A Manual of Yacht and Boat Sailing. Ninth Edition (Volume I Only)
by Kemp, Dixon (1839-1899) , Revised and Partly Re-Written by B[Rooke]. Heckstall Smith
- Used
- good
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Annapolis, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London: Horace Cox, The Field Office, 1900. Original cloth. Quarto. xii, 667 + ads pages. Good. Engraved Cuts. Kemp's classic work on selecting, inspecting, and building a yacht along with detailed instruction on seamanship and sailing in open yachts, steam yachts, ice boats, and much more. This edition was published in two volumes: the first being the main text volume illustrated with engravings and the second being a volume of 124 folding plates. The present book is the first volume only. See TOY #2152; MORRIS & HOWLAND p. 76. Bound in royal blue cloth over boards with black endpapers, spine titled in gilt. Rubs to edges of boards, fraying of .25" along head and heel of spine, some evidence of old dampstaining at top 1.5" of lower board. Hinges sound.
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- Bookseller
- Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10799.438
- Title
- A Manual of Yacht and Boat Sailing. Ninth Edition (Volume I Only)
- Author
- Kemp, Dixon (1839-1899) , Revised and Partly Re-Written by B[Rooke]. Heckstall Smith
- Illustrator
- Engraved Cuts
- Format/Binding
- Original cloth. Quarto. xii, 667 + ads pages
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Horace Cox, The Field Office
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1900
- Keywords
- Yachts And Yachting, Yachts Yachting Sailing Seamanship Yacht Racing Yawls Steam Yachts Mersey, River Canoeing Center Board
- Bookseller catalogs
- Nautical & Maritime;
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About the Seller
Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
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Annapolis, Maryland
About Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
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