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The Eastern Yacht Club Ditty Box: 1870-1900

Author: Charles H. W. Foster
ISBN #: B002DHC47K
Price: $35.00
Publisher: Plimpton Press
Publisher Location: Norwood, MA
Book Condition: Very Good+
Dust Jacket Condition: no jacket, as issued
Edition: First edition
Pub Date: 1932
offsetting to endpapers from kraft paper book covering which has been removed, small labels applied to the margins three of the illustrations, removed leaving 'ghosts,' same pages show paperclip marks. A record of club activities over the first 30 years. From the club website: "In 1870, twelve Boston gentlemen organized themselves as the Eastern Yacht Club, a club dedicated to the promotion of yachting. Within one month, they had enrolled 110 members with 23 yachts. The Clubhouse on Marblehead Neck was completed in 1881. From the beginning, the Club became a leader in yacht racing with Puritan, Mayflower, and Volunteer, all flying Eastern colors, successfully defeating their British challengers in the America's Cup in 1885, 1886, and 1887, respectively." Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility!