Rare Antique Book, Sailing Alone Around the World by Captain Joshua Slocum; 1923

One of the most important books on sailing, the turn of the century international best seller, Sailing Alone Around the World by Captain Joshua Slocum. This is a rare 1923 edition, illustrated by Thomas Fogarty and George Varian. Published by The Century Co., New York; original publishers. The blue covers are in the same style as the first edition, blue with seahorses curled around an anchor. The book is in vintage condition with some exceptional issues; some may find them a negative; some may think they are a positive; I'm of the latter. There is a tear and and an inscription to a yachtsman dated 1924 on the interior cover page. The next blank page has a 1927 letter glued into the book, the letter is from Alice A. Cherry; a seacaptain's daughter and a former neighbor of Slocum's when he resided in Fairhaven, Massachusetts. The next torn cover page includes a glued down letter from Elizabeth Delano (a Roosevelt relative); and an inked list of voyages written by the owner. The f