Antiquarian and Collectors’ Books

CLYDE CRUISING CLUB. Clyde Cruising Club Journal 1910. [N.p.: n.d. but circa 1910.] 8vo (186 x 121mm.) 16 uncoloured plates, 32pp. advertisements at rear. (Browning and spotting.) Original cloth blocked in gilt (extremities bumped and scuffed, spine faded, damp stained). Provenance: Michael Gilkes (bookplate to front pastedown). - And two other volumes relating to the Clyde Cruising Club (comprising: 'Clyde Cruising Club Journal 1912'; 'Sailing Directions and Anchorages West Coast of Scotland, seventh edition'. Glasgow: Clyde Cruising Club, 1960). Provenance: The Michael Gilkes Collection (3).

COOKE, Francis B. Yacht Racing for Amateurs… illustrated second edition. London: The Yachting World, 1911. 8vo (213 x 133mm.) Frontispiece, 8 folding plates, 2pp. advertisements at rear. (Light browning and spotting.) Original cloth blocked in gilt (head and foot of spine lightly bumped). Together with a t.l.s. by Francis B. Cooke addressed to Mr. Gilkes dated '14 February 1969' discussing the old yachting papers required to complete Mr Gilke's collection of 'The Yachtsman', (141 x 203mm.). - And one other volume by Francis COOKE ('Seamanship for Small Yachts'. London: The Yachtsman Publishing Company, 1906). Provenance: Arthur St. George Sargeaunt (armorial bookplates to front pastedowns); The Michael Gilkes Collection (2).

[COOPER, William]. Yarns for Green Hands: a Treatise on Practical Yachtsmanship by Vanderdecken. London: Hunt & Co., 1860. First edition, 8vo (199 x 123mm.) 2 folding plates, 2pp. advertisements at rear. (Some browning and spotting, heavier spotting to folding plates.) Original cloth blocked in gilt and blind, spine gilt with a twisted rope and anchor design (extremities bumped and scuffed, spine slightly darkened, joints starting to split). Provenance: George Fenwick (bookplate to front pastedown and signature to front-free endpaper); George Naish (ink inscription 'from the collection of George Naish 1978' to front-free endpaper); The Michael Gilkes Collection. Note: George Naish was the son of a keen maritime archaeologist and joined the National Maritime Museum in 1935, in 1940 he joined the Royal Naval Volunteer becoming lieutenant-commander on transferring on demobilisation to the Royal Naval Reserve, in 1947 Naish became Honorary Secretary to the Society for Nautical Research and attained the ranks of Keeper and Historical Consultant at the Maritime Museum.

COZZENS, Fred. Yachts and Yachting, with over one hundred and ten illustrations. New York: Cassell & Company, Limited, 1887. Edition de luxe, limited to 250 copies, this number 105, 4to (314 x 240mm.) (Light browning, occasional minor spotting or soiling, marginal damp staining to frontispiece.) Original cloth blocked in gilt (extremities bumped and scuffed, soiled). Provenance: The Michael Gilkes Collection.

CRUISING. The Cruiser, a Quarterly Magazine of Cruising Tales and Adventures [vols. I-III]. London: The Rudder Publishing Co., 1906-1908. 3 vols., 8vo (233 x 140mm.) Numerous uncoloured illustrations. (Light browning, occasional minor spotting.) Original cloth blocked in gilt (extremities bumped and scuffed, spines and heads of upper-covers faded, some damp staining). Provenance: Royal Forth Yacht Club (bookplates to front pastedowns);The Michael Gilkes Collection. Note: presented to the Royal Forth Yacht Club by J.S. Rankine, a noted marine engineer.

DAY, Thomas Fleming. On Yachts and Yacht Handling. New York & London: The Rudder Publishing Company, 1901. First edition, 8vo (150 x 116mm.) Frontispiece, numerous illustrations. (Light browning, occasional minor spotting.) Original cloth blocked in gilt (extremities lightly bumped and scuffed). - And two other volumes from the 'Rudder On Series' (comprising: Howard PATTERSON. 'On Yacht Etiquette'. New York & London: 1903; Thomas Fleming DAY. 'Hints to Young Yacht Skippers'. New York & London: 1904). Provenance: The Michael Gilkes Collection (3).

