A complete guide to canoeing: A manual on technique and equipment and the best canoeing routes in North America de Monk, Carl - 1976-01-01

Pagurian Press, 1976. Unbound. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Pagurian Press, January 1976. Hardcover. USED Good.

Toronto: Pagurian Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1976. Hardcover. 0889320233 . DJ has some light wear, but is in a plastic cover. ; 10.0 X 7.0 X 1.0 inches; 192 pages .

Pagurian Press, 1976

Toronto: Pagurian Press Limited, 1976. A square, tight copy. Sharp corners. Dust Jacket is bright and shiny. Previous owner's name stamp. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Illustrated with numerous photos and line drawings. Covers paddling techniques, canoeing with a pole or rope, loading a canoe, portaging, assessing weather conditions, coping with waves and winds, maintenance, repair, safety, how to hunt and fish from a canoe, planning a long trip, etc. From the Dust Jacket: "THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO CANOEING IN NORTH AMERICA is a complete manual for the novice and offers insights on technique for the skilled... This book starts with a history of the canoe, showing how this mode of transport led to the discovery of many parts of North America. The authors describes the anatomy of a canoe and show how it developed from the ancient birch-bark style of the Indian to the modern day aluminum or wood versions. A check list for the canoe buyer offers advice on what kind of… Leer más

Toronto: Pagurian Press Limited, 1976. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 192 pp. Green boards lettered in gilt on the spine; headband; illustrated with black and white photographs. Light edge and corner wear on the dustjacket; no interior markings. Subtitled: A manual on technique and equipment and the best canoeing routes in North America. The Contents are: Introduction; Part One: The Canoe: The Romance of the Canoe; Anatomy of a Canoe; Choosing a Canoe; On Paddles and Paraphernalia. Part Two: Wetting a Paddle: Getting into a Canoe; Getting Out of a Canoe; Paddling a Canoe; With Pole and Rope; With Sail and Motor; Loading the Canoe; The Portage. Part Three: On the Water: Reading the Water; Waves and Winds; Canoe Safety; Canoe Care, Maintenance and Repairs; Planning Makes a Difference; Group Canoe Trips; Wilderness Canoeing; Canoeing Urban Waters; The Nimrod's Way. Part Four: The Canoe Routes: Canoe Routes in the United States and Canada; follow by an appendix: National and… Leer más

Toronto: Pagurian, 1976. Hard bound, 1st edition, illustrated throughout, Pp192. Includes appendix. Tight and unmarked. Very good in very good dust jacket. 465 grams.

Pagurian Press, 1976. First. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. pp.192 b/w photos. A manual on technique and equipment and the best canoeing routes in North America. clean tight copy, some creases to top/bottom spines of d/j, some soiling to white covers of d/j, some bumping to corners, lower spine Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Toronto : Pagurian Press, C1976, 1976. First Edition. Hardback. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 192 pages; Description: 192 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Subjects: Canoes and canoeing. Canoes and canoeing --North America.