Item 1163Around the World in 18 Days and How to Do It
New York and Toronto: Longmans, Green and Co., 1936. Stated First Edition. 8vo. 8-3/16" x 5-7/8". Front endpapers are map of the North Pole. Back endpapers are a map of the KNILM Airlines in Connection with World Traffic covering China, Siam, Sumatra and Java. 186 pp. plus 16 pp. of photogravure images of Eakins adventures. Top of spine chipped. A few scattered finger smudges. Overall a tight, clean, unblemished copy with no rubbing. / Top of spine of jacket is chipped. Edges a little worn but overall it is crisp, and attractive.
"H. R. Eakins - Journalist, war correspondent, and holder of the present record for swift circumnavigation of the globe- a record established entirely by means of commercial airlines." Item #1163
