The Ashley Book of Knots, Every Practical Knot - What it Lookslike, Who Uses it, Where it comes from, & How to Tie it, with 7000 Drawings Representing Over 3900 Knots by Ashley, Clifford W with Ammendments By Geoffrey Budworth, International Guild of Knot Tyers - 1993

N.Y.; Doubleday, 1993, Reprint, 1993. -----------hardcover, quarto size, a Near Fine copy in a Near Fine dustjacket, looks pretty darn close to new, a lovely copy, 620 pages, contents include: On Knots; Occupational Knots; Knob Knots, Single Strand Stopper or Terminal Knots, Lanyard Knots, Button Knots; Multi Strand Stopper or Terminal Knots, Lanyard Knots, Two Strand Lanyard Knots, Multi Strand Buttons Tied in Hand; Multi Strand Buttons Tied on the Table; Single Loop Knots; Double & Multiple Loop Knots; The Noose; Clove Hitch & Other Crossing Knots; Knots Tied in the Bight; Binding Knots; The Turk's Head; Bends; Shroud Knots; Belaying & Making Fast; Hitches to Spar & Rail; Hitches to Masts, Rigging & Cable; Hitches to Stake & Post, Pile & Bollard; Ring Hitches; Hooks, Brackets & Toggles; Miscellaneous Holdfasts; Occassional Knots; Lashings & Slings; The Monkey's Fist & Other Knot Coverings; Flat or Two Dimensional Knots; Fancy Knots; Square Knotting; Tricks & Puzzles; Long & Short Splices; Eye Splices; Odd Splices; Chain & Crown Sinnets; Plat Sinnets; Solid Sinnets; Practical Marlingspike Seamanship; Decorative Marlingspike Seamanship; Bibliography; Glossary; Index, an indispensable resource to the knot enthusiast, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo. Later printing(s). Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by George Giguere Cover Art .