Gipsy Moth Circles The World. By Francis Chichester. In Dust Jacket spine a little faded and has a couple small tears, First Published in 1967 This Reprint 1967, SIGNED BY FRANCIS CHICHESTER on the title page, Colour and Black and White Plates, maps, diagrams, light spotting mainly edges, previous owners name and address stamp on title and half title pages, 269 Pages, Published By Hodder and Stoughton London. A Good Plus Copy. 'Here is his own unique account of the world's greatest navigator's most recent and extraordinary feat. Sir Francis, at 65, captured everyone's imagination as he set out in his 53 foot ketch, (Gipsy Moth IV) from Plymouth in September 1966 for Sydney and thence eastwards via Cape Horn back to Plymouth. In this truly fabulous voyage, in which he was beset by trouble and danger, nearly dismasted, self-steering gear destroyed, and capsized, Sir Francis never lost hope or humour, and his firm determination to continue his voyage off the West Australian coast when any lesser man would have made for Freemantle is just an example of truly dauntless courage in the face of fantastic odds. Here is a magnificent book to match a magnificent venture'