Capt Paasch (20 results)

Hardback in Dust Wrapper. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Condition Notes: Matt paper dust wrapper has minor edgewear and a touch faded with heavier tanning to the spine. Minor age-toning to the edges of the text block. The contents complete, clean and tight; Hardback. Dust wrapper over grey boards with gilt titles to the spine; Measures 9½" x 6½" (1.4 kg); pp 350; Preface by David R. MacGregor; Contains: Black & white plates (100); Tables; || The book is on the shelf, ready to be appropriately packed, and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the book shop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #195897 ||.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Facsimile Reprint. 306pp + 100 indexed plates, [28pp] Index. Grey cloth w crisp gold lettering on spine. No wear to covers or spine. Binding square and sound. Illustrated grey paper DJ is clean, showing small abrasion to top corners, mild sunning to spine. First published 1890, this is a facsimile reprint edition, 1977, with an Introduction by David R. MacGregor. A complete A-Z compendium of sail and early steam shipping, covering types, rigging, terms, construction, sails and equipment.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. A VERY STRONG COPY - VERY GOOD IF EX LIBRARY: Second Edition, considered to be the best! Bound in Burgundy Cloth (Not original). Profusely illustrated to the rear. 509 pages, languages in three columns,103 p. of engraved illustrations with text to facing page, index lxii.

306 Seiten 16 x 24 Sehr gut, fast ungelesen. Schutzumschlag geringfügig eingerissen. ISBN10: 0852425392 ISBN13: 9780852425398. Reprint der Ausgabe von 1890. 900 Gramm Sprache: Englisch. Karton mit Original Schutzumschlag.

FACSIMILE EDITION WITH TIDY HOMEMADE DUST WRAPPER, super octavo, grey heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 306pp + plates + unpaginated index to rear, VG (light bruising & tanning to base of spine & boards, moderate tanning to page edges & eps, prev. ownership ink stamp to ffep, moderate cracking to some gutters) in d/w- homemade, VG+ (light creasing to spine & edges).

Facsimile edition of the 1890 original edition, with an introduction by David R. MacGregor. (8), 306 PP with tables, plus 202 pages with 100 b/w plates on full page & 28 pages of Index. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj (price-clipped and a little sunned), o/wise fine. Scarce. 24 x 16. A complete A-Z compendium of sail and early steam shipping, covering types, rigging, terms, construction, sails & equipment.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. This copy is in VERY GOODcondition bound in blue cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling and nautical eqipment to the spine and upper board. There are some small splits to the spine edge the result of handling but the book is holding well. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. Laid in are one or two attractive copperplate notes relating to oscillating engines which appear to be contemporary with this publication. A dustwrapper is not called for. 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. Fully indexed in all three languages. Title page reads 'amply illustrated by explanatory diagrams of the most important details'. for the use of ship owners, builders, brokers, insurance societies, average staters, barristers solicitors, translators, surveyors, masters, mates, engineers, naval schools, nautical journalists, etc. Photo of Paasch opposite title page. This was an important book that was reprinted many times in the succeeding 150 years but this is a true first Ref O 3.

Editions Jean-Marie Williamson (Réédition de lédition de 1908); 1993; 2909525066; Rilegato con titoli in oro al piatto e dorso, con sovracoperta e cofanetto; 27 x 22,5 cm; pp. 803 + 109 tavole + CLXXXV; Volume riccamente illustrato in b./n. ; Presenta leggeri segni d'uso ai bordi (difetto da caduta con lacerazione (2 cm) al bordo del dorso), interno senza scritte, volume lievemente brunito; Buono, (come da foto). ; Inglese, Tedesco, Francese, Italiano, Spagnolo; Scheda a cura di Equilibri libreria. L'immagine corrisponde alla copia in vendita. 011.83.90.381 Italiano.

Hardcover. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed.

