BRITISH YACHTS AND YACHTSMEN : A Complete History Of British Yachting From The Middle Of The Sixteenth Century To The Present Day -

143 Strand, London: The Yachtsman Publishing Company, 1907. First Edition. Full-Leather. Good. Very well illustrated with 58 Full-Page Photogravure Plates, printed on one side of thick paper. 3 are Portraits, including the Frontis illustrated with a Photogravure Portrait of King Edward VII in yachting attire, the Emperor of Germany and the King of Spain. The other 55 Plates illustrate Yachts. Most are protected by tissue guards. Also 500 other Plates with B&W Photos etc of Yachts and their owners, many of them Full-Page. Contents include: rganisation of the Sport; The visit of "America|", Racing under YRA Rules, YRA Tonnage Rules, The Sail Area Rule, Modern Yachting 1896 to 1900, Modrn Yachting 1901 to 1906, Early Yachting in Scotland, Development of Steam Yachting, Colonial Yachting, Biographical, Yacht & Sailing Clubs, Indexes. Blue Full-Leather Binding with 4 Raised Bands to spine, Gilt title in 2nd compartment. Gilt Crown at top left and Gilt Title at Bottom right of front cover. Blue & Gilt Marbeled Endpapers. Top page edges Gilt, other edges untrimmed. 567 Pages + the Photogravure Plates. 13" Tall. 7.5 Kilos. Some edge wear, rubbing and small scrapes to leather. No inscriptions. Pages and Plates in good, clean condition. Hinges sound. Some pages and plates detached but all present. Size: Folio - over 12 - 15" tall