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[Irish Traditional Boat Building / Manuscript Day-book Passage West] Roberts, Capt. R.E.

3551. [Irish Traditional Boat Building / Manuscript Day-book Passage West] Roberts, Capt. R.E.

Manuscript Folio Day-book of Passage West (County Cork) Boat-builder, Captain R.E. Roberts [direct relation of relative of Capt. R.R. Roberts of ‘The Sirius’]. With original correspondence, manuscript and typed letters to Roberts, Drafts of his replies and notes on wishes of clients regarding the building of Boats, delivery of Oars, detailed wishes of clients for the building of boats. Orders which reached Roberts range from Yachts and their accoutrements to Punts and Dinghies. Clients included C.W. Read, solicitor (insurance claim for gangway accident on the S.S. Amarglin), Miss Hill (‘daughter of H. Hill, Architect, regarding the Yacht “Yodash”), A.J. Wolfe (Yacht “Marion”), J.F. Quain of Ardmore etc. (see further details below).

Passage West (County Cork), 1939-1940. Folio (21.5 cm wide x 31.5 cm high). 242 pages of an alphabetized Ledger of which 48 pages are full of manuscript-entries and numerous other pages have been used to tip-in letters which Roberts received from clients. With numerous further letters, postcards loosely inserted. Original Hardcover. Binding in rough but still firm condition with stronger signs of external wear. Fantastic example of a Day-to-Day Order-Book of an irish Traditional Boat Builder, active in the war-years of 1939 and 1940. Captain R.E. Roberts Boat-building Business, being a direct relative of R.R.Roberts (″The Sirius”), is a great example of traditional succession in irish craftsmanship. The Day-book gives us insight into the wishes of clients, pricing, quotes and reason of orders and how on the one hand irish Traditional Boat-Building was revered abroad and also greatly supported and sought after by the local irish population. Roberts’ Boat-Building-company also had contracts from overseas and the correspondence reflects the hard times and imminent outbreak of war, which plays a role in the worries of Robert’s clients and must have had an enormous impact on his company. Client W.R.ffrench Mullen speaks in a letter from April 15th, 1939 of the fear of not being able to come and meet his boatbuilder: “I am (unless Europe boils up before in the next forty-eight hours) coming over on about a fortnights leave, leaving London Saturday next.” In another letter from May 2nd, 1939, ffrench Mullen hopes “the boat is progressing well” and that the company of D.O’Brien Corkery & Co. can deliver it in their lorry to Kenmare. Roberts notes about this client in his day-book an important message to one of his builders: “My client says he knows nothing about sailing – would you suggest that the area of Sails be in the Small Side for Safety – the boat is for use on the Kenmare River”. Roberts notes about another client, Mrs. Howell of Fountaintown, who ordered a 11ft boat for children on Sunday 4-9-38 for Easter 1939 – Quoted 22 per ft = £12 / Roberts notes about “Miss Hill from Monkstown (daughter of Lt.Hill Architect) ordered 7-1-39 Centre Board Boat, Spirit Sail (brown), oars, rudder, Name on transome “YOLDASH”, varnished top sides painted underneath – agreed price £16 – To be ready for Easter Holidays – Took Boat away 7-4-39 – pleased”. / More details on other orders below.

EUR 3.500,-- 

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Jäger, Der Tourist - Organ für Natur- und Alpenfreunde.

3578. Jäger, Gustav (Herausgeber) / Rabl, Josef / Matzak, Franz Johann.

Der Tourist – Organ für Natur- und Alpenfreunde.

9 Baende. Wien, Verlag des Redakteurs Carl Finsterbeck, 1869 – 1877. 14.5 cm x 21.5 cm. Siehe Paginierung im englischen Teil der Beschreibung / Mit der farbigen Lithographie “Der Sonnblick” im Maltathal in Band 1 (1869) und ausserdem in Band 1 die Lithographie: “Glokner [sic] – Front gegen Sued-West” (Glockner) eingebunden vor Seite 190. Vorhanden in Band 2 ist ausserdem die seltene und oft fehlende Lithographie “Der Blaue Tumpf im Maltathale (Kaernten)”. Die Reihe enthaelt ausserdem in Band 5 (Jahrgang 1873) das wunderbare, grossformatige Falt-Panorama vom “Hochwechsel” und eine darauffolgende Faltkarte./ Vol.I (1869), 768 pages with both Lithographs / Vol.II (1870), 696 pages with the Lithograph / Vol.III (1871), 726 pages with bookplate: “The Property of the Climbers’ Club” / Vol.IV (1872), 552 pages mit Faltkarte des Kanalthales / Vol.V (1873), 436 pages . Mit einer Karte des Wechsel-Gebietes und einem Panorama vom Hochwechsel / Vol.VI (1874), 442 pages plus No.1 – 24 (kompletter Jahrgang 1874) of “Das Alpenhorn” als Beilage des Tourist mit eingebunden / Vol.VII (1875), 412 pages plus No.1-18 plus No.21 of “Das Alpenhorn” for the year 1875 – [This Volume also includes the announcement of the editors Gustav Jaeger’s death] / Vol.VIII (1876): 2 volumes in 1: Volume 1 counts 228 pages plus 52 pages “Das Alpenhorn” and Volume 2 counts 244 pages plus 54 pages “Das Alpenhorn” [VIII.Jahrgang for 1876] / Vol.IX (1877) – Redigiert von J.Karl Beer in zwei Baenden. Volume 1: 204 pages / Volume 2: 236 pages plus 48 pages “Bei Nebel und Regen” – Blaetter belletristischen Inhaltes mit Beruecksichtigung der engeren Heimatskunde mit Original-Beitraegen. Redigiert von Franz Johann Matzak // Originale Halbleinenbaende des 19.Jahrhunderts mit Rueckenvergoldung. / Hardcover. Contemporary cloth with gilt lettering on spine / [2 with marbled boards, the remainder with dark cloth boards]. 3 volumes with navy cloth boards. Zehn Baende in Gross-Quart, die anderen in Oktav-Format. Sehr guter Zustand dieser seltenen, korrespondierenden Reihe mit nur wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an den Bindungen. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Some minor abrasions to cloth for volumes 1872 and 1875. Baende fuer die Jahre 1872 und 1875 mit kleinen Einrissen am Ruecken. Periodikum aus der Bibliothek von Wilhelm Gustav Rickmer Rickmers, mit seinem Exlibris in nahezu allen Baenden / Minor rubbing only to head and heel of spines and board corners. Interiors clean and bright for the most part. Slight tanning throughout. Former copies from the library of Wilhelm Gustav Rickmer Rickmers, with his large, beautiful and artistic bookplate “Bibliotheka Rickmersiana” [designed and monogrammed by Otto Barth] in most of the Volumes. Also Bookplate of Bibliothek Central-Ausschuss Deutscher und Österreichischer Alpenverein. Library stamp on front endpaper / The collection subsequently was part of the library of the Alpine Club in London.

EUR 1.280,-- 

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