Large hardbound book published in Switzerland by EDITA and distributed in North America by Haessner Publishing, Inc. The book contains plans and drawings of fast sailing vessels of the late 18th and much of the 19th century. From the jacket flap: '[The author] has produced a large corpus of research into the design and performance of all classes of ships built in the nineteenth century. His plans, meticulously redrawn from primary sources, are an integral part of the development of his book."
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Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR004446606
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Seller: medimops, Berlin, Germany
Condition: good. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present. Seller Inventory # M00245519645-G
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Seller: AntQ & VntG, Leeuwarden, Netherlands
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First edition of David R. MacGregor's classic study of fast sailing ships and the development of sailing ship design and construction between 1775 and 1875. Foreword by Howard I. Chapelle. Includes numerous illustrations, technical drawings and ship plans, with plans drawn by the author and additional drawings by T. W. Ward, J. Henderson and others. Contents cover early fast ships, clipper ship development, the Aberdeen bow, the progress of shipbuilding, clipper ship boom and later clippers. Includes appendices, bibliography and index. Printed in Switzerland. ISBN 0245519645. Condition: Fair. Complete hardcover first edition. The text block and pages are generally clean and readable, with the binding intact. The cloth-covered boards show significant wear, including staining/water damage and areas of loss to the cloth along the right edge of the front cover. Spine is complete but worn. No dust jacket present. Please see photographs for the exact condition. Seller Inventory # ABE-1786909449135
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Seller: Tilly's Bookshop (Eleven30 Group Ltd), Warrington, MER, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. dust jacket has slight shelf-wear bumping, minor nick top spine edge, clean condition, price unclipped, boards in clean condition, previous owners label front end-paper 314pp, illustrated throughout, pages clean and very good condition, book weighs 2.7kg. Seller Inventory # 016224
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Seller: Military Books, Washington, DC, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st. 1st ed. 314p. Photos. Line drawings. Oversize. Jacket priced. Fine/Near Fine in original cardboard slip case. Book. Seller Inventory # nm 2941C
Seller: Ryde Bookshop Ltd, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. with plans drawn by David R. MacGregor, additional drawings by T.W. Ward, J. Henderson and others (illustrator). 1st Edition. Tears, scuffing and creases on jacket. Seller Inventory # 099915
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Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
1st edition. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust-wrapper (price-clipped), now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; 314 pages : illustrations (part coloured) ; 31 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-295) and index. Subjects; Sailing ships Design and construction History 18th century. Sailing ships Design and construction History 19th century. Shipbuilding History 18th century. Shipbuilding History 19th century. Sailing vessels construction, 1775-1875. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 443771
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Seller: Amazing Book Company, Liphook, United Kingdom
Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. This copy is in fine, unmarked condition bound in brown cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine and gilt ship design to the upper board. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. The unclipped dustwrapper has some mild edge wear so best described as very good condition. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. This large illustrated book weighs in at 2.75 Kgs. From a massive corpus of raw material, the author traces the development of merchant ships, from the small smacks to the great wood clippers. He describes the economic and legal influences on their design, the effects of the changing materials from wood through composite construction to iron and steel, and the changing roles of the builders and naval architects. From all this material emerges a fascinating history of the shipping industry as a whole. Fast Sailing Ships received the best book of Sea Award for its important contribution to our knowledge of 19th century maritime history. Ref OO 1. Seller Inventory # 026206
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Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
1st edition. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust-wrapper (price-clipped), now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; 314 pages : illustrations (part coloured) ; 31 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-295) and index. Subjects; Sailing ships Design and construction History 18th century. Sailing ships Design and construction History 19th century. Shipbuilding History 18th century. Shipbuilding History 19th century. Sailing vessels construction, 1775-1875. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 443771
Seller: Jean-Louis Boglio Maritime Books, CYGNET, TAS, Australia
1st UK edition. Foreword by Howard I. Chapelle. 314 PP with 274 b/w illustrations (including 4 folded plates with 8 plans) and 7 colour plates (tipped in). Cloth cover, gilt device on front cover, gilt title on spine, dj (price clipped). Contained in a plain slipcase. A near fine copy. 30 x 26. Seller Inventory # 78220
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