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187716248New York: Harper's Weekly 1877. Very good overall. A charming wood engraving from Harper's Weekly dated June 9 1877. Drawn by Schell and Hogan. With a large yacht in the foreground being inspected by its owners while a yacht in the middle ground is made ready to sail. Gowanus Bay was the home of the first facility of the Atlantic Yacht Club which was organized in 1866 when it broke away from the Brooklyn Yacht Club. The Atlantic Yacht Club soon drew the attention of many of Long Island's most prominent citizens and became one of the most active clubs in New York hosting regattas and attracting sailors from around the world for its Atlantic Race Week and Lipton Cup Regattas. For decades the center of the New York sailing and yachting world was located at Gowanus Creek and the Erie Basin in Red Hook Brooklyn. Harper's Weekly unknown
1870008003London: Longmans Green & Co 1870. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 16mo. Half contemporary goatskin marbled paper boards gilt lettering and blind tooling to compartments. Marbled edges and endpapers. xvi 960 pp. Spine slightly faded some minor rubbing to boards and extremities. Bookplate to front pastedown. Fine overall. Longmans, Green & Co hardcover
189163423ii pages 1-64 first ii pages are advertisements articles include On Matabele and Mashona Lands The Tashkent Exhibition 1890 and Lands of the Globe Still Available for European Settlement 1 folding map at rear showing Diagrams Illustrating Population and Settlement of the Lands of the Globe the other listed map of Matable and Mashona Lands will be found in the February issue as stated on page 1 as an amendment otherwise a complete monthly issue Published by Edward Stanford paperback
18701012N1London: Longmans Green and Co. 1870. Leather. Good. 7.5" by 5". H. Adlard. A revised edition of a popular reference work for scientific terms including thousands of newly inserted articles bound in full calf. A new edition of the Scientific and Literary Treasury a comprehensive glossary of scientific and literary terms written by English writer Samuel Maunder and revised by English naturalist James Yate Johnson. In full calf. Contains an engraved frontispice of Gutenberg surrounded by renowned intellectuals drawn by Henry Adlard. Most famous for his Biographical Treasury and Treasury of Knowledge with this work being perhaps the most renowned of the many dictionaries he published. The new edition revised by Johnson includes thousands of newly inserted articles and hoping to be more scientific while retaining its function as a popular reference. In full calf. Externally the odd mark to boards and rubbing to joints and edges. Calf spine and rear board loose from main text. Slight creasing to the spine and bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. End papers are generally bright and clean with a couple of small marks. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown. Internally generally firmly bound with a gap between pp.818-819. Pages are mostly bright and clean with the odd spot to first couple and last leaves. Good Longmans, Green and Co. hardcover
19002346596Boston: A.T. Bliss & Co 1900. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Boards rubbed with corners slightly exposed ink name and address inside front cover. 1900 Hard Cover. 120 pp. Includes a six-panel fold-out chart of Boston Harbor. Numerous contemporary advertisements throughout. A detailed account of the rules associated with yacht racing in the late 19th and early 20th century. A.T. Bliss & Co hardcover
188929338New York: Collins & Sesnon 1889. Original cloth discolored at bottom half inch of each color gilt-stamped title on front cover. 2 25 1 blank pp. Inner hinges cracked else Very Good.<br /> <br /> Also listing the Fleet and Members. Collins & Sesnon unknown
187022407London: Longmans Green and Co 1870. New Edition. Hardcover. g. 12mo. 820pp. Three quarters black leather over marbled paper covered boards gold embossed floral decoration and lettering. Marbled endpapers and page edges. Frontis reproduction of an engraving with protective tissue guard. Encyclopedic definitions from Aardvark to Zymotic. All leather edges rubbed and worn boards scuffed. Slight age toning. Title page retains 1/2" closed tear to fore edge. Shelf wear. Binding in fair interior in very good condition. Longmans, Green, and Co hardcover
19003963122John Murray 1900. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In poor condition suitable as a reading copy. Re-bound by library. Water damaged. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item900grams ISBN: John Murray hardcover
18354262blUK: R B Seeley & W Burnside. Good. Paperback. 1835. 2nd Edition. 310 pages. ex library -rebound into cloth covers-map<br><p></p> . R B Seeley & W Burnside paperback
187656765Providence: J. A. & R. A. Reid printers 1876. 16mo pp. 41 1; pages ruled in red throughout; 2 chromolithograph plates of burgees and private pennants lists of members and officers; original pictorial blue cloth stamped in gilt on the upper cover with the club's monogram; some light staining to the upper cover but generally very good. The Vice-Commodore Rowland Gibson Hazard's copy with his bookplate. Hazard 1801-1888 served three terms in the R.I. House of Representatives. Not in OCLC. J. A. & R. A. Reid, printers unknown
