Small-Boat Sailing: An Explanation of the management of Small yachts, Half-Decked and Open Sailing-Boats of Various rigs, Sailing on Sea and on river, Cruising etc
by Knight, E. F. (Edward Frederick)
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
John Murray, London, 1926. Reprint. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: H. Warrington Smyth. Prefatory note and index. Black and white illustrated frontispiece, and, all of the illustrations within the text have been created by H. Warrington Smyth. Between pages 92 and 93 there is a fold out illustration of a Cutter and its various details. Olive coloured cloth covered boards with gilt coloured titles to the back strip. Title says it all. The book is definitely showing its age  but the text block is still tight and firm. Softening, rubbing and a little fraying of the back strip edges; with bumping, rubbing and fraying of the book corners. Rubbing of the other book edges and of the panels. Stains, fading and foxing to the book panels. Light tanning and foxing of the text block edges; with, surprisingly, light age toning and the occasional foxing spots to the pages. Heavy foxing to the first few and last few pages of the book. Offset tanning to the end pages with previous owner's details to the top edge of the free front end page. Original bookseller's sticker to the top left hand corner of the front paste-down. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [5], VI - XI, [2], 2 - 305, [1] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: H. Warrington Smyth. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Ships & the Sea; Sailing; 1920s; Inventory No: 0290832. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0290832
- Title
- Small-Boat Sailing: An Explanation of the management of Small yachts, Half-Decked and Open Sailing-Boats of Various rigs, Sailing on Sea and on river, Cruising etc
- Author
- Knight, E. F. (Edward Frederick)
- Illustrator
- H. Warrington Smyth
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1926
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Sailing, small yachts, manual, small boats Ships & the Sea; Sailing; 1920s; H. Warrington Smyth Unbranded Knight, E. F. (Edward Frederick) Small-Boat Sailing: An Explanation of the management of Small yachts, Half-Decked and Open Sailing-Boats
- Bookseller catalogs
- Sailing;
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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