Polland Leon (10 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. The cover shows some edgewear with soiling. The binding is sound. Ex-library copy with the usual markings.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 152p. Photos. Folding Line drawings. USS Constellation history & restoration. Large format. Blue cloth. Near Fine Copy. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. University library withdrawl that looks little used; in clean aqua cloth. With several fold-out draftsman drawings. ; 152 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: VG+. Hardback in Very Good+ condition without dust jacket. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 152 pages. Ownership bookplate. Quick shipping, excellent customer service. All books carefully packaged in boxes and ship with tracking information.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Hardcover; Hardcover: 'Line drawing' illustrated cloth binding (blue-green) with title in black, drawing in white on front board. Title on spine in black. Edgewear and rubbed corners. Previous owners bookplate on first paste-down. Foldouts. Paste-downs and endpapers are lightly foxed. The story of the frigate Constellation, comments on the story, and an outline of the present restoration of the frigate. Illustrated. Nice tight binding; Foldouts; 4TO; 152 pages.

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. Marked 71 of 400. Post binding is tight. Illustrated front cover. Covers exhibit heavy soiling and discoloration on all edges including spine area. Light wear with creasing and small chips on corners and front and bottom edges. Light shelf wear and soiling to covers. Moderate soiling, yellowing and light foxing to page ends. Glue residue on the inside front cover. Text and the many b&w illustrations are yellowed due to age. Otherwise clean and unmarked. The four fold outs in the back of the book detailing the upper deck, topsail-midship section, rigging and side views are clean and unmarked. Presented to Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. All books are individually examined and described. Never ex-library unless explicitly described as such.

Condition: good. Quarto, 152, illus., fold-out plans, chapter notes, index. Howard Chapelle questioned the authenticity of the reconstruction of the Constitution, built between 1794 and 1797. In the scholarly debate between Howard Chapelle and Leon Polland in this book, there is much information about shipbuilding techniques, naval architecture, and even about government procurement procedures over the centuries.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Second edition. Ex plymouth naval Library. 149pp. Book.

Condition: The. Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1970. The "Constellation Question" centers around that famous vessel's 20th century restoration. In 1968 Howard Chapelle published a monograph "questioning the authenticity of the present day Constellation." Leon Pollard, Technical Advisor to the project, questioned Chapelle's questioning. Though Pollands position has been discredited in part, his construction work maintains its integrity. A marvelous rabbit hole for summer rabbit hole diving, with much detail on early American Naval vessels emerging from the debate. First edition. Very good condition in publisher's decorated binding. 26.5 cm. viii, 152 pp. b/w folding plans and line ills.

PAPERBACK. Condition: Good. 1st edition. 8 issue lot, staple bound quartos, soiling to the wraps, tight staples are rusty, most have mildly soiled to soiled wraps, clean throughout, edge and corner wear. An Association of Restored Sailing Ships.