MYSTERIES OF THE SEA: A BOOK OF STRANGE TALES
Book Details + Condition: Philip Allan and Company (London). Second Edition, 1925. Hardcover with black boards, and gilt to spine. 265 pages. Illustrated. A scarce work on folklore and legends of the seas, including such topics as ships lost at sea, strange voyages, and ghost ship hauntings. Chapters include:
- The Finding of Madeira
- The Flying Dutchman
- The Hanging of Captain Green
- The Lost Ships of La Perouse
- The Sea-Monster
- The Great Sea-Serpent
- The Disappearance of the 'Waratah'
- Lord Kitchener's Last Journey
- The Mystery of the 'Mary Celeste'
- The Sinking of H.M.S. 'Victoria'
Firm binding; lightly rubbed corners and edges; minimal wear to boards; foxing to first and last few pages, with a bit to the interior as well; interior is otherwise clean and free of markings, save an inked-in ex libris to the ffep, of "Frank Lyman, On Board the Transylvania. June 26th 1926".
