THE SEVENTY-FOUR GUN SHIP VOL 3: MASTS, SAILS, RIGGING (HB)
Author: Jean Boudroit. English translation: David H. Roberts.
From Booklover Oxford, Evesham, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 06 October 2009
From Booklover Oxford, Evesham, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 06 October 2009
About this Item
Good reading condition used illustrated hardback with unclipped dust jacket. 1987 English revised and corrected edition by Jean Boudroit, Paris. Author: Jean Boudroit. English translation: David H. Roberts. ISBN: 209317816X. Approx dims: 315mm h x 250mm w x 45mm d. Intact clean slightly sunned condition dust jacket with some creasing and signs of handling. Inside DJ has some age/damp atmosphere marks. DJ over good condition blue boards with white title lettering on front & spine, boards have some damp marks to front & back. 280 clean, slightly tanned pages of English text with 134 b&w ship detail construction drawings/ illustrations, plus 13 plates-(some folding and some in colour) & vocabulary of terms. No inscriptions. This book is pre-owned and has a slight musty aroma. Page ends browned. Image shown is actual book for sale. About this book: Third of a four volume set by Jean Boudroit and translated into English by David H. Roberts. ''A major and extremely important and useful French study of the capital ship of the 18th century the 74-gun ship. The author, Jean Boudriot, is the world s leading authority on French warships of the sailing era and this work has been written to the highest standards of historical accuracy and research, benefiting from Boudriot s remarkable skill as a draughtsman. The third volume, Masts, Sails, Rigging, deals with these three areas and their maintenance. Other features include general concepts, cost of building, a list of ships in the French Navy in 1780, and a vocabulary.''. Seller Inventory # ABE-12183221693
Bibliographic Details
Title: THE SEVENTY-FOUR GUN SHIP VOL 3: MASTS, ...
Publisher: Jean Boudroit, Paris
Publication Date: 1987
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Fair
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