A collection of three issues of The Illustrated London News containing feature articles and illustrations of the first of what became known as The America's Cup Races

London: Illustrated London News, 1851. Issue no. 508 for Saturday, August 9, 1851, with and article and illustration of the America, noting its arrival in British waters. This issue lacks pages 181-82 not related to the races. Issue no. 511 for Saturday, August 23, 1851, with a front cover illustration of the yacht races, and a lengthy article on the following page on The Royal Yacht Squadron's Regatta, not the race won by the America, which occurred the following Friday, although she is mentioned. Issue No. 513 , Saturday, August 30, with a lengthy article describing race and announcing the victory of America, and with 3 wood-engraved illustrations of the America on the following two pages. All are folio, and removed from earlier bindings.