Softcover
1921 · New York
by SHAY, Frank, collected by
New York: Frank Shay, 1921. Softcover. Very Good. Octavo. 12pp. Cover illustration by Donald Corley. Stapled self-wrappers. Wraps splitting at the foot of the spine with tiny chips and tears at the edges, spine slightly toned, very good. Salvo Two. Shay opened a tiny bookshop in 1920 called "Frank Shay's Bookshop" where he not only sold, but published books. This was around the time he published this small chapbook in his *Salvo* series. In 1924 Doubleday would publish an expanded edition titled, *Iron Men and Wooden Ships: Deep Sea Chanties* that would be reprinted several times over the decades. Scarce. (Inventory #: 501601)