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Biddlecombe, Capt. George

The Art of Rigging - Containing an Explanation of Terms and Phrases and the Progressive Method of Rigging Expressly Adapted For Sailing Ships

Edward W. Sweetman Company, 1969

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Year of publication
1969
Place of printing
New York
Author
Biddlecombe, Capt. George
Publishers
Edward W. Sweetman Company
Size
8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Edition
Revised Edition
Keyword
The Art of Rigging - Containing an Explanation of Terms and, Phrases and the Progressive Method of Rigging Expressly Adapted, For Sailing Ships Model Building Builders Guide Reference How-To, Science & Technology Nautical
Binding description
J H Very Good Hardcover
State of preservation
Fine
Languages
English
Binding
Hardcover
First edition
No

Description

155 pages. Many detailed black and white drawings. "Originally compiled for the use of the students in a Naval Academy and believed by modern experts to be the best manual ever produced on rigging the sailing ship." - Preface. An excellent guide for builders of ship models. Title handwritten upon backstrip of plain brown dust jacket. Prior owner's handwritten details atop front free endpaper, otherwise book clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Binding tight. Appears unread. A superb copy. Book