Enterprise. by Vanderbilt, Harold S - 1931

Paperback / softback. New.

Hardback. New.

Hardback. New.

New York/London: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1931. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Quarto, xvii, 230 pages, G+/-; navy blue spine with gilt lettering; lully bound in navy blue publisher's cloth with gilt lettering and small illustration of sailboat, wear to spine head and tail, spine slightly shaken, bumping to corners, small stain to front cover; textblock shows mild age toning to page edges, and mild foxing to frontis piece (and tissue guard); illustrated with black-and-white photographs, charts, tables and drawings, ex-library book with usual markings, first printing with Scribner's "A" on copyright page. NOTE: Shelved in Room G. 1364374. Special Collections.

Charles Scribner's Sons, 1931-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 9x6x1. Bound in publisher's cloth. Hardcover. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. xvii, 230 pages frontispiece, illustrations, plates, maps (some folded), plans (1 folded) 27 cm.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1931. Hardcover. Very good plus. Quarto. 10.5 x 8". 230pp. Incl. appendix. Illustrated. This copy with gift inscription from Scribners to author, Clarence V. Mitchell, with his bookplate on paste-down. Dark blue cloth stamped in gold and white. Bottom corners bumped not effecting pages, very light rubbing to spine tips and corners. Mitchell is the author of "Letters From A LIAISON OFFICER 1918-1919.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1931. Hardcover. Small 4to. Blue cloth with gilt lettering and gilt/white pictorial front board stamping. xvii, 230pp. Tissue-guarded frontispiece, numerous full-page illustrations, charts (some foldouts), line drawings, tables. Very good. Binding mildly edgeworn and rear inner hinge a tad delicate but archivally strengthened, thus tight; text block bright and tight and near fine. Handsome first trade edition. Not only does Vanderbilt boldly sign the title page in full in blue ink, but neatly tipped to the front flyleaf is a Typed Note Signed from him, 1p, 7" X 7½", New York, NY, 28 July 1964. Addressed to Lucien S. Hanks. Fine. On imprinted letterhead, the yachtsman tells this admirer "I would be only too happy to autograph your copy of my Enterprise book if you will send it to me...." Boldly signed in full in blue ink. Recipient Lucien S. Hanks II (whose small name/address inkstamp appears on inner flyleaf) was a Wisconsin realtor (1907-92) whose namesake… Read More

New York and London: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1931. First edition, 1931, number 228 of a total of 250 copies, signed by the author on the limitations page. Includes the hard to find original slipcase. Blue hardcover with darker blue cloth spine, top edge gilt, original cellophane dustjacket, blue slipcase with cover label also indicating copy no. 228. Includes folding plans, charts, plates from photographs, tipped on color frontis. The book is in about fine condition with good hinges, a firm binding, clean pages with no other names or markings. The cellophane cover is wavy from age and has some chips mainly to the spine, the slipcase has edgewear and surface splits to the top and bottom of the spine but is structurally sound.. First, Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Good Slipcase. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Scribner's Sons, 1931. "The story of the defense of the America's Cup in 1930." This is the limited edition, #132 of 250 copies signed by Vanderbilt. Rulon-Miller 14. Toy 1626, Morris & Howland p. 148. An essential America's Cup book. Slight wrinkle to lower corner of tipped-in color frontispiece, else a near-fine copy.. xx. 4to. xvii, 230 pp. Color frontispiece, b/w plates, folding charts, plans.

New York & London: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1931. First edition limited to 250 signed and numbered copies, 4to, pp. [4], xvii, [1], 230; tipped in color frontispiece, numerous plates from photographs, charts, plans, etc. (some folding); edges and corners a little worn, 3½ x 1 inch stain on front cover, plus two other smaller and less obvious ones, else a very good copy in original quarter blue buckram lettered in gilt, embossed America's Cup ornament on upper cover, t.e.g.; without the scarce publisher's blue folding box. This copy is no. 19 and is inscribed by Vanderbilt on the limitation page to "Edmund Lang with the compliments of Harold S. Vanderbilt." Lang, who died in 1940, was a member of the New York Yacht Club, and was Chairman of the America's Cup Race Committee in 1930, the year Vanderbilt and his J-Boat Enterprise won the America's Cup.