Looking for a Ship (1990) Signed First Edition Reference

Looking for a Ship (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1990) follows McPhee aboard an American merchant vessel sailing down the coast of South America, documenting the declining U.S. merchant marine and the lives of the sailors who depend on it. The book captures a vanishing world with McPhee’s characteristic attentiveness to the daily mechanics of work.

Signed Copy Market Values

• Signed first in jacket: $40–$100
• Unsigned first in jacket: $10–$25

A mid-career McPhee title — solidly collectible as part of a complete set.