[Rarebooks] fs: Trumpy yachts - scarce

[Back Creek Books]

Greetings Booklovers,

We are pleased to offer:
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(No. 7205 )  Tolf, Robert (Illustrated by Robert Picardat). TRUMPY.
(St. Michaels, MD): Tiller Publishing, (1996). First printing, Full cloth, 
Oblong Quarto, 224 pages, Color plates, black & white photos, drawings. Near 
Fine in a Near Fine Dust Jacket, Jacket in Mylar protector.
      History of the fine yachts crafted by John Trumpy, first at the Mathis 
Yacht Building Company in Camden, New Jersey, and later at John Trumpy & 
Sons in Annapolis. Illustrations include wonderful color plates from 
paintings by Robert Picardat, numerous historic photographs, and plans of 
some of the yachts. Appendices give a wealth of information on boats built 
by the Trumpy family, including length, year built, original and subsequent 
owners, surviving yachts, etc. Errata sheet is laid in along with a 
contemporary publisher catalogue and price list of plans from the Benford 
Design Group. Bound in rust-colored cloth over boards with gilt-stamped 
spine title, illustrated endpapers. Jacket has some shallow edge wrinkles 
and some light scratches to rear panel....... $500.00
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Rock
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