DILKE, Fisher. Observer on Ranger, During the races for the America's cup 1937. London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1938. First edition, 4to (276 x 213mm.) Photographic frontispiece, 47 photographic plates. (Light browning, occasional light spotting.) Original cloth blocked in gilt, pictorial endpapers (extremities lightly bumped, spine and head of upper-cover faded). Provenance: The Michael Gilkes Collection.

FICTION, SAILING. - W.H. MURRAY. Maelstrom. London: Secker & Warburg, 1962. First edition, 8vo (184 x 120mm.) (Light browning, occasional minor spotting to fore-edge.) Original boards (extremities bumped), dust-jacket (some light browning and soiling, head and foot of backstrip bumped). - And twenty-two other fiction volumes relating to sailing. Provenance: The Michael Gilkes Collection (23).

FISHING. - [Humphry DAVY.] Salmonia: or Days of Fly Fishing… by an Angler. London: John Murray, 1828. 8vo (170 x 100mm.) 3 plates. (Browning and spotting, marginal repaired tear to pp.1-2.) Contemporary half-calf, spine gilt (worn, upper-cover detached, spine with loss). - And thirty-five other volumes relating to angling (including: James TAYLER. 'Red Palmer: A Practical Treatise on Fly Fishing… second edition'. London: 1888). Provenance: The Michael Gilkes Collection (36).

HUGHES, Robert Edgar. Two Summer Cruises with the Baltic Fleet, in 1854-5. Being the Log of the 'Pet' Yacht, 8 Tons, R.T.Y.C. London: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1855. First edition, 8vo (198 x 122mm.) Lithographed frontispiece, 3 lithographed plates, 2 folding maps, 16pp. advertisements at rear. (Frequent spotting, heavier towards rear, frontispiece loosely inserted.) Original pictorial cloth blocked in gilt and blind (extremities bumped and scuffed, joints starting to split, minor loss of cloth to head and foot of spine, stitching weak). - And one other volume by Robert Edgar HUGHES ('Two Summer Cruises with the Baltic Fleet… second edition, revised'. London: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1856). Provenance: Robert Hodge (signature to front pastedown of second edition); The Michael Gilkes Collection (bookplates to front pastedown of first edition and front-free endpaper of second edition) (2).

HUNT'S YACHTING MAGAZINE. - William KNIGHT (editor). Hunt's Yachting Magazine. London: Hunt and Son, August 1852-December 1855. Vols. I-IV only, 8vo (211 x 125mm.) Numerous lithographed plates. (Light browning, some spotting, occasional soiling and damp staining.) 20th Century cloth (extremities lightly bumped, spines faded). Provenance: Royal Ocean Racing Club (library stamps blocked out in ink to endpapers); The Michael Gilkes Collection. Note: this publication provides a snapshot of the yacht racing scene circa 1850, with the America's Cup first sailed for on the 23rd August 1851. The preface to vol. I refers to yacht clubs in the United Kingdom being supported by approximately 5000 members 'sending to sea… nearly a thousand vessels, used for pleasure only'. The volumes include plates illustrating the major racing yachts of the day in addition to the Eddystone Lighthouse (4).

INWARDS, James. Cruise of the Ringleader. London: Simpkin, Marshall & Co., 1870. First edition, 8vo (186 x 121mm.) Frontispiece. (Light browning, some heavy spotting to first quire.) Original cloth blocked in gilt and blind (extremities bumped and scuffed, some soiling and bubbling of cloth). Provenance: The Michael Gilkes Collection.

