first edition
1905 · Leipzig
by Stower, Willy
Leipzig: F. A. Brockhaus, 1905. First edition, imperial 8vo, pp. [2], xii, 315, [1]; color frontispiece portrait, 14 color plates,128 illustrations in the text (a number full-page), mostly after paintings and watercolors by the author, plus 1 folding plate; original beige buckram with a large color insert on the front cover; wear at the edges, spine a bit soiled and slight cracking of the cloth on the rear joint; all else very good. An uncommon history of yachting in Germany, with a section on The America's Cup, as well as powerboats, regattas, and rules.
(Inventory #: 51305)