John Tassos (4 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 98 pages. Iain Fletcher "The Role Of Simonetta In Poliziano's 'La Giostra'" / D S Carne-Ross "Introduction To Ariosto" / J H V Davies "The Sonnets Of Michelangelo" / Iain Fletc her "From Tasso To Marino" / John Heath-Stubbs "Tasso's 'Gerusalemme Liberata' As Christian Epic" / J H V Davies "Joachim Du Bellay And The Pleiade" / Alan M Boase "Some Late XVIth Century French Poets" / J B Wright "Theodore-Agrippa D'Aubigne (1551-1630)" / Peter Russell "Portuguese Poetry Of The Renaissance" / Brian Soper "The Golden Age Of Spanish Poetry" (U.P.).

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. This book was purchased from the Estate of Olin J. Stephens II (1908-2008) American Yacht Designer, and associated with America's Cup Races. Please ask about our other maritime books purchased from this estate. The British racing yacht Gulvain, circa 1949, a 55 foot aluminum alloy light displacement Class A Bermuda cutter. A chronology of its innovative design, reverse sheer, construction, early races, 1990-91 refitting and its race history in the U.S.A. [5], iii, 71pp, bound in black cloth, with binding and hinges tight, illustrated with photographs and diagrams throughout. The Dust Jacket is in a protective mylar cover, and is NOT price clipped.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. CD2 - A hardcover book SIGNED and inscribed by author to previous owner on the front free endpaper in very good condition in good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has wrinkling, chipping, crease, some tears and taped tears on the edges and corners, long crease on the upper back, scattered scratches, rubbing, scuffing, foxing and light stains, light tanning and shelf wear. Book bowed, scattered light foxing and stains on the cover and endpapers, light tanning and shelf wear. 11.25"x8.75", 71 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Gulvain is a 55-foot (17 m) ocean-racing sloop named after the mountain Gaor Bheinn (or "Gulvain"). Designed by Jack Laurent Giles for Jack Rawlings, she was based on the earlier boats Maid of Malham and Myth of Malham. She was built in Shoreham by Sussex Shipbuilding Company, owned by Rawlings, and launched on 27 June 1949. She was made from Birmabright, making her the first ocean racing yacht to be made from an aluminium alloy. Aluminium was used for strength, not weight: she displaces 16.5 long tons (16,800 kg) and weighs 23 long tons (23,000 kg), including ballast. She was one of the first boats to have a metal mast. Her hull has a reverse sheer, and she has a Masthead rig. She proved to be a very successful boat, winning her maiden race from Cowes to Dinard and back. She was forced to retire from the 1949 Fastnet Race, but performed well in the Newport Bermuda Race in 1950, and was first home in the first postwar transatlantic race from Bermuda to Plymouth immediately afterwards. She was skipped for both races by Humphrey Barton, and amongst the crew was Tim Heywood. She was bought by John Tassos in 1965, and by Robert Schyberg in 1988. She was renovated in 1991 and took part in her second Fastnet Race in 1991. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. nd. jacket has edges rubbed, small tears to top back edge. bottom of front edge frayed with loss at bottom 3cm x 10cm. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.