Leon D Polland (9 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. The cover shows some edgewear with soiling. The binding is sound. Ex-library copy with the usual markings.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. University library withdrawl that looks little used; in clean aqua cloth. With several fold-out draftsman drawings.; 152 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. No Dust Jacket. Hardcover; Hardcover: 'Line drawing' illustrated cloth binding (blue-green) with title in black, drawing in white on front board. Title on spine in black. Edgewear and rubbed corners. Previous owners bookplate on first paste-down. Foldouts. Paste-downs and endpapers are lightly foxed. The story of the frigate Constellation, comments on the story, and an outline of the present restoration of the frigate. Illustrated. Nice tight binding; Foldouts; 4TO; 152 pages. …

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. Marked 71 of 400. Post binding is tight. Illustrated front cover. Covers exhibit heavy soiling and discoloration on all edges including spine area. Light wear with creasing and small chips on corners and front and bottom edges. Light shelf wear and soiling to covers. Moderate soiling, yellowing and light foxing to page ends. Glue residue on the inside front cover. Text and the many b&w illustrations are yellowed due to age. Otherwise clean and unmarked. The four fold outs in the back of the book detailing the upper deck, topsail-midship section, rigging and side views are clean and unmarked. Presented to Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. All books are individually examined and described. Never ex-library unless explicitly described as such. …

Hardcover. Condition: VG+. Hardback in Very Good+ condition without dust jacket. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 152 pages. Ownership bookplate. Quick shipping, excellent customer service. All books carefully packaged in boxes and ship with tracking information.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. The debate between Chapelle and Polland about the restoration of the frigate "Constellation" built in 1794 - whether the contemporary "Constellation" can be considered the original vessel. Many illustrations and photographs. Several fold-out plans.

Condition: good. Quarto, 152, illus., fold-out plans, chapter notes, index. Howard Chapelle questioned the authenticity of the reconstruction of the Constitution, built between 1794 and 1797. In the scholarly debate between Howard Chapelle and Leon Polland in this book, there is much information about shipbuilding techniques, naval architecture, and even about government procurement procedures over the centuries.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Second edition. Ex plymouth naval Library. 149pp. Book.

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