MANUAL OF SAILBOAT RACING: AN ENCYCLOPEDIC TREATISE FOR SMALL-BOAT SAILORS

Published by The MacMillan Company/Collier-MacMillan, Limited, New York, 1964

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Seller: The Country Bookshop [Member VABA], Plainfield, VT, U.S.A.The Country Bookshop [Member VABA]

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Hard Cover. Very Good/Near Good (see description). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dust jacket has 1"x1"x1/2" triangle missing from back top edge by spine, and is wrinkled in back as from moisture, otherwise Good condition, and looking good in protective plastic cover. Illustrated in b&w. Partial contents: Racing to Windward; Sailing Free without a Spinnaker; Off Wind with a Spinnaker; Other Techniques: Equipment; Tactics; Racing Rules with Digest of All Appeals; Appendix; Bibliography; Index. 315 pp. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Title
MANUAL OF SAILBOAT RACING: AN ENCYCLOPEDIC TREATISE FOR SMALL-BOAT SAILORS
Author
McDermott, Thomas J.
Publisher
The MacMillan Company/Collier-MacMillan, Limited, New York
Publication year
1964
Condition
Very Good
Dust jacket
Good Minus
Binding
Hard Cover
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Located in the Village of Plainfield, Vermont, fifteen minutes from the state capital of Montpelier and Interstate-89. We're situated beside the stone wall just off U.S. Route 2 at the blinking light. Awaiting you are over 50,000 books, in all subject areas, conveniently located on one floor of a hundred year-old country house. We also stock old postcards and other paper ephemera. Our specialties include Folklore, Folk music and books on bells & carillons. We issue occasional catalogs in these areas, however most of our specialty stock are now cataloged on the internet. We are open year round, seven days a week, 10:00-5:00. We close on New Year's Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. Being a small business we are subject to the usual problems - weather, family obligations etc.- therefore, we suggest you call if you are traveling a great distance to visit us. Founding members of the Vermont Antiquarian Booksellers Association, we've been buying, selling and appraising books since 1974. We offer knowledgeable and reasonable pricing, a warm welcome to book lovers and great browsing. Visit us on your next tour of beautiful Vermont.

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