The Search For Speed Under Sail

First edition (so stated). Small 4to. Illustrated with 36 halftones, 120 text plates and 16 folding plates. Bibliographical references. Dust jacket (unclipped). Very good. No signatures or bookplates.

London: Conway Maritime Press, 1983. Reprint. Hardback in black cloth boards, in blue/white illus jacket.. Fine unmarkes, in Fine unclipped jacket , small edge tear.. Wide-ranging original history of sail-ship development, profusely illustrated. Bright tight clean HB copy & jacket. 7-1/2 x 10, 453 pp, index, appendix, b/w photos & illus.

New York: WW Norton Co, 1967. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. EX-LIB -- First Edition stated, First Printing with correct number line sequence, no writing, underlining, or bookplates. Ex-library markings crossed out in black on title page, other than that very clean and unread with all pull-out shipplan inserts… Read more about this item

Chapelle, Howard I.: 1967 W.W. Norton and Company, hardcover with dust jacket 453 pages, with many plans and folding-outs in detail of the anatomy of the ships. The development of sailing-ships on speed. ISBN 0851772803 In very good condition 1700-1855