The rival campers afloat, or, The prize yacht Viking / by Ruel Perley Smith … ; illustrated by Louis D. Gowing.
Smith, Ruel Perley
Category
Books
Date
1906
Materials
Place of origin
Boston
Collection
Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire
NT 3256871
Summary
Bibliographic description
[8], 351, [1], 8 p., [6] leaves of plates : ill. ; 8vo. Pencil numbers on front pastedown: "XX+ / 118 / 1/8". Ephemera: loosely inserted manuscript note: "Returning the books with / many thanks / Best love / from / Ailwyn" [i.e. from Ailwyn Henry George Broughton, 3rd Lord Fairhaven (1936-)]. Provenance: Embossed stamp on front free endpaper: Broughton family crest with motto 'Si je puis' [i.e.: Huttleston Rogers Broughton, 1st Lord Fairhaven (1896-1966)]. Bookseller's ticket on rear pastedown: 'Brentano's / Booksellers & stationers, / New York.' Binding: Early twentieth-century full publisher's grey cloth; blue, dark green, black and cream blocked illustration on upper board; red lettering on upper board and spine.
Makers and roles
Smith, Ruel Perley, author Gowing, Louis D, illustrator