Yachting A History
by Peter Heaton
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
£180.00£162.00
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About This Item
London: B. T. Batsford Ltd, 1955. First edition. Leather. Near Fine. 9" by 6". None stated . The first edition of this illustrated historical work on yachting by Peter Heaton, bound in crushed half morocco. The first edition. Bound in crushed half morocco with cloth to the boards by Asprey & Co Ltd with their signature to the front pastedown. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece and one hundred and eight illustrations, including photographic plates and vignette reproductions of engravings by Thomas Bewick. Collated complete. This work was written by Peter Heaton and provides an in depth history of yachting, from its origin to yachting in the Stuart, Georgian and regency periods as well as contemporary practices. Bound in crushed half morocco with cloth to the boards. Endpapers renewed and half title retained. Externally excellent with only minor marks to the cloth to the boards. Internally firmly bound with clean and bright pages. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 895Z31
- Title
- Yachting A History
- Author
- Peter Heaton
- Illustrator
- None stated
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- B. T. Batsford Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1955
- Size
- 9" by 6"
- Keywords
- First edition Yachting Boats Recreation Yachting Peter Heaton Leather binding
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Cloth
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- Morocco
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- Fine
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- Half Title
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- First Edition
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