The Yacht "America." Together with material from contemporary records. With a foreword by John R. Spears by (America's Cup) Thompson, Winfield M - 1925

Charles E. Lauriat Company. Collectible - Acceptable. Collectible - Acceptable. No Dust Jacket Pages loose. Reading copy only. Limited edition. (Yacht America, Yacht Racing, History)

London, UK: Martin Hopkinson & Co., Ltd., 1925. Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo 7.75 - 9.75'' tall. Hardcover. Book Condition: Good. Jacket Condition: Good. Martin Hopkinson & Co., Ltd., London, UK 1925. 335 pages. Moderate general wear. Foxing on title page. Jacket has edge wear, short tears, missing chips, waterstaining. Size: 8vo 7.75 - 9.75'' tall. Nautical::Racing 6412 6412

Harpers Magazine. Very Good. 1911. Magazine. Very good, pages are discolored fromn age, but otherwise clean and legible ; 7.5 x 10.5; 12 pages; Unbound pages from journal, NOT A BOOK but a vintage piece .

New.

Boston: Charles E. Lauriat, 1925. First edition. Hardcover. Fine. First edition. Hardcover in navy blue cloth with spine lettered in gilt and with image of the Americas Cup. Map endpapers of the Isle of Wight and the ships route around it; xviii+ 335 pp. with index; folding plate at rear. Numerous photographic and vintage image reproduction plates. Generally fine. No jacket. The story of the famous 19th century yacht "America". She was commissioned by a group pf prominent members of the New York Yacht Club including Commodore John Cox Stevens, cost $30,000 to bulld (aproximately $1.1 million in today's dollars) and launched May 3, 1851. Captained by Richard Brown, the "America" sailed for Europe in June to enter in the first America's Cup race which was then a 53-mile race around England's Isle of Wight, a race watched by Queen Victoria. The "America" won the race by 18 minutes. The "America" changed owners several times (the first time being within a mere 10 days of her victory; at one point, she… Read More

Boston:: Charles E. Lauriat Co.,. Very Good. 1925. Hardcover. Black and white illustrations (folding plate is missing). First edition. Octavo, bound in blue cloth with gilt lettering and design on the spine, top edge gilt, map endpapers. Light shelf wear and aging, else very good. No dust jacket. Binding is solid.; 335 pages .

Southampton: Ashford Press. 1986. Limited Edition, quarto, pp xvi, 402, Index, colour frontis, b/w plates, number 330 of 1500 copies, gilt decorated cloth (buckram) boards, all edges gilt, fine condition. The early years of the America's Cup. First published in 1912. Many illustrations, including full-colour full-page illustrations. Limited Ed.. Decorated Cloth.

Boston, MA, U.S.A.: Charles E. Lauriat Co., 1925. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First Edition, Large Paper issue, No. 186 of 350, no writing, marks, underlining, or bookplates. Large Paper issue with extra plates and frontispiece in color. No remainder marks. Spine is tight and crisp, with wear on head and toe. Boards are flat and true with wear and the corners are worn, especially the bottom with exposed board. No dust jacket. This collectible, " VERY GOOD" condition first edition/numbered large paper copy is protected with a clear polyester archival cover.Still a very collectible copy. Scarce. GIFT QUALITY

Southampton, : Ashford Press Pubishing, 1986,. 295x200mm,. 402 pages, b/w photographs, editor's binding. Copy number n.° 60 / 1500, limited edition facsimile of the 1902 original. Exemplar as new.

Hampshire: Ashford Press Publishing, 1986. 402pp; copy 1372/1500; bottom page edges grazed; all page edges gilt; slightly grimy off-white binding with gilt decoration. limited Facsimile Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.