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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
189640711New York : New York Yacht Club 1896. xxx 556 pp. <br /><br />The unfortunate challenge led to a controversy more bitter than that engendered by James Ashburys two challenges.Toy. Dunraven contended the Defender had illegally removed ballast. The NYYC investigated and exonerated itself. All the testimony and wrangling are presented here. An early and important Americas Cup piece. Toy 1610. Morris & Howland p. 100 Rulon Miller #7. In original printed wrappers which are chipped. Text is clean and fresh untrimmed. New York Yacht Club books
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
