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136 pages. Features: Building a Model Sailing Yacht - Part II; The Spaulding Wooden Boat Center; The Somes Sound 12 1/2; VIVA; A New Bronze Pulpit; Encounters of the Texas 200; One-off Wood-and-Canvas Construction; and more. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. A worthy reference copy. Book
191p., illus. Whitbread/RNSA Round the World Yacht Race Hardcover Very good condition good
126p., illus. copy 1 signed by author; copy 2 signed by C. W. Bradbury, crew member of the Viking during this race. Hardcover Good condition
Roy. 4to., First Edition, with numerous fine coloured and monochrome photographs throughout, and decorative endpapers; black boards, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in gilt and white, a near fine copy. Includes detailed specifications of 9 yachts and flybridge motoryachts, and 10 performance motoryachts and sports cruisers. SCARCE.
In 4° (25,5x17 cm); XVI, (2), 360 pp. e 6 c. di tav. più volte ripiegate fuori testo e a colori. Bella legatura editoriale in piena tela rossa con titolo e ricchi fregi in oro ai piatti ed al dorso. Tagli riccamente dorati. Qualche macchiolina di foxing e fioritura ma nel complesso esemplare in buone condizioni di conservazione. Bellissime le tavole, mlte a piena pagina, che ritraggono scorci e costumi dei paesi visitaiti. Prima edizione francese di questo celebre racconto di viaggio che partendo dall'Inghilterra portò i viaggiatori attraverso il Sud America, le Isole del Mare del Sud, il Giappone, la Cina, Ceylon e Suez a fare il giro del mondo in barca. Il pubblico vittoriano accolse (1839-1887) i libri di Annie Brassey con un entusiasmo enorme. L’autrice divenne una dei più celebri autori di scritti di viaggio dell’ottocento. Morì nel 1887 durante uno dei suoi spostamenti.
Sm. 4to., Second Edition, with a coloured frontispiece (original captioned tissue guard present), 50 monochrome illustrations and a full-page map in the text, contemporary inscription on front free endpaper; original coarse-grained blue cloth, upper board blocked and lettered in gilt, gilt back, case a little shaken (but binding entirely sound) else a good, clean copy. The first of two 'Vivette' cruising titles, this work was first issued in 1910.
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full blue cloth boards. Small tears and edge wear to dust jacket. 9 3/4"w x 11 1/2"h. 352 pages.
8vo., with numerous engraved illustrations and facsimiles throughout; cloth, a very good, bright, clean copy in the dustwrapper. Facsimile reissue of the Yachtsman's Annual and General Register, 1845
16°, pp.146 (2) + 12 tavv. a coll. f.t. con bandierine, segnali etc. T. tela ed., stemmi e tit. oro al piatto.
4to., with numerous coloured and monochrome photographs, illustrations and diagrams throughout; cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in the dustwrapper
2 vols, illus. Hardcover Good condition
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 10"w x 9 1/4"h. 182 pages. Black and white photos. Reminiscences of classic boats built by Blanchard Boat Company by the son of the founder of the firm.
Book is in excellent condition in bright green cloth boards with sparkles, gilt print at spine, decorative endpapers. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, save some age-toning of top page ends, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows edge wear with small tears. 274 pages with b&w photos, mechanical drawings, tables, charts.
8vo., First Edition, on laid paper, with a frontispiece, plates and illustrations in the text; terra cotta cloth, gilt back, red top, covers very lightly dust-soiled else a very good, bright, clean copy. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION
ill., ril. Un viaggio avvincente nella nautica italiana a partire dagli anni cinquanta attraverso le vicende dei suoi protagonisti. Una storia che ripercorre le tappe che hanno condotto l'Italia a occupare i primi posti nella classifica mondiale dei produttori di megayacht. Nella seconda parte del libro, un focus particolare è dedicato al più importante protagonista, il Gruppo Azimut-Benetti, che, a detta dei suoi stessi competitor, ha portato all'eccellenza la nautica italiana così come quest'ultima ha trascinato verso l'alto la nautica mondiale.
135p., illus. Hardcover Good condition
286p. illus. Hardcover Very good condition
Folio 256p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
430 p., illus. + one fold-out map. One of 1000 copies. Hardcover Very good condition; purple spine faded
Oblong 252p. illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
Oblong 286p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
Oversize 171p., illus. More than 50 projects to improve your boat Hardcover Very good condition good
120 p. illus. Foreword by Alfred F. Loomis Hardcover Very good condition
288p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
Oblong pamphlet. 11"w x 8 3/4"h. 28 pages. Black and white photos.
