A Guest Book, from Vincent Astor's motor yacht Nourmahal, a vessel built for him by Friederich Krupp Germaniawerft, A.G., Kiel, Germany, and delivered in 1928 entries ranging from 1937 to 1941

an album of 17 leaves (14 ½ x 10 in.), plus a few blanks, bound in wooden boards carved with rope borders, the front cover further carved with a ship's wheel flying two painted pennants and enclosing within its central circle Astor's initials.

Overall good condition; light wear and rubbing to the wood binding; the lines (rope) which hold the binding together appear to be in fair condition with some rubbing and wear; slight yellowing to the pages , but overall stable and the ink appears to be in good condition.
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Astor used the Nourmahal for pleasure, exploration, and philanthropy, and frequently entertained President Franklin D. Roosevelt on board. In 1940 Astor leased the yacht, for $1, to the Coast Guard effective August 21st 1940 for service as a weather station vessel. In 1942, she was transferred to the Navy and then sold to the Navy the following year. The first entry in the log are from the 1937 America's Cup Races and feature the signatures of 25 guest, including Mary Cushing, Barbara Cushing, and Betsey Cushing Roosevelt. Also from 1937 are the rosters of guest signatures from several other voyages of varying length, including New York to Bermuda, Newport to New London, New York to Mt. Desert, and New York to Coney Island. 1938 featured the signature of Douglas Fairbanks and a more exotic Pacific journey which visited Panama, Ecuador, the Galapagos, Society Islands, and Hawaii. 1939 records the guests on visits to the Bahamas, Haiti, and Cuba, while September 1940 shows the attendees at the Philadelphia Club, Knickerbocker, and Brook Club golf match.