1835AQ31383London: Seeley and Burnside 1835. 8 310pp 10. With an engraved portrait frontispiece a further nine engraved plates and an engraved folding map.Original publisher's brown cloth lettered in gilt to spine later recased new endpapers. Lightly rubbed lower joint split spine sunned. Scattered spotting. The first edition of an account of seven years' missionary labour at Waimate New Zealand. . First edition. 8vo. Seeley and Burnside hardcover
184737320Philadelphia: T. & J.W. Johnson Law Booksellers Publishers and Importers 197 Chestnut Street 1847. 1847. Good. - Octavo 9-1/2 inches high by 5-7/8 inches wide. Bound in full tan calf with gilt-titled leather labels on the spine. The covers are rubbed and soiled and the spine is scuffed. 327 and 259 pages respectively. A previous owner's name with the date of acquisition is penned on the front endpaper. The pastedowns endpapers and preliminary pages are heavily foxed. There is some lighter occasional foxing throughout. There is a small piece out front the top corner of one page not affecting the text. A tear to pages v & vi of the second book has been repaired with clear archival document tape. There are occasional marginal annotations in pencil. Good. <p>First American edition.<p>John Yate Lee's "A Treatise on the Evidence of Abstracts of Title to Real Property" precedes "George Hewit Oliphant's "The Law Concerning Horses Racing Wagers and Gaming".<p>Chapter 3 of the second book i.e. "The Law Concerning Horses Racing Wagers and Gaming" includes material of veterinary interest under the heading "What Diseases orf Bad Habits Constitute Unsoundness or Vice". This chapter includes information of "Backing and Gibbing" "Blindness" including cataracts "Broken knees" "Capped Hocks" "Dropsy of the Heart" "Hereditary Diseases" etc. Chapter 8 outlines the law as it pertains to "Innkeepers Farriers Trainers and Stallion-Masters". Philadelphia: T. & J.W. Johnson, Law Booksellers, Publishers and Importers, 197 Chestnut Street, 1847. hardcover
1885014505New York Yacht Club. Yellow paper cover. 8vo 23.5 cm. 8 pp. An Americas Cup rarity. Worldcat shows only Navy Department and Mariner's Museum holding copies of "Supplementary and Final Report" of the 1885 America's Cup race in which the American yacht "Puritan" defeated the English challenger "Genesta." This pamphlet officially confirms the American yacht's victory. It is related to the "Brenton's Reef" pamphlet which we also offer for sale because the English yacht "Genesta" after being defeated in the 1885 America's Cup races participated in the Brenton's Reef race a couple of weeks later and was victorious against the American yacht "Dauntless." Bound in original printed wrappers. Old vertical fold line else fine condition. Scarce. . Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 1885. New York Yacht Club paperback
187862725Providence: Thomas S. Hammond 1878. First edition. The "list of vessels belonging to the Providence Yacht Club" shows N.G. Herreshoff owning both a sloop and a catamaran one of only two in the club. Extremely rare survival WorldCat shows Brown holding a copy of the 1876 issue and no others. Duodecimo 152 x 108 mm. Club badge verso of title page. Sewn as issued in the original violet printed glazed card wrappers. A little rubbed and oiled a couple of chips from the lower panel of the wrappers contemporary inked docketing as a duplicate to the upper panel light toning but a very good copy. Not in Morris & Howland or Toy. unknown
1854172481854. Two Antique Currier & Ives lithographs of Ocean Yachts. One is Litho is of the 1854 Clipper Ship "Dreadnought" and the other is the 1867 The Great Ocean Yacht Race between the Henrieta Fleetwing and Vesta. New York: Currier & Ives. These lithograph prints were published by the Currier and Ives publishing house which existed from 1835 to 1907. Lithograph printed in color and finished by hand 1857 and 1887. c.1880. Large folio - image size apox 13.5" x 18". The Dreadnought print includes below the imagethe ship's dimensions and carrying capacity and the Yacht Race print includes details of the results of that race. Both Lithos have minor creasing and some closed tears along blank edges not affecting the beautiful color image. Overall in very good condition and attractive. unknown
1804015649Gloucester: G. F. Harris 1804. Sewn offcut viii47pp half title present. Text in very good clean condition. A good clean copy of a rare work. . First Edition. Very Good. 8vo. G. F. Harris unknown
