Vanderbilt william k (21 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - William Vanderbilt's account of his 1905 road trip across America in his gas-powered car is a thrilling and humorous record of early automobile travel. Along with lively anecdotes of breakdowns, odd characters and narrow escapes, Vanderbilt reflects on the rapidly changing landscape of America at the turn of the century. A must-read for any fan of American history and adventure.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - William Vanderbilt's account of his 1905 road trip across America in his gas-powered car is a thrilling and humorous record of early automobile travel. Along with lively anecdotes of breakdowns, odd characters and narrow escapes, Vanderbilt reflects on the rapidly changing landscape of America at the turn of the century. A must-read for any fan of American history and adventure.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Acceptable. First Edition. Scarce in any condition. Dampstaining to top right corner, heavily on boards, medium staining at top right to first third of pages. Chipping/loss to backstrip. Still readable, overall plates are clean, could be rebound by an expert.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Near Fine. First edition. 136pp. Illustrated with black and white plates. Endpapers with modest offsetting from binder's glue (common in this title), near fine in a near fine dust jacket with a light soil and minor edgewear. One of 1000 copies.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Near Fine. First edition. 136pp. Illustrated with black and white plates. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a small closed tear on the front panel, a few tiny spots and mild edgewear. One of 1000 copies.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First edition. 136pp. Illustrated with black and white plates. Uneven toning on endpapers from binder's glue (common for this title), near fine in a very good dust jacket with faint tanning and minor wear. One of 1000 copies printed under the supervision of Richard Ellis at The Haddon Craftsmen. This is Ellis' copy with his circular bookplate on the front pastedown.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Limited Edition. 900 copies privately printed for Vanderbilt/ Copies 1-500 done in Levant Back and Paper Sides; 501-900 done in Buckram, of which this copy is 719/900. Clean, unmarked boards with clean, crisp pages. Maps, plates. BP/Case.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Slight tanning to spine, nominal wear to corners, firm hinges, clean pages and boards. Bright, colorful crossed pennants, author name and title in gilt to front. VG+ condition. BP/Case/DD.

Hardcover. Quarto, xv, 161 pages, plus 30 illustrated plates, intext photographs, and a foldout map. In Good minus condition. Quarter bound in black leather with blue paper boards. Spine has gilt lettering with a significant loss of leather to the spine head/tail, resulting in exposed quires. Boards are slightly cocked, have chipping to extremities, age toning, and moderate rubbing wear throughout. Textblock has moderate age toning to edges, moderate foxing to some pages throughout, light offsetting to some pages opposite plates, and stains scattered to some pages throughout. Foldout map is partially detached from textblock. Inscribed "To Cox [illegible] from" and signed by William Vanderbilt and dated "Oct. 2 1929" on the front free end page. Shelved in Room F. 1404152. Special Collections.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Limited Edition. One of 800 copies, unnumbered, bound in buckram/ Internally clean, unmarked, solid hinges clean boards with just hints of bumping to lower corners. In card stock slipcase with paper label to spine. BP/Case/Yachting/DD.

Hardcover. Limited Edition: #116/200. Folio, xx, 379, [4] pages. In Good condition, lacking issued slipcase. Spine is paneled, quarter-bound in black leather, with gilt text. Boards are bound in green paper and show moderate scuffing and shelf wear on covers and along edges. Some chipping to front board on fore corners and on fore edge, resulting in small areas of exposed board. Several white scuffs present on back cover. Cracking along joints/edges of spine, which is most severe at corners of head, where there is minor splitting. Text block bottom and fore edges are untrimmed, with top edge gilt, and show expected age toning. Light shelf wear and scuffing on text block edges. Foxing present on pages throughout book. Inscribed in dark blue ink by Vanderbilt on first free endpaper: "To D. H. Cox / with the compliments of the author / W. K. Vanderbilt / June 12 1933". Shelved in Room A Oversize. Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates. 1400267. Special Collections.…

Hardcover. Limited Edition: #79/500. Quarto, xxii, 264 pages. In Good condition. Spine is paneled, quarter-bound in brown leather with gilt lettering, heavily chipped at the head. Boards are bound in brown paper, and show moderate shelf and edge wear. Faint water-staining visible on boards, faintly visible on some pages in the rear of the book at the bottom of the gutter. Rubbing wear on all edges and on fore corners. Cracking along joints and in center of spine panel. Text block has untrimmed edges with gilt top edge, and shows moderate shelf wear and scuffing to edges. Foxing on endpapers and sparsely throughout book. Inscribed in black ink by Vanderbilt on first free endpaper: "To- / Daniel H. Cox / With the compliments of the author / W. K. Vanderbilt / Dec. 25 = 1929". Shelved in Room A Oversize. Limited edition with 500 total copies; 1-200 are bound in levant back with handmade paper sides, and 201-500 are bound in buckram. This copy is number 79. 1400271. Special Collections.…

