Lot 233
A large quantity of maritime and sailing books SALEROOM NOTICE: 1 volume of 'Sail' lacking
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photography
Auction: 31 August 2016 at 12:00 BST
Description
Wood, Walter Fishing Boats & Barges from the Thames to Land's End. London: John Lane The Bodley Head Limited, 1922. White cloth gilt; Chatterton, E. Keble Ship-models. London: Studio Limited, blue cloth, gilt; [Idem] Fore and Aft: the story of the fore and aft rig. London: Seeley, Service & Co Ltd, 1912, blue cloth, gilded; Heckstall-Smith, B. Yachts & Yachting in Contemporary Art. London: The Studio Limited, blue cloth, gilt; Worcester, G.R.G. The Junks and Sampans Of the Yangtze, 2 volumes. Shanghai: Statistical Department of the Inspectorate General of Customs, 1948, green cloth, gilt; Folkard H.C. The Sailing Boat. London: Edward Stanford, 1901, fifth edition, green cloth gilt; Lubbock, Basil Sail. London: Blue Peter Publications Ltd, 1936, 3 volumes, blue cloth, gilded; and a large collection of others, sold not subject to return