The "The Sunbeam." R.Y.S. Voyages and Experiences i`n Many Waters Naval Reserves And Other Matters
BRASSEY, Thomas, 1st Earl Brassey ; [FINE BINDING SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR CAPTAIN FRANCIS NEEDHAM, 4th EARL OF KILMOREY]:
Language: English
Published by London: John Murray Second edition, 1918
- Hardcover
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Seller: Geoffrey Jackson, Royal Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, United KingdomGeoffrey Jackson
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8vo., xvi, 449 pages, portrait photogravure frontispiece showing Lord Brassey at the Wheel, together with 49 other black & white illustrations, marbled endpapers, inner double-ruled borders & gilt dentelles, all edges blocked in gilt, specially bound in contemporary navy blue morocco by C. Fox, Manchester Square, London with his neat name stamp to verso of front endpaper, triple gilt ruled outer borders to both covers with onlay of the orginal pictorial cloth showing the Yacht and Sailing flags, together with the 4th Earl of Kilmorey's gilt crest with his initial K underneath, gilt-ruled spine in compartments with raised bands. A near fine clean copy in a most handsome binding. Ex Libris Captain Francis Needham, 4th Earl of Kilmorey with his gilt crest and initial to upper cover of binding. Sunbeam, RYS was a composite-hulled barquentine with an auxiliary steam engine, which was launched in England in 1874. She was a member of the Royal Yacht Squadron. She was the yacht of Thomas Brassey, 1st Earl Brassey until his death in 1918. His wife Anna Brassey wrote several popular books about their voyages aboard her, which were published between 1879 and 1889. This particular work is by the boats owner Thomas Brassey, and once again discusses sea voyages, and the author experience of the water. Brassey, born in 1836, was a Earl as well as a Liberal politician. Passionate about maritime he was the founder of The Naval Annual, a volume comprised of expansive information of naval history. Due to these publications, documenting the boat voyages, and the passion of its two owners, Sunbeam became an object of public interest and fascination. The Royal Yacht Squadron, or R.Y.S. is a prestigious yacht club, based in the Isle of White, to be member is considered a privilege. Member yachts add to suffix 'RYS' to their name, and are allowed to fly the flag of the Royal Navy. It originated in 1815, as a group of 42 men with an interest in yachting.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- The "The Sunbeam." R.Y.S. Voyages and Experiences i`n Many Waters Naval Reserves And Other Matters
- Author
- BRASSEY, Thomas, 1st Earl Brassey ; [FINE BINDING SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR CAPTAIN FRANCIS NEEDHAM, 4th EARL OF KILMOREY]:
- Publisher
- London: John Murray Second edition
- Publication year
- 1918
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Edition
- 2nd Edition, Special Edition
- Seller catalogs
- Fine Bindings, Transport, Travel & Exploration
Geoffrey Jackson
Royal Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
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