[Rarebooks] FS: W. K. Vanderbilt's "Taking One's Own Ship Around the World" 1929. 1/500

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(MARITIME) Vanderbilt, William K.  TAKING ONE'S OWN SHIP AROUND THE WORLD. A Journal Descriptive of Scenes and Incidents, Together with Observations from the Log Book Recorded on the Voyage Around the World, October 25, 1928, to May 16, 1929, of the Yacht Ara Commanded by the Author. New York: Privately Printed. 1929. Folio (13-1/4" 10-1/2"). xxii,264,(4)pp. Profusely illustrated, with 19 color plates of fish and gastropods (after original watercolors by William E. Belanske), each with a printed tissue guard, and over 100 black & white photos. Color printed endpaper maps trace the route of the voyage around the world. Edition limited to 500 numbered copies. This copy is 1/300 bound in brown buckram over tan cloth, stamped in gilt. T.e.g. Some light spotting on spine (insect tracks?), otherwise a nice clean copy.	$250.00 (trade discount allowed)


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