An accurate portrait of a ship's rigging and masts, this important study by a U.S. Navy midshipman describes every improvement made in seafaring equipment up to the mid-19th century. Subjects cover everything from anchors, bobstays, booms, and cat-head stoppers, to flying jibs, halliards, nippers, and topsail buntlines. 29 line drawings; 189 figures.
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An accurate portrait of a ship's rigging and masts, this important study by a U.S. Navy midshipman describes every improvement made in seafaring equipment up to the mid-19th century. Subjects cover everything from anchors, bobstays, booms, and cat-head stoppers, to flying jibs, halliards, nippers, and topsail buntlines. 29 line drawings; 189 figures.
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Anbieter: BookAddiction (IOBA, IBooknet), Canterbury, Vereinigtes Königreich
Softcover. Zustand: Good. 1st Thus. First thus. 90pp, followed by 37 plate illustrations. Laminated, illustrated stiff card covers. 4to. Covers have a little edge wear, extreme corners curling a little and slightly shelf worn. There's a little rubbing on extreme corners internally, and one corner crease on last leaf, else neat, clean, bright and tight. This study meticulously describes and illustrates improvements in seafaring equipment up to 1849 - an unabridged republication of the volume first published by the Ship Model Society - providing a valuable resource for ship model builders, naval historians and armchair sailors. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 037303
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Anbieter: Yes Books, Portland, ME, USA
Soft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket. This book is clean and unmarked in near fine condition. Slightly corrected and unabridged republication of 1933 original. 89 pages plus plates. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 016314
Anbieter: Toscana Books, AUSTIN, TX, USA
Paperback. Zustand: new. Excellent Condition.Excels in customer satisfaction, prompt replies, and quality checks. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers Scanned048642989X