The History of the Construction and Craftsmanship of the Racing VIII

Published by [privately produced and bound]. no date [1959]

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Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, United KingdomAdrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB

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['Eight' Boat Construction] AUTOGRAPH THESIS. Quarto (29 x 22cm), pp.[10] 44 [7]. With one page number per leaf, and 15 photographs of the construction process pasted to bank sides facing text. A frontispiece illustration has been cut out of a magazine and pasted in. Written in a neat legible hand with blue ink. Several loose illustrations and article to rear. In contemporary green quarter cloth with blue cloth over boards. Marbled endpapers. Some adhesive burn to hinge at title page; frontispiece illustration coming away. Light external wear and some sunning to the rear board. Very good. Having discovered at the time of writing that there was almost nothing published on the construction of 'eight' boats, Orchard compiled this thesis on the subject, relying almost entirely on information gained on visits to George Simms and Sons of Putney, Boatbuilders, and on personal interviews at the home of Mr. Harvey Simms.

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Title
The History of the Construction and Craftsmanship of the Racing VIII
Author
ORCHARD, D.J.
Publisher
[privately produced and bound]. no date [1959]
Binding
Soft cover
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Adrian Harrington Ltd occupies the rare book room on the first floor of the iconic Hall's Bookshop in Royal Tunbridge Wells which was established in 1898. We are a large high street bookshop with a stock of tens of thousands of books, prints, maps and ephemeral items. Adrian Harrington specialise in Literature, modern first editions, Ian Fleming, children's books, history, travel, and general antiquarian books. Opening hours are Monday - Saturday 9.30am - 5.30pm. Visit our website at www.harringtonbooks.co.uk

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