Originally published in 1979, this book is a standard work on the evolution of rigging, mast-making and sali-making. It is a comprehensive study on the subject. It was compiled over some ten years, from information obtained from contemporary manuscripts, books and models in the archives of the National Maritime Museum.
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Seller: Tempo Books, Saint Paul, MN, U.S.A.
10" x 12" pp. xi, 196, includes black and white illustrations. Brown cloth boards with gold stamping on spine in an illustrated yellow cover jacket, slightly scuffed along the top edge. Boards are scuffed at corners. Ex-libris bookplate on front free endpaper. Text is annotated and highlighted throughout. Text is otherwise clean and sound. Good to very good. A very detailed look at Royal Navy ships and their masting and rigging. Complete with many illustrations and diagrams. Seller Inventory # 2603
Seller: The Defunct Design Book Store, Middletown, CT, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover in dust jacket with light wear. Seller Inventory # ABE-1704242920659
Seller: Military Books, Washington, DC, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st. 1st ed. 196p. Photos. Line drawings. Illustrations. Oversize. Page edges foxed. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book. Seller Inventory # 80-1191B
Seller: Military Books, Washington, DC, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st. 1st ed. 196p. Photos. Line drawings. Illustrations. Oversize. Fine/Near Fine. Book. Seller Inventory # 80-1191