Zustand: Good. New York: Privately Printed, 1929. Limited 1st edition. 4to hardcover. Brown and tan cloth with gilt lettering, TEG, map endpapers. xxii+264pp. Illustrations. Copy #381/500. Good book. Boards slightly dampstained and soiled. In polypropylene bag. 38 copies on OCLC. (Voyages, Travel, Exploration) Inquire if you need further information. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES. …

First edition of Vanderbilt's account of his 1924 three-month summer cruise aboard the diesel yacht Ara. Octavo, original publisher's cloth, illustrated with plates and maps. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, "To C. M. . from W. K. Vanderbilt June 26th 1925." In very good condition. Uncommon signed and inscribed. A member of the prominent American Vanderbilt family, William "Willie" Kissam Vanderbilt II was a skilled sailor and yachtsman. Already extremely wealthy from a trust fund and from his income as president of the New York Central Railroad Company, on his father's death in 1920, "Willie" inherited a multimillion-dollar fortune. In 1925, he traded his luxury yacht Eagle for ownership of Fisher Island, Florida, a place he used as a winter residence. The present volume recounts Vanderbilt's three-month 1924 summer cruise across the Atlantic on the 231-foot diesel yacht Ara. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Small, pin-head sized nick to front gutter near crown o/w clean, unmarked copy with sharp corners, firm hinges, clean pages. Bright gilt titles to spine and front with crossed pennants in bright, clean, shiny colors. Scarce sequel to Vanderbilt's 1924 book, Across the Atlantic with Ara in Summer 1924. BP/Case/DD.…

hardcover. Zustand: fine. Limited. Profusely illustrated, including 7 fine color plates of exotic fish, 169 illustrations from photographs, 13 charts and calligraphic end-papers. Folio, cloth, top edge gilt; pictorial board slipcase. N.Y.: Privately Printed, 1933. Fine, in a very good worn slipcase. One of 800 copies. Bookplate from the Steve Fossett Collection of Adventure & Exploration. James Stephen Fossett was a record setting aviator and also one of sailing's most prolific distance record holders. …

One of 500 specially bound copies of a total edition of 900. With 30 color plates of fish by William E. Belanske, folding map and numerous photographic illustrations. 1 vols. Lg 4to. A fascinating account of this social and scientific expedition, and a monumental example of fine book production. William E. Belanske's copy with two photographs aboard the Ara, one of which is used in the present work: The Ara at Tagus Cove, p. [56] in the published book. "Beachcomber Bill" and Charlie "Whale shark" Thompson, Galapagos I'd's, Pacific Ocean, 1926, "Some Dolphins" Belanske accompanied Vanderbilt on many of the cruises and painted dozens of ichthyological watercolors to illustrate the books. A great association. Original blue handmade paper over boards, blue levant morocco spine, t.e.g. Fine copy, without slipcase With 30 color plates of fish by William E. Belanske, folding map and numerous photographic illustrations. 1 vols. Lg 4to One of 500 specially bound copies of a total edition of 900. …

First, Limited Edition. "Regular issue" of 800 copies in buckram. Large quarto (34cm); blue cloth, titled in gilt on spine and front cover; printed slipcase; xx,[1]-377pp; photographic text illus; seven tissue-guarded plates. A fine, fresh copy in the original slipcase, slightly toned and soiled but still Near Fine. From the library of noted zoologist James G Mead, Curator Emeritus of Marine Mammals at the Smithsonian Institution, with his printed bookplate inside front cover.…

First, Limited Edition. One of 300 hand-numbered copies bound in buckram, from a total edition of 500. Large quarto (34cm); brown cloth spine over tan buckram boards, titled in gilt on spine and front cover; later board slipcase; xxii,264pp; photographic text illus; sixteen tissue-guarded plates. A fine, fresh copy. The supplied slipcase is slightly edgeworn but still Very Good. From the library of noted zoologist James G Mead, Curator Emeritus of Marine Mammals at the Smithsonian Institution, with his printed bookplate inside front cover.…