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YACHTING A HISTORY

Written by Peter Heaton
Published by B.T. Batsford in 1955

YACHTING A HISTORY
Written by Peter Heaton.
Stock no. 1606344
1st. 1955. Hardback. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

B/w photos. Spine bumped. Price cut wrapper is edge creased with a small closed tear, repaired with tape to verso.

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Front cover

Cover of YACHTING A HISTORY by Peter Heaton

Contents

  • Dedication
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgement
  • List of Illustrations
  • Chapter I - The Origin of Yachting
  • Chapter II - The Stuart Period
  • Chapter III - The Early Georgian Period
  • Chapter IV - Regency Yachting
  • Chapter V - Beginning the Victorian Period
  • Chapter VI - Yachting in the United States of America
  • Chapter VII - The End of the Victorian Period
  • Chapter VIII - Yachting at the Start of the Twentieth Century, 1901-1914
  • Chapter IX - Between the Wars, 1919-1939
  • Chapter X - The "Modern" Scene
  • Appendix I - List of Clubs, Associations, Societies and Committees recognized by the Royal Yachting Association
  • Appendix II - Bibliography
  • Index