The Yarn of the "Yampa" A Transatlantic Cruise
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- Original publisher's gilt stamped and printed cloth; t.e.g.; untrimmed.
- New York: Outing Publishing Company, 1898
New York: Outing Publishing Company, 1898. First Edition. Original publisher's gilt stamped and printed cloth; t.e.g.; untrimmed.. Very good; some wear to the head of the spine; small puncture to the front cover.. 8vo, [12], [17] - 160 + frontispiece and text illustrations. All the illustrations are half-tones. The frontispiece is by T S Johnson.
The Yampa was an American ocean-going cruising schooner yacht for pleasure use from 1887 to 1899. The yacht was originally built for Chester W. Chapin, a rail baron and U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts. Richard S Palmer, member of the NY Yacht Club, was its final owner. It was constructed in 1887 by the firm Harlan and Hollingsworth in Wilmington, Delaware. She was considered the best in her class until 1891. The Yampa was 135 ft overall, 110 ft at the water line, and her draft was 13.8 ft. The author was on board when she sailed to the Baltic and to Southampton in England in 1897 on the occasion of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. From there, she went to the North Sea and to Kiel, Germany and on to St. Petersburg. The return voyage took the boat to the Caribbean (St Thomas, St Vincent) and then north. She was eventually purchased by Kaiser Wilhelm as a gift for his wife. An entertaining account. Absent from Toy.
The Yampa was an American ocean-going cruising schooner yacht for pleasure use from 1887 to 1899. The yacht was originally built for Chester W. Chapin, a rail baron and U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts. Richard S Palmer, member of the NY Yacht Club, was its final owner. It was constructed in 1887 by the firm Harlan and Hollingsworth in Wilmington, Delaware. She was considered the best in her class until 1891. The Yampa was 135 ft overall, 110 ft at the water line, and her draft was 13.8 ft. The author was on board when she sailed to the Baltic and to Southampton in England in 1897 on the occasion of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. From there, she went to the North Sea and to Kiel, Germany and on to St. Petersburg. The return voyage took the boat to the Caribbean (St Thomas, St Vincent) and then north. She was eventually purchased by Kaiser Wilhelm as a gift for his wife. An entertaining account. Absent from Toy.
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Title
The Yarn of the "Yampa" A Transatlantic Cruise
Author
McGinnis, E L'H Dr. - PRIVATE TRANSATLANTIC CRUISE
Binding
Original publisher's gilt stamped and printed cloth; t.e.g.; untrimmed.
Condition
Very Good
Publisher
Outing Publishing Company: New York
Date
1898
Edition
First Edition