Make Your Own Sails by R M Bowker and S a Budd (11 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good ++. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. B/W Diagrams and Photographs (illustrator). Later Printing. 141 page `how-to' with glossary and INDEX at back. Read more about : luff, offcuts, 15 ton cruiser, halyard shackle, clew, broad-seaming, short bastten, headsail, racing yacht, trysail, tack patch, leech, tablings, reefing gear, and marline hitches. Text enhanced by b/w diagrams and photographs. Cond ; boards are gret with navy lettering. Sailboat graphic on cover. end-papers are white . D.J. is dark blue with white lettering. sail boat and scissors on d.j. front. Volume tight, bright , sqwuare and clean. D.J. similar with considerasle edge wear. No names nor marks. Excellent maritime reference ! ! Quote (p. 43) : " The patches at the corners should not be skimped, and should be more comprehensive as the sail gets larger. These, together with the under patches, are fitted so that there is stitching on the edge of the patch only, allowing a certain amount of independent movement between ._._._. . '. Size: 12mo.

Original Cloth. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. First Edition. The boards have a one inch patch of fading at the top of the spine and a two inch patch of fading at the bottom along with a triangular patch of fading to the bottom left corner of the front panel. The page edges have some light browning and there is some light spotting to the endpapers. Half inch closed tear to the bottom edge of page 51. The webbing is exposed between pages 36 and 37 but the binding is not slack and is completely secure. The jacket has a one inch chip missing from the top of the spine and a two inch piece missing from the bottom of the spine. The rear panel has a ragged four inch tear at the bottom and is browned and stained. Chipping and tearing to the corners. First printing. From the collection of Marjorie Powell, a botanist and yachtswoman who lived in Great Shelford, Cambridge with four pages of hand written notes by her laid in and an annotation in pencil to one page related to these notes.

paperback. Condition: Good.

Hardcover in Dustjacket. Condition: Fair. pp xii, 140 illusts with 32 figures, plus 8 plates with 35 b/w photos.Frontispiece: Yacht Brumby. Scarce First edition.Note: Soiling to prelims, mostly from tape residue. Firm and tight copy.#200525R Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. A Handbook for the Amateur and Professional Sailmaker. In excellent almost unused condition.

Hardcover. Condition: very good. no jacket. 3rd print. NOT an ex library book. Book with beige cover, print in dark blue. 142 clean pages.

Cloth w/DJ. Condition: G/G. Black & White Illustrations (illustrator). Reprint. London, UK: Macmillan & Company. G/G. 1962. Reprint. Cloth w/DJ. 12mo., 142 pp., Dj price-clipped, rubbed, frayed, chipped, tearing, cover bumped, bookplate, page toning .

hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust jacket is in good condition and has a mylar cover. Book shows common (average) signs of wear and use. Binding is still tight. Covers are intact but may be repaired. We have 75,000 books to choose from -- Ship within 24 hours -- Satisfaction Guaranteed!

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Second. Light rubbing to dustcover; Very light wear to gray hardboards with black embossing spine and cover, sharp tips, very clean, no markings, tight; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 140 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Second Edition, 1970 reprint. Good hardcover with good dust jacket. Ex-lib with some of the expected markings but otherwise clean and unmarked within. Could be rebound to create a magnificent gift. Dust jacket would be very good except for sticker marks at spine tail. Enjoy reading with a real book in your hands. Shipping from North Carolina. Dedicated to delighting our customers. Delivery confirmation provided on all domestic orders. Happy to ship to international locations. Consider expedited shipping - just a little more moves your purchase a lot faster. Digital photos available on request for any book.