Gaff Rig by Leather (69 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

HARDCOVER. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. 112pp. Profusely illustrated in black & white: 130 captioned photographs. 112pp. Black cloth covers, gilt lettered spine. LC: 78-51914. Presumed First Edition, none stated. Printed on coated paper. Near Fine/GOOD+ jacket. Endpapers faintly discolored else covers & interior clean/tight/bright: no writings. Jacket complete albeit scuffed/scratched. Top back reverse border dampness stained. NO book damage. Jacket complete albeit scuffed/scratched.…

2nd US ptg. horiz 8vo. 268pp VG-/VG- (Spine cocked a bit, some general wear to DJ.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. May have light shelf wear due to storage and handling. Slight edge wear and edge discoloration.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. A clean and unmarked oblong hardback with an unclipped dust jacket now protected in a new archival-quality, removable plastic cover. This copy has an "opened-only-a-few-times" look & feel with no crushes to the boards' corners. Intricate black-&-white sailboat illustrations. Stored in sealed plastic protection and mailed (bubble-wrapped) in a sturdy Jiffy Rigi Bag envelope. We ship (tracking included) promptly from Roswell, Ga. Proudly serving satisfied book customers for over thirty years. 269-stated pages. Drawings By the Author (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First edition. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. Good DJ with some edge wear.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 6th Printing. 6th printing. Edges and front and end matter a bit foxed, minor wear to corners, ink name and date on front endpaper, jacket price clipped. 1978 Hard Cover. 268, [4] pp. A definitive study of the gaff rig, providing both the practical aspects of the rig, and the history of gaff rigged craft. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs, drawings, and diagrams.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. 9 x 11 in. Paper boards. Condition is VERY GOOD. clean, minimal wear, upper text edge foxed. Binding tight, text unmarked. DJ is VERY GOOD ; clean, minor edge wear. Naut. Stax.

hardcover. Condition: Fine copy in fine dust jacket. Later prt. Oblong 8vo, 272 pp. Well-illustrated (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very Good Dust Jacket. Second Printing. This book with dust jacket is clean, solid and in great shape! This is an oblong hardcover book with 268 pages including many illustrations and photos. The binding is strong with all pages firmly attached. There is a tiny stain on the first end paper and on the front inside DJ flap. The pages are otherwise clean with no writing or tears. The copyright page states 1973 Second Printing. This is definitely Not a former library book. The dust jacket is also in great shape with just a hint of edgewear (No Chips). This book looks and feels great! We always ship in a sturdy cardboard box.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardback. 6th printing, 1978. 10 x 7.5 inches with many b&w drawings and photos. There's an index. 268 Good. Light shelf wear and bumping. In a lightly soiled dust wrapper.

Condition: Very Good. Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 269 pages. From the dust jacket: "John Leather's definitive study of the gaff rig is twofold: the practical aspects of the rig and the history of gaff rigged craft. John Leather's story of gaff rig is exciting and romantic; featuring such delightful anomalies as a yard building a smuggling cutter alongside a Naval cutter and captains fishing in winter and skippering the great many racing yachts of the late-19th century during summer. The superlative drawings complement the lucid text and the forty photographs represent a unique historical collection". Clean. Record # 372894.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good.

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Near Fine. Binding firm, interior clean and unmarked. DJ in protective cover. 268 pp. Index.

Hardcover. Condition: NF. Hardback in Near Fine condition, Near Fine dust jacket. 4to 11" to 13" tall. 112 pages. * Quick Shipping * All Books Mailed in Boxes * Free Tracking Provided *.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. The gaff rig held sway over a large part of the sailing world for 250 years until displaced by the Bermudian rig. This definitive study of the gaff rig covers the practical aspects of the gaff rig and the history of the gaff rigged craft. Profusely illustrated.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. Black and white photographs throughout. First edition. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Illustrated by Roger M. Smith (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Black and white images inside. Book is clean and tight. Jacket's condition is very good with one tear one spine and little evidence of fluid damage. Gaff rig held sway over a large part of the sailing world for 250 years, was displaced by the bermudian rig with its superior windward performance, and is now enjoying a revival.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. VG plus oblong quarto hardcover in a like dj. No names or markings to text. 4to. 300pp. Plus index. Illustrated. Nautical.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. An informed and researched study of the gaff rig in its prime from 1890 to 1939, and its remarkable revival over the last 15 years. The book includes over 100 excellent black and white photographs. Includes yachts of all sizes and commercial craft. Profusely illustrated.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Oblong hardback book illustrated with numerous black and white photographs/drawings. Dust jacket shows moderate scuffing/rubbing with small tears/creases top and bottom edge with small tape repair ends of spine. INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL CHARGE. Bookseller since 1995 (LL-Base2-BS-6-Middle-Up) rareviewbooks.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. hardback, rectangular format, 7 1/2" x 9 3/4", light tan cloth lettered gilt to the spine, no jacket. One or two minor splash marks to the cloth, the binding tight and the contents clean and unmarked, Illustrated, 272p.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. hb, d/w, 112pp, illus. Smith, Roger (illustrator).

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 272pp w index. Indexed photographs and 86 figures drawn by the author. Pale blue endpapers. Light brown cloth w gold lettering to spine. No wear to covers or spine. Binding square and sound. Photo illustrated DJ is clean and without wear, however previous owner has neatly trimmed top and bottom edges w masking tape (3/8") to guard against edgewear and reinforced backside of the spine and fore edges the same (not visible). Oblong quarto: 255 x 190mm. First published by Adlard Coles (London, 1970), this is the 6th printing of the International Marine Publishing Company US edition, 1978, stated. Leather, John (illustrator).…

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. hardcover with dust jacket, tight, pages clear and bright, shelf and edge wear, corners bumped, packaged in cardboard box for shipment, tracking on U.S. orders.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No jacket. Adlard Coles / Granada Publishing, 1982, reprint. Hardback, ob4to, 272pp, illust. No d/j, boards a little bumped and marked, bottom edge slightly scuffed. A fair copy. 0229974899/0.9uk. Leather, John (illustrator).