Description: YACHTS AND YACHTING BY VANDERDECKEN, BEING A TREATISE ON BUILDING, SPARRING, CANVASSING, SAILING AND THE GENERAL MANAGEMENT OF YACHTS, WITH REMARKS ON STORMS, TIDES, & C., &C. By Vanderdecken (William Cooper) Published by Hunt & Co. / Simpkin, Marshall & Co., London, 1873 First edition. Hardcover Blue publisher’s cloth on beveled boards. Gilt and blind stamped title and decorations. 47 illustrated plates (6 folding). 8 5/8 x 6 inches. 391 pages plus 1-page patent medicine advertisement. Condition: Very fine. Professionally restored, retaining original covers and spine. Head and foot of spine repaired. Endpapers new. Spine somewhat sunned, with slight rubbing. Small tear to large foldout of sail diagram between pages 106 and 107. All other pages and pictorial material clean and complete. Very light tanning to paper with foxing to title page. Binding is tight and square.
Price: 149.73 USD
Location: Stamford, Connecticut
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: London
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Illustrated
Author: Vanderdecken (William Cooper)
Publisher: Hunt & Co. / Simpkin, Marshall & Co.
Topic: Yachting
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Subject: Vintage Yachting
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1873
