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ERIK THE RED

Written by Donald Ridler
Published by William Kimber in 1972
ISBN: 071830392X

ERIK THE RED
Written by Donald Ridler.
Stock no. 1322315
1st. 1972. Hardback. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Atlantic alone in a home-made boat. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 208 pages. ISBN: 071830392X. Spine bumped. Light browning to endpapers and some foxing to textblock. White dustwrapper is grubby, browned to spine and edge rubbed.

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Front cover

Cover of ERIK THE RED by Donald Ridler

Contents

  • The Idea
  • The Challenge
  • The Building
  • Launching
  • Trial
  • Start again
  • To Gibraltar
  • Gibraltar
  • Spanish Interlude
  • Past Morocco
  • Departure
  • The Ocean
  • The Rig
  • Towards the Land
  • The Islands
  • Antigua
  • To Bermuda
  • Towards the Azores
  • The Azores
  • Home
  • Appendix: Robin Hall's letter on the design of the keel