Large 8vo. 9.5 x 6.5 inches. [viii] + 306 pp. + 100 plates with captions opposite + 28 pp. index. Bound in original grey cloth, gilt, in unclipped pictorial dust wrapper, which has edge wear and sunned spine with slight loss and chips at head and tail. A little wear to extremities, but otherwise a very good copy. Illustrated by 100 engraved plates with captions. Facsimile of the first edition of 1890. A complete A-Z compendium of sail and early steam shipping, covering types, rigging, terms, construction, sails and equipment. The first part therefore includes descriptive sections on ship types and construction, machinery, equipment, sundries and miscellaneous. The second part is one hundred captioned plates, from keels to knots, including numerous diagrams of sailing ship rigging. It was the first attempt to illustrate and describe in English every part of a ship, including fittings and equipment, which had previously been virtually ignored, the numbering and labelling of each item being an innovation. Correct definitions of a ship were helped immeasurably by this work. Captain H. Paasch was born about 1836 and served in the Danish navy and later in various merchant vessels, gaining his own command in 1862. He retired from the sea and settled in Antwerp in 1870 as a ship surveyor. his first book From Keel to Truck, appearing in 1885. This marine dictionary proved very popular and was published in many later editions. David R. MacGregor, nautical writer, himself published numerous books on merchant sailing ships, including clippers. MARITIME ENCYCLOPAEDIA ENCYCLOPAEDIAS MARITIME SHIPS 19TH CENTURY ILLUSTRATED MARITIME.

HARDCOVER. 2nd edition. 500pp+plates & indices, quarto. 2nd Edition (8th Thousand). shaken binding with a split front hinge, torn marbled fep, no marks to the text, edge wear, gilt on blue boards are clear, bumped corners, heavy foxing to the endpapers, foxing and oxididation throughout, Fair.

Hardcover. Condition: Good with no dust jacket. Fourth Edition Revised and Enlarged. 803 pages plus 159 pages of plates and index. This is the fourth edition revised and enlarged. English-French-German-Spanish-Italian. previous owner's name on inside front cover. wear to corners and top and bottom of spine. 1/2 inch "pull" to cloth at one edge of top of spine. This book is 3 inches thick. shipping will be extra for this very large and heavy book, please inquire.; 11 x 8 3/4 ".

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Oblong 4to. Quarta Edizione, owner ink inscription to fep, light sporadic foxing, extremities prelims slightly chipped, sellotape to edges of contents page but otherwise good in modern green cloth with red morocco label, very good. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Reprint of the original 1901 edition. (8), III, 613 PP followed by 218 pages with 109 b/w plates and 88 pages for the 3 index; English (I to XXVIII), Francais ( XXIX to LVI)and Deutscher (LVII to LXXXVIII). Plus 1 pages with (Corrections & Korrekturen) at rear of book. Fp: Portrait of Captain H. Paasch. Hard covers, dark blue cloth with gilt decoration and title on front board. Fine. 26.5 x 18.5. "From Keel to Truck". Marine dictionary in English, French & German.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. This is a Good Copy of this Book in blue cloth boards with gilt title lettering to spine.There is some outer wear present to the boards with small mottled stain mark to the rear cover and with one or two scratch surface marks to the front cover.Fascinating work well illustrated with each plate have explantory notes to the page opposite.In depth guide to the parts of ships of all types.A vast source of information and probably the best of info of past ship types.Royal Octavo 1st Edn 8vo 8 308,28pp index with one previous name to the top edge of the title page.Comprehensive work and a heavy book so postage will be above default setting.First Edition Antwerp [1890].

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Antwerp January 1885 Binding: Hardcover 1ST EDITION WITH GREEN BOARDS AND GILT DESIGN , VERY GOOD, 1885.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. The second edition, a very good copy in the publisher's decorated cloth, complete with the 103 engraved plates. Inscribed by the author on the front end paper to Sir. E. J. Harland, Member of the Committee of Lloyd's Register, Antwerp, 19th July 1894. Sir E. J. Harland was one of the founders of Harland and Wolff.

Editeur Non Identifié. Fort in-4, III-613pp + 109 planches + LXXXVIII Index trilingue, reliure skyvertex bleue éditeur - Reproduction en fac-similé sur l'Edition Eckardt & Messtorff 1901, dictionnaire trilingue (Anglais/Français/Allemand) - bel exemplaire.

Eckardt & Messtorff, Hamburg, 1978. 613 / 109 / LXXXVIII, goldgeprägter Kunstledereinband, Quart---- gutes Exemplar / Sprache: Englisch/Französisch/Deutsch / Reprint der Ausgabe Hamburg von 1901 - 1715 Gramm.

Facsimile uit 1978 naar de uitgave van 1901, gebonden +/- 1000 blz. . maritiem woordenboek in Engels/Frans/Duits, met gedetailleerde platen van vele onderdelen.