Successful Yacht Racing

Peter Davies, 1952. Hardcover. Acceptable/Good. 1952. First Edition. 192 pages. This is an ex-Library book. Pictorial dust jacket over brown cloth. Ex-library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions. Jacket has been laminated to boards. Contains black and white plates throughout. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Thumb-marking present. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Binding remains… Read more about this item

Peter Davies, London, 1952. Hardcover in Dustjacket. Very Good +. Edgewear to jacket.. BOATSA yachting classic. First Edition. pp. xii, 192 illusts #311023  Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from… Read more about this item

New York: W. W. Norton and Co., 1951. First edition, as stated. Hardcover. Very Good. 6 x 9 in. Cloth boards. Condition is VERY GOOD ; minor shelf wear, covers have some faint spots. Binding tight and text unmarked. Naut. Stax.

NY: W. W. Norton & Co., 1951 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Stated First Edition. Dust jacket has moderate edgewear and light soils; lacks flyleaf. The author "describes many significant points that help win races", illustrated with photographs and drawings..

New York: W. W. Norton & Co., c1951. First edition. Hardcover. Good condition; spine faded, edges worn. 185 p., illus.

London: Peter Davies,, 1952. First Edition. . Hardcover. Good+/Fair.

New York: W. W. Norton & Co., c1951. Hardcover. Very good condition/good. 185 p., illus.

NY: Norton. VG in G DJ. (1951). 1st ed. A successful racing skipper describes many significant tricks, devices, ideas & approaches that helped him win races. Fresh . ideas on the hull, fittings, rigging, sails & tuning-up, hints on starts, the windward mark, the leeward leg & the finish. DJ edge chips, owner name, bookplate, notation on ft DJ flap.… Read more about this item