Lot 47
Yachting, Sailing, Sport and other subjects, a quantity including Vanderbilt, Harold S.
Rare Books, Maps & Manuscripts
Auction: 15 January 2014 at 11:00 GMT
Description
Enterprise, the story of the defense of the America's cup in 1930. New York, 1931. 4to, blue cloth gilt; Thierry, Georges-P. A travers un siècle de notre yachting de course a voile. Paris, 1948. 4to; Cowper, Frank Yachting and cruising for amateurs. "The Bazaar...", [n.d.] Sixth edition, 8vo; Carrick, Robert W. The pictorial history of the America's cup races. 1965. 4to, blue cloth; Thomson, Winfield M. - Lawson, Thomas W. The Lawson history of the America's cup. Boston: 1902. 4to, limited edition presentation copy number 1030, cloth gilt, lacking plates; Dilke, Sir Fisher Observer on ranger. 1938. 4to; Reid, W., Lieutenant-Colonel An attempt to develop the law of storms. 1838. 8vo; Ferrel, William A popular treatise on the winds. New York, 1890. 8vo, blue cloth gilt; Martin-Raget, Gilles Legendary yachts. New York, [n.d] Folio, dust-jacket; Jeffery, Tim Beken of Cowes sailing thoroughbreds. Harvill Press, 1998. Folio, dust-jacket; and a quantity of other, all with Cruising Association bookplates, blind-stamps and gilt stamps to covers and spines, sold not subject to return (quantity)