Practical Boat Sailing For Amateurs

Good with decoratively tooled cover and gilt. Crisp pages with light tanning. With bookplate for Richard Matthey and signed in pencil by George Matthey to FEP and title page dated September 1915(?). Front hinge starting. Fold out pages with plan and side view of a boat. Fold out with tear to one edge.

London: L Upcott Gill & Son, 1890 'containing particulars of the most suitable sailing boats and yachts for amateurs, and instructions for their proper handling &c', illustrated with designs and plans of small yachts and sailing boats, and numerous diagrams, nd, 18pp adverts at rear dated 1890, maroon cloth with black white and gilt dec cover and spine, spine lightly… Read more about this item

L Upcott Gill, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No edition stated. 198 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt titles and decoration to front and spine. Includes various diagrams, some fold out. Pages are rather marked with heavy foxing in places. Some tanning too. Fold-out diagrams have pronounced foxing and tanning and some creases. Boards have some edge wear,… Read more about this item

L.Upcott Gill, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 198 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Clean pages and illustrations with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. Pencil markings to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering… Read more about this item

London: L. Upcott Gill, 1111. Hardcover. Fair. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. illustrated with designs and plans of small yachts and sailing boats, and numerous diagrams. Undated edition. Silver decorated purple cloth boards. Front inner hinge cracked. Fading and scuffing on cover and spine. Marks on front end paper and on some pages. No jacket. Reading… Read more about this item

upcott gill london [nd,c.1890]. 198pp+ads.ills.[b/w w.fold-out diagrams] VG- (green cloth w.gilt dec.stamps,rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.,60% split to lower hinge,dented lower board chipped through to pastedown,dec.eps,owner's sign.to title and once in contents,lacks part of one diagram o/w all others are complete if loose,prelims.and edges mod.foxed w.some sl.foxing to contents,spine cracked and shaky w.separation starting at some sections)… Read more about this item

L. Upcott Gill. Used - Very Good. . Decorated cloth. 8vo. 198 pp. (Subject: Nautical.)