later the impossible had been achieved as he pulled the near-dead Dinelli from his liferaft; within days they became the best of friends as Pete nursed Dinelli back to life and on New Year's Eve they celebrated their good fortune with a bottle of champagne. In 'Close to the Wind',Pete Goss shares his adventures,thoughts,hardships and philosophy - and the lessons learned - during the race and the ten years of preparation for it.He tells the thrilling story which encompasses the dramas of the race, his thoughts and emotions during four months of solitude at sea,the extraordinary operation that he had to perform on his elbow and his emotional homecoming,shared by 150,000 others. Pete also looks forward to the next big challenge - The Race - a no holds-barred round-the-world dash to celebrate the millenium,for which he and his team are building a revolutionary 115ft-catamaran. Goss is a man for whom the quest for adventure is the stuff of life,about which he writes inspiringly - and with a wry smile. Since April,2013,the UK Post Office has increased it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering its weight allowances, dimensions and lowered its compensation rates too! So, please contact seller,because of the weight/value of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Author's signature - without dedication.

GOSS**, PETE: : CLOSE TO THE WIND.** [Author SIGNED copy.**]

LONDON.HEADLINE,1998.

ISBN 074722126X.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,illustrated,1st edn. FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn,but author's neat handwritten black ink signature - without dedication - to title page,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour photographic montage illustrated dw/dj with minimal shelf-wear and creasing to edges - no nicks,tears or splits present - book with a slight lean.Top+fore-edges bright and clean without blemish or foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread,other than my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,original dark blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip,a dark blue+white striped headband,and immaculate blue/grey+black map illustrated endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED, illustrated,1st edn,2-232pp [paginated] includes part compass b/w illus half-title+title pages,a contents list/table,b/w map frntis,a Prologue,14 chapters and an Epilogue,16pp contemporary colour photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece, between pp90/1 and pp186/7 respectively,sponsors list,picture credits and an index.                Pete Goss put the world on hold and became a national hero on Christmas Day,1996.While competing in the Vendee Globe,the non-stop, single-handed round-the-world yacht race recognised as one of the ultimate human challenges,he received a Mayday from Frenchman and fellow competitor Raphael Dinelli.Turning into hurricane-force winds in the desolate wastes of the southern ocean,he scuppered his own chances in the race.However,forty-eight hours later the impossible had been achieved as he pulled the near-dead Dinelli from his liferaft; within days they became the best of friends as Pete nursed Dinelli back to life and on New Year's Eve they celebrated their good fortune with a bottle of champagne.             In 'Close to the Wind',Pete Goss shares his adventures,thoughts,hardships and philosophy - and the lessons learned - during the race and the ten years of preparation for it.He tells the thrilling story which encompasses the dramas of the race,his thoughts and emotions during four months of solitude at sea,the extraordinary operation that he had to perform on his elbow and his emotional homecoming,shared by 150,000 others.Pete also looks forward to the next big challenge - The Race - a no holds-barred round-the-world dash to celebrate the millenium,for which he and his team are building a revolutionary 115ft-catamaran.                 Goss is a man for whom the quest for adventure is the stuff of life,about which he writes inspiringly - and with a wry smile.            Please contact seller,because of the weight/value of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!       N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded, after order's receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE.                                            ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **                              

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,illustrated,1st edn.
Author SIGNED - without dedication.

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