Search Results: yachts and yachting by cozzens fred s

New York: Cassell and Co. Ltd. , 1887. Hardcover. Good +. 8 x 11 in. 159 pp. Blue cloth boards with sailboat. Lavish B&W plates. Condition is GOOD+ ; front inner joint a bit tender but holding fine. Covers clean with a little wear to the gilt title and wear to corners, spine ends and lower edges. Gift message dated 1887 on 2nd blank, text clean and unmarked. Naut. RGR,

New York: Cassell & Co, 1888. Revised. Hardcover. Very Good. Large ocatvo hardcover 8" x 10" in navy blue cloth handsomely decorated and lettered in gilt and silver with image of a sailing vessel front cover. "New and Revised Edition". 200 pp. Profusely illustrated through out with line drawings and engravings. A tight example, all gilt bright, bit of rubbing to the extremities. One of nicer such volumes of the late 19th century featuring a history of yachting in America from the early days of the New York Yacht Club, established 1854, to the 1870s, then the International Period (1871-1885). With additional contributions on the Mayflower and Galetea races of 1886; American steam yachting; British yachting; and the American yachting seasons of 1886 and 1887. Interestingly, two letters from book shops are laid in---one dated 1935 from the Cheswick Book Shop in New York advising that they have a related book in stock (" Old Ship Figure-Heads and Sterns") that they note was published in 1925 at $75 and… Read More

American Yachts and YachtingCOZZENS, Fred S. (and others)Cassell & Company, New York, 1888, hardback, VG, new and revised edition, navy blue cloth illustrated in silver, gilt and cream, gilt to spine, over 135 b/w illustrations. See photos which form part of the description. Boards rubbed at spine ends. Some tanning to free endpapers and page edges, scattering of foxing to prelims. No inscriptions, no loose pages, sound binding. YACHTING, HISTORIC YACHTS, STEAM YACHTING, SAILING, AMERICAN YACHTING 1886-1887, YACHTING HISTORY45791 ANTI Trans water hb 67 £71.50

New York: Cassell. First American Edition. Original blue decorated beveled cloth. Small area of white stain at the bottom of the front cover, slight loss at the head and foot of the spine and at the corners, two small chips on the front free endpaper, corner crease on the rear endpaper, internals nice, Good. Contains the history of American yachting, including history of the New York Yacht Club. Also contains history of American Steam Yachting and British Yachting. . Good. Hardcover. 1887.

New York:: Cassell & Company,, [1887].. First U.S. edition.. original decorated cloth.. Hinges just starting to split (still sound); light rubbing to cloth at corners and shallow chipping at the head and tail of the spine; edges of pages a little age-toned.. Small folio, . With over one hundred and ten illustrations.

New York, Cassell & Company Ltd., 1988. This is the New and Revised Edition with "The Season of 1887", not the Limited Edition. 27 x 19 cm. 200 p. Includes illustrations, maps, and diagrams. Frontispiece of The Yacht Mayflower in 1886 with 140 line drawings of yachts at sea in-text with other engravings and decorations including one of the Americas Cup. The text is divided into several sections, The History of American Yachting from the early days of the New York Yacht Club to 1885, The Mayflower and Galatea Races of 1886, American Steam Yachting, British Yachting and American Yachting in 1886 and 1887. This copy remains in a good condition. The blue cloth boards are rubbed at the edges and have sustained some tearing along the top and bottom edge of the spine. The binding is tight and the text remains in a clean condition. Heavy extra postage at cost. Heavy requires more postage.

New York: Cassell & Company, (1888). "Yachts and Yachting" is a history of American yachting from the early days of the New York Yacht Club; the Mayflower and Galatea races of 1886; American steam yachting in the 19th century; and British yachting during the same period. This is the rare limited Edition de luxe, being #238 of 250 copies, and uncommonly hard to find. It has an additional 40 pages on the yachting seasons of 1886 and 1887, with Cozzens's distinctive line illustrations throughout. See Toy 77 (citing the British edition). Morris & Howland p. 35. Backstrip sunned and worn at spine ends. Corners bumped. The lower portion of the front cover is water stained, but the distinctive cover design is intact. Very good condition internally. 4to, 31 cm. ii, (1), 11-200 pp. b/w halftone plates and line ills.