The Luxury Yachts (The Seafarers), The Seafarers(Eng)
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//-->BOOKSOtherPublicafions:LIBRARYOFHEALTHCLASSICSOFTHE OLDWESTTHEEPICOFFLIGHTTHEGOODCOOKTHEENCYCLOPEDIAOFCOLLECTIBLESTHEGREATCITIESWORLDWARMHOMEREPAIRANDIMPROVEMENTTHEWORLD'SWILDPLACESTHETIME-LIFELIBRARYOF BOATINGHUMANBEHAVIORTHEARTOFSEWINGTHEOLDWESTTHEEMERGENCEOFMANTHEAMERICANWILDERNESSTHETIME-LIFEENCYCLOPEDIAOFGARDENINGLIFELIBRARYOFPHOTOGRAPHYTHISFABULOUSCENTURYFOODSOFTHEWORLDTIME-LIFELIBRARYOFAMERICATIME-LIFELIBRARYOFARTGREATAGESOFMANLIFESCIENCELIBRARYTHELIFEHISTORYOFTHEUNITEDSTATESTIMEREADINGPROGRAMLIFENATURELIBRARYLIFEWORLDLIBRARYFAMILYLIBRARY:HOWTHINGSWORKINVOUflHOMETHETIME-LIFEBOOKOFTHEFAMILYCARTHETIME-LIFEFAMILYLEGALGUIDETHETIME-LIFEBOOKOFFAMILYFINANCEThisvolumeisoneofaseriesthatceiebrotesthehistoryoftrireme(othemaritimeadventure,fromtheGreei<modernoceanliner.TheCover:Afar-rovingbehemothamongmodern-dayluxuryyachtswasWilliamK.VanderbiltJr.'s264-foot,diesel-poweredAlva,whichheusedduringthe1930sforpleasurecruisesandoceanographicexpeditionsaroundtheworld.ThispaintingwasdonebytoportrayWilliamBelanske,employedbyVanderbiltmarinespecimenscollectedduringtheyacht'soceanographicvoyages.TheTitlePage:AgildedfigureheadofEngland'sQueenCharlotte,holdingscepterofsovereignty,wascarvedin1824.sixyearsafterherdeath,foraBritishroyalyacht.Itthenewisareplicaofthefigureheadon RoyalCharlotte,theyachtGeorgeIIIsenttobringhertoEnglandfromGermanyfortheirmarriagein1761.TheSeafarersTHELUXURYYACHTSbyJohnRousmaniereANDTHEEDITORSOFTIME-LIFEBOOKSTIME-LIFEBOOKS, ALEXANDRIA,VIRGINIA
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