Theirs is the Glory - Hardcover

THEIRS IS THE GLORY. (SIGNED)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. 8vo. pp. 222. 8pp. coloured illustrations. 16pp. black and white illustrations. Double-page coloured illustration of boats taking part in the race. Maps. Contemporary full blue morocco lettered gilt on spine and upper cover gilt dentelles all edges gilt bound especially for Mr & Mrs J. Hayward (named in gilt on upper cover). Marbled endpapers. Printed dedication 'To "Union Jack" Hayward. Presentation copy: 'To Jean & Jack, For keeping the "Great" in Britain. Chay. A.W.G. Toone, Len Price, John Rist, Eric Blunn, Peter Bates, Alec Honey.' Sir Jack Hayward (1923 Ð 2015) chairman of Wolverhampton Wanderers, businessman, property developer and philanthropist funded three international racing yachts Great Britain I, II, and III. Chay Blyth (born 1940), the skipper of the Great Britain II, gives his account of his experiences in the first Whitbread Round the World Race which took place in 1973. Spine faded, otherwise a very good copy. 034018518X Spine faded, otherwise very good. Signedes. Artikel-Nr. C38035

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