Pacific Graveyard A Narrative of the Ships Lost Where the Columbia River Meets the Pacific Ocean
Portland: Binfords & Mort, Publishers and The Oregon Historical Society, (1950). First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Pp. 173. Illustrated with black and white photo reproductions. An appendix lists ships that foundered at the mouth of the Columbia River and the cause their demise. Bound in full blue cloth with black stamped lettering on front cover and spine. Dust jacket with a closed tear on front panel; light edge-wear; former owner name in pencil on front flap. Near Fine / Very Good. Item #8998
Contains great factual and anecdotal information on the desperate sailing mishaps, wrecks and accidents. Subsequent editions included expanded content, with the laid-in chart of wrecks, laid-in here, incorporated as the endpapers. Dust jacket is now housed in a clear, removable archival protector.
Price: $25.00