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VANDERBILT, William K. To Galàpagos on the 'Ara' 1926 . New York: Privately Printed, 1927. 2° (340 x 265mm). Folding route map in colour, single-page map, half-tones plates and 30 colour plates from paintings by William Belanske. Blue half morocco gilt, original cloth slipcase. FIRST EDITION, No. 188 of 500 copies. Motor Yacht 'Ara' was a 213 ft. Camper and Nicholson design luxuriously converted for Vanderbilt and sailed for him and his seven guests by a crew of sixty-six on a scientific pleasure cruise to collect exotic marine life for the Vanderbilt Maritime Museum. William K. VANDERBILT. Taking One's Own Ship Round the World... New York: Privately Printed, 1929. 2° (340 x 265mm). Half-tone plates and 19 colour plates from paintings by William Belanske. Tan half morocco gilt, original slipcase. FIRST EDITION, No. 286 of 300 copies. Mostly devoted to ports in Asia and the Pacific - Hawaii, Micronesia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Singapore, Cambodia, Ceylon and India. William K. VANDERBILT. West Made East with the Loss of a Day. A Chronicle of the First Circumnavigation of the Globe under the United States Naval Reserve Yacht Pennant. New York: Privately Printed, 1933. 2° (337 x 260mm). 13 maps and 7 colour plates from paintings by William Belanske. Blue cloth gilt, original printed slipcase. FIRST EDITION, 1 of 800 copies on Archer paper. Motor Yacht 'Alva,' a Cox and Stevens design was built in Kiel 1930, at 259 ft. for Vanderbilt, 5 guests and 50 crew, sailing mainly through equatorial waters. (3)