IRVING, John. The Kings' Britannia, the Story of a Great Ship. London: Seeley Service & Co. Ltd., [n.d.] 8vo (247 x 153mm.) Frontispiece, 23 plates, 8pp. advertisements at rear. (Light browning, occasional minor spotting.) Original blue cloth (extremities bumped and lightly scuffed), dust-jacket (torn with loss, rubbed, creased with some soiling). - And two other volumes relating to the Royal Yacht Squadron (comprising: Montague GUEST and William BOULTON. 'The Royal Yacht Squadron, Memorials of its Members'. London: John Murray, 1902; J.B. ATKINS. 'Further Memorials of the Royal Yacht Squadron'. London: Geoffrey Bles, 1939). Provenance: The Michael Gilkes Collection (3).

KUNHARDT, C.P. Small Yachts. Their Design and Construction Exemplified by the Ruling of Modern Practice. London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1885. First edition, folio (372 x 265mm.) 60 plates, 3 folding plates, numerous illustrations. (Browning, occasional minor soiling, marginal tears without loss to title-page, p.201, p.339, plates X and XLIV, marginal creases and chips to pp.269-272.) Original decorative cloth blocked in black and gilt (extremities bumped and scuffed, corners reinforced). Provenance: The Michael Gilkes Collection (bookplate to front pastedown).

KUNHARDT, C.P. Steam Yachts and Launches; their Machinery and Management. New York: Forest and Stream Publishing Co., 1887. First edition, 8vo (217 x 150mm.) Numerous illustrations, 7pp. advertisements at rear. (Light browning.) Original cloth blocked in black and gilt (extremities lightly bumped and scuffed). Provenance: The Michael Gilkes Collection (bookplate to front pastedown).

MIDDLETON, E. The Cruise of 'The Kate', being a Single-handed Voyage in a Small Yacht, around England, made in the Year 1869!… second edition. Broadstairs: Lieutenant E. Middleton, [n.d. but circa 1888.] 8vo (210 x 134mm.) 4 engraved plates. (Light browning, heavier to title-page.) Original pictorial cloth blocked in gilt and blind, spine gilt (extremities lightly bumped and scuffed). Provenance: Ernest A. Jones (signature to front pastedown); The Michael Gilkes Collection.

NAVIGATION. - Adlard COLES. The Creeks of the Isle of Wight. London: The Yachtsman Publishing Co., Ltd., 1928. 8vo (223 x 143mm.) Photographic illustrations, 5 plans (4 folding). (Light browning.) Original card wrappers (extremities lightly bumped). Note: signed by the author to title-page. - And twenty-seven other volumes relating to sailing and navigation (including: 'The Port of London River Bye-Laws, 1938'. [London:] Port of London Authority, [n.d. but circa 1938]). Provenance: The Michael Gilkes Collection (28).

NAVIGATION. - Henry RAPER. The Practice of Navigation and Nautical Astronomy… seventeenth edition. London: J.D. Potter, 1886. 8vo (234 x 140mm.) (Browning, some spotting and soiling.) Contemporary half-calf (worn). - And thirty-five other volumes relating to sailing navigation (including: William J.H. ANDREWS (editor). 'The Quest for Longitude'. Massachusetts: Harvard University, 1996). Provenance: The Michael Gilkes Collection (36).

NAVIGATION. - John F.W. HERSCHEL. A Manual of Scientific Enquiry; prepared for the use of Officers in Her Majesty's Navy; and Travellers in General… second edition. London: John Murray, 1851. 8vo (198 x 123mm.) 1 double-page map, 1 folding map, 1 key, 32pp. advertisements at rear. (Light browning and spotting, contents page loosely inserted, offsetting to folding map, marginal tear with minor loss to p.ix.) Original cloth blocked in gilt and blind (extremities bumped and scuffed, spine faded, joints splitting). Provenance: Queens College Belfast (blindstamp to title-page); Michael Gilkes (bookplate to front pastedown). - And a later edition of the manual (Robert BALL (editor). 'A Manual of Scientific Enquiry… fifth edition'. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1886). Provenance: M.J.E. Bower (signature to front-free endpaper); The Michael Gilkes Collection (2).