[Rarebooks] fs: Boston and the America's Cup, 1887

[Back Creek Books]

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(No. 10021)   [America's Cup] Boston City Council. A TESTIMONIAL TO CHARLES 
J. PAINE AND EDWARD BURGESS, FROM THE CITY OF BOSTON, FOR THEIR SUCCESSFUL 
DEFENCE OF THE AMERICA'S CUP.
Boston: (Rockwell and Churchill), 1887. First printing, Original cloth, 
Quarto, 159 pages, black and white photographic plates. Very Good.
      Boston's tribute to two native sons who successfully defended the 
America's Cup in 1885, 1886, and 1887. General Charles J. Paine was a Civil 
War veteran and noted yachtsman and Edward Burgess was an innovative yacht 
designer. Includes biographies of both men, an introductory history of the 
America's Cup races, histories of specific races, transcript of the Deed of 
Gift of the Cup to the New York Yacht Club (which governed the races), an 
account of the reception for Paine and Burgess at Faneuil Hall, addresses 
given, correspondence, etc. Illustrated with 13 plates including the 
schooner America, Burgess's Boston sloops Puritan, Mayflower, and Volunteer, 
English cutters Genesta and Galatea, and more. TOY #1567; MORRIS & HOWLAND 
p. 18. Bound dark brown cloth over bevelled boards with gilt-stamped spine 
and upper board, decorated endpapers. Contemporary bookplate of Henry D. 
Burnham on front pastedown, inscription to Burnham from James Ormond at top 
fore corner of preliminary blank. Moderate foxing to some plates, one leaf 
of text (pp. 15/16) has a 1.25 inch tear at top inner margin which does not 
reach the text. Binding shows minor extremity rubs and wear, hinges remain 
sound. Nice copy.
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