1835951Q25London: Seeley and Burnside 1835 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 8" by 5". Not Stated. A smartly bound first edition of this detailed and illustrated account of the Church Missionary Society's formation in New Zealand written by one of the earliest New Zealand missionaries the Rev. William Yate. First edition. Rebound in cloth with the endpapers renewed. Illustrated with a folding map and ten plates one of which is hand coloured.Collated complete. The work of the Rev. William Yate an English Christian missionary working for the Church Mission Society. Yate arrived in New Zealand in 1828 and quickly introduced himself to the Maori community after previously learning the language. Yate brought with him a small printing press notable for being the first press in New Zealand with which he produced a version of the third catechism in Maori. This work covers the formation and progress of the Church Missionary Society in New Zealand however it also presents the customs geography nature and history of the country. Yate continued to work for the mission until 1834 when he was dismissed due to controversial reports of his sexual encounters with a number of young Maori men.With a few ink notations from a previous owner. Rebound in cloth with the endpapers renewed. Externally excellent with light wear to the extremities and the odd mark. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with some spots to the first few pages and heavier spots to the folding map. A few ink notations from a previous owner to the margins. Very Good Indeed Seeley and Burnside hardcover
1900green166542John Murray. Very Good. . 1900 clean boards Shewsbury & Uppingham crests no dustjacket bookplate from the Lawrence collection donating to Bath Sap University by Sir John Lawrence 1996 name on prelim together with an article headed "the second lesson" from the Army & Navy Gazette 1901 contents clean & bright no markings with map and illus binding tight Professional booksellers since 1981 . 1900. Hardcover. John Murray hardcover
1900336317London: John Murray 1900. hardcover. very good. Tall thick 8vo 238 pages untrimmed 21 half-tone plates 5 of them after photographs by Haughton folding plan of Charikar 3 folding maps at rear. Original burgundy cloth titles on spine and front cover in gilt school crests of Shrewsbury and Uppingham to front cover in gilt where Haughton was educated top edge gilt others uncut. Spine slightly sunned and binding a little rubbed. Crack in gutter else a very good copy.<br/> <br/> First and only contemporary edition. John Haughton 1852-1898 was the son of Lt.-Col. John Colpoys Haughton "the staunch defender of Charikar in 1841. The work contains a detailed description of the famous engagement at Saragarhi where 21 members of Haughton's 36th Sikhs were involved in an heroic last stand against 10000 Afghans.<br/> <br/> John Murray unknown
1900162288London: John Murray 1900. First and only contemporary edition of this interesting and engaging biography of "one of the most distinguished soldiers of the Tirah campaign" Nevill p. 303 described by Lord Methuen as "the best leader of men I ever saw". Increasingly uncommon on the market. John Haughton 1852-1898 was the son of Lt.-Col. John Colpoys Haughton "the staunch defender of Charikar in 1841 whose name is known but to the few serious students of Indian Frontier warfare" p. ix. In India the younger Haughton commanded the 36th Sikhs during the 1897-1898 Tirah campaign to subdue part of the Indian frontier. In the last major battle of the campaign Haughton was killed by sheer overwhelming numbers. A plaque in the chapel at Uppingham School commemorates Haughton's death "while boldly defending a position to the last against overwhelming odds". The present work also contains a detailed description of the famous engagement at Saragarhi where 21 members of Haughton's 36th Sikhs were involved in an heroic last stand against 10000 Afghans. The day is still celebrated by Sikhs and commemorated by the British and Indian armies with the Saragarhi Challenge Cup polo match. Arthur Campbell Yate 1853-1929 served for three years from 1875 with the 1st West India Regiment before transferring to the Bombay Staff Corps. He took part in the Second Anglo-Afghan War 1878-80 later serving on the Afghan Boundary Commission and Third Anglo-Burmese War 1885. He travelled extensively in Persia Central Asia 1879-81 and the Caucasus was a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and wrote several books including England and Russia Face to Face in Asia 1887 and The Army and the Press 1901. Octavo. Photogravure portrait frontispiece of the author with tissue guard another of John Colpoys Haughton 21 half-tone plates 5 of them after photographs by Haughton folding plan of Charikar 3 folding maps at rear. Original deep red cloth titles to spine and front cover in gilt school crests of Shrewsbury and Uppingham to front cover in gilt where Haughton was educated top edge gilt others untrimmed. Ownership inscription to front free endpaper of one Hubert G. Archer dated 1906. Spine slightly sunned binding just a little rubbed. A very good copy. Bruce 4015; Singh A Select Bibliography of Sikhs and Sikhism p. 267. H. L. Nevill Campaigns on the North-West Frontier 1912. hardcover
1898008979San Francisco: The Pacific Inter-Club Yacht Association 1898. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very good plus. Very scarce title featuring code flag designation tables along with color lithograph plates showing member clubs and officers flags of the Pacific Inter-Club Yacht Association. Octavo 51 pp. Very good plus with minor cracking to paper at interior hinges and neat 1899 ownership inscription on first blank page otherwise clean and tight. No other copies appear on line and Worldcat shows only four libraries holding hard copies. <br/> <br/> The Pacific Inter-Club Yacht Association hardcover
