Paasch's Illustrated Marine Dictionary (Maritime Classics) by Paasch, Captain Henry - 1997-07-01

The Lyons Press, 1997-07-01. Hardcover. Good.

Globe Pequot Press, The, 1997. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

E-188: Lyons Press. Very Good. 1997. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Conway Maritime Press/Lyons & Burford Press, New York. 1997. 328 pgs. Illustrated. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Captain H. Paasch was the first to recognize the complexity and variety in marine vocabulary and technical terminology and the inherent need for a cohesive codification of nautical terms. Equipped with over 35 years of sea faring experience, including commands and a role as a Surveyor to Lloyd's Register, Paasch sets out, chapter by chapter, an exhaustive explanation of all the principal parts of a ship's structure and equipment. He describes the main types of steam and sailing vessels; wooden and iron hulls; propulsion machinery; anchors and related… Read More