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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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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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Spars and Rigging from Nautical Routine, 1849
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Dover Publications, New York, NY, USA, 2003
ISBN 10: 048642989X
ISBN 13: 9780486429892
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Seller: BookAddiction (IOBA, IBooknet), Canterbury, United Kingdom
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Softcover. Condition: 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. Seller Inventory # 037303
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Spars and Rigging: From Nautical Routine, 1849 (Dover Maritime)
Seller: Yes Books, Portland, ME, U.S.A.
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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: 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. Seller Inventory # 016314
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Spars and Rigging: From Nautical Routine, 1849 (Dover Maritime)
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Paperback. Condition: new. Excellent Condition.Excels in customer satisfaction, prompt replies, and quality checks. Seller Inventory # Scanned048642989X