how to build, rig, and sail a self-acting yacht.
illustrated with fifty-eight engravings.
by James E. Walton
London, Phillips & Co., 1896.
104 pages + 4 advert pages.
rather shaky in the original decorative hardback binding, stained and faded
internally clean, and with a charming original sketch of a yacht to the front free end-paper, containing a presentation inscription.
very scarce Victorian model yachting title, and quite an influential work in its day, with the author advocating the cutter rig, with two headsails to balance the main for steering control, based on extensive research to find the optimum hull and rig for a successful model racing yacht.
