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£5.00IMPROVEMENTS IN AND CONNECTED WITH THE HOUSING AND LOWERING GEAR OF DROP KEELS, CENTRE BOARDS, AND THE LIKE
Read MorePatent Specification submitted by Herbert Wynne Fairbrass
London, 1895.
disbound. 4 pages of text and 2 sheets of drawings.
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£15.00Down Channel
Read Moreby R.T. McMullen
Allen & Unwin, 1931.
classic yachting title recounting south coast and channel sailing in “Leo”, “Sirius”, “Orion”, “Procyon”, and “Perseus”.
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£20.00Yachtsman’s Handy Book for Sea Use, and adapted for the Board of Trade Yachting Certificate
Read MoreRosser, W.H.
London, Charles Wilson, 1880 -
£20.00Sacred Cowes, or the cream of yachting society
Read Moreby Anthony Heckstall-Smith
London, Anthony Blond, 1965.
an entertaining history of the upper echelons of the yachting world and the Royal Yacht Squadron in the late 19th and early 20th centuries
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£25.00Steam Yacht Photograph
Read Morelate 19th century photograph showing two steam yachts and other vessels
a fine original albumen print photograph, probably dating from the 1890’s, showing small steam yacht with four crew in the foreground, with larger steam yacht, schooner yacht and two-masted sailing ship behind.
nice crisp condition, mounted onto card. the location is not identified, but more than likely on the Clyde, possibly off Hunter’s Quay
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£25.00Waterbiography
Read Moreby Robert C. Leslie
Chapman & Hall, 1894.
the scarce original edition of these delightful reminiscences of 19th century south coast yachting, mostly in the tiny “Foam”. illustrated by the author, who was also a renowned artist.
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£30.00Sailing Tours:…. Part V [5]
Read Morethe west coasts of Scotland, the Orkneys, and the west coast of the North Sea.
containing descriptions of every creek, harbour and roadstead, suitable for yachting purposes, from the Mull of Galloway to Duncansby Head, with a brief account of the coast from the Orkneys to the Thames
(The Mull of Galloway to the Thames)
by Frank Cowper
Ashford Press, 1985.
a facsimile reprint of the original 1896 edition of the Scottish volume.
new introduction by John Leather.
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£35.00Down Channel
Read Moreby R.T. McMullen
revised edition with introduction by Dixon Kemp.
Horace Cox, 1893.
south coast and channel sailing in “Leo”, “Sirius”, “Orion”, “Procyon”, and “Perseus”.
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£35.00Small Boat Sailing. [First Edition]
Read Morean explanation of the management of small yachts, half-decked and open sailing-boats of various rigs; sailing on sea and river; cruising, etc.
Knight, E.F.
John Murray, 1901.
the scarce First Edition of this standard early 20th century yachting manual.
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£38.00Down Channel
Read Morerevised edition with introduction by Dixon Kemp.
by R.T. McMullen
Horace Cox, 1893.
south coast and channel sailing in “Leo”, “Sirius”, “Orion”, “Procyon”, and “Perseus”.
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![The Yacht[s]man and Coaster's Book of Reference, giving courses and distances, with the relative bearings of the light houses and light ships, from Cape Hatteras to St.John's, NB, with reliable sailing directions for seventy-five harbors and ports. as compiled from the latest U.S. Coast Surveys.](https://www.mclarenbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/the-yachtsman-and-coasters-book-of-reference-giving-courses-and-distances-with-the-relative-bearings-of-the-light-houses-and-light-ships-from-cape-hatteras-to-st-johns-nb-with-reliable-sa-5016-228x171.jpg)
£48.00The Yacht[s]man and Coaster’s Book of Reference, giving courses and distances, with the relative bearings of the light houses and light ships, from Cape Hatteras to St.John’s, NB, with reliable sailing directions for seventy-five harbors and ports. as compiled from the latest U.S. Coast Surveys.
Read MorePratt, Wm. A.
Hartford, Conn., 1879
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