Some sunning to dustjacket spine and fleck at top of spine, eslewise a bright, clean, tight copy. PROLIFICALLY ILLUSTRATED in vintage black-and-white and modern full-color photography (many full-page) with accompanying descriptive captions. "Now, overflowing with breathtaking full-color photographs, here is REGATTA, the first book to celebrate the allure, passion, and pageantry of rowing. Here are the special stories, from the ritualization of the boat race in 1716, when poet Thomas Doggett made the unusual deathbed request that a race be rowed on the first of August "forever", to the stripped down protest of the Yale Women's crew in 1976, to the controversial mutiny of four American members of an Oxford crew in 1987. The unique personalities in the sport are profiled". 159 pages. "Complete with an annotated bibliography and an extensive list of organizations, suppliers, and regattas, REGATTA provides a unique, inspiring celebration of a very special sport." NOTE: Due to the size and weight of the book, additional shipping cost may be requested/required for EXPEDITEDand OUT-OF-U.S. shipment in accordance with destination. GL2.

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Title: REGATTA: A Celebration of Rowing
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, London
Publication Date: 1988
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0671699369
ISBN 13: 9780671699369
Binding: Cloth
Edition: First Edition
Condition: Near Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

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This visual celebration of the sport of rowing details its colorful history, including noted champions, historic races, the coaches, and some of rowing's most memorable moments

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