Motor Boats (first printing in scarce DJ with all 13 fold-out blueprints) amateur small boat design - sailboat and small yacht

Atkin, William

Published by Macmillan, New York, 1937

About this Item

Macmillan. New York. 1937. 149 pages. First edition, first printing stated. Book is tight. Binding and hinges are strong and sound. Red cloth stamped in black. Red cloth is bright. Four sharp corners. Endpapers show toning. Foxing to page edges. Super-rare original DJ is present. $2.50 price stamped on flap. Shallow chipping along DJ edges. Minor light soiling to DJ. Any boat builder will tell you, William Atkin was a master naval architect, small yacht designer alongside a designer of hundreds of motor boats and sailboats. This is his classic book designed to help the amateur build their own vessel. All 13 fold-outs are present and attached. Rare in DJ.

Seller Inventory # 002989

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Motor Boats (first printing in scarce DJ with all 13 fold-out blueprints) amateur small boat design - sailboat and small yacht
• Publisher: Macmillan, New York
• Publication Date: 1937
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: McElroy, W.J. & William Atkin
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • First Edition
  • Architecture
  • Maritime