Anthony Heckstall-Smith — Sacred Cowes

London, Anthony Blond, 1965. Cloth. A loving autobiographical account of the author's experiences over a lifetime of yachting, including the eccentric characters he meets. The revised edition of Sacred Cowes, an autobiographical account of British author Heckstall-Smith's experiences among the English yachting scene. Published in 1965, first published in 1955. In the publisher's original turquoise cloth, in the scarce original unclipped dust wrapper designed by Lyon Benzimra. Contains all ten illustrated monochrome plates. Collated complete. The son of George V's yachting companion, Heckstall-Smith shares affectionate reminisces from his life of the various eccentrics and episodes he encountered over a lifetime of yachting. Smith wrote works on the Second World War, and was also a lover of dramatist George Hayim. In the publisher's original turquoise cloth, in the scarce original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart, with minimal marks. Slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine, and to the extremities, slightly heavier to tail of spine. Dust wrapper is generally bright and clean with minor fading. Slight nicking to edges and faint creases to wrapper joints. End papers are bright and clean. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Various. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.