The Global Schooner: Origins, Development, Design and Construction 1695-1845 Tapa dura - 2003

Conway Maritime Press Ltd, 17/04/2003 00:00:01. hardcover. Very Good. **HARDBACK** In unclipped dustjacket

Conway Maritime Press Ltd, 17/04/2003 00:00:01. hardcover. Like New. **HARDBACK**

Hardback. Very Good.

Hardback. Like New.

Conway Maritime Press, 2003. Hardcover. Good. Original green boards, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, illustrations in b/w, 4to.

London : Conway Maritime, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 239 p. : ill., plans ; 31 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (p. 234-235) and index. Contents; The origin of schooners: how it began, the birth of the schooner, first seventy years of schooner development in Europe and America -- Yachts, navy sloops and privateers -- Coast guards and gunboats -- Merchantmen and slavers -- Construction and fitting -- Masting and rigging -- Armament and furniture -- Appendix 1. Timber dimensions (1768-1858) -- Appendix 2. Mast and spar dimensions, (1735-1858) -- Appendix 3. Rigging dimensions, 1818-1864 -- Appendix 4. Furniture etc. Subjects; Schooners History. Schooners Design and construction History. Schooners Design and construction. Genre; Illustrated.