Small-Boat Sailing by E.F. Knight - 1960: An Explanation of the Management of Small Yachts, Half-Decked and Open Sailing-Boats of Various Rigs, Sailing on Sea and on River

John Murray, 1935. Hardcover. Good. 1935. 305 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Inscriptions to front pastedown and endpaper. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges.

John Murray Publishers Ltd, 1960. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1960. Second Edition. 208 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over green cloth boards with lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Clean pages and illustrations with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. Pencil markings to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Lettering is bright and clear. Unclipped jacket. Panels and spine have light edgewear with tears and creases. Visible wear marks to spine and panels.

Murray, 1948. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1948. Reprinted. 304 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout by H. Warington Smyth. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate shelf wear with mild bumping and fraying to corners and crushing and fraying to spine ends. All surfaces tanned and sunned, particularly spine ends. Some additional marks and staining. Unclipped jacket has heavy edge wear with tears, chipping and creasing. All surfaces heavily tanned, particularly spine.

John Murray, 1926. Hardcover. Good. 1926. Reprinted. 305 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Clean pages and illustrations with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pencil markings to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Moderate splits to spine ends and corners causing cloth to be frayed. Visible wear marks to boards.

John Murray, 1953. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1953. 14th Impression. 304 pages. Blue dust jacket with navy lettering over green cloth. Clean pages with firm binding. Minimal tanning to endpapers and page edges. Previous owner's name to front endpaper. Mild wear to spine, board edges and corners, with sunning to spine and board edges. Unclipped dust jacket. Mild wear, tear and chipping to edges and corners. Moderate tanning to spine and edges. Minor staining and soiling to DJ.

John Murray. Used - Acceptable. Acceptable condition. No Dust Jacket (Boats, Boating, Reference, manual) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

John Murray Publishers Ltd, 1960. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1960. Second Edition. 208 pages. Blue dust jacket with black lettering over green cloth. B&W illustrations throughout. Clean pages with firm binding. Minimal foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Mild wear to spine, board edges and corners, with sunning to spine. Minor marking to boards. Unclipped dust jacket. Mild wear to edges and corners. Moderate foxing and tanning to spine and edges, with soiling to DJ.

John Murray, London, 1926. Reprint. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: H. Warrington Smyth. Prefatory note and index. Black and white illustrated frontispiece, and, all of the illustrations within the text have been created by H. Warrington Smyth. Between pages 92 and 93 there is a fold out illustration of a Cutter and its various details. Olive coloured cloth covered boards with gilt coloured titles to the back strip. Title says it all. The book is definitely showing its age – but the text block is still tight and firm. Softening, rubbing and a little fraying of the back strip edges; with bumping, rubbing and fraying of the book corners. Rubbing of the other book edges and of the panels. Stains, fading and foxing to the book panels. Light tanning and foxing of the text block edges; with, surprisingly, light age toning and the occasional foxing spots to the pages. Heavy foxing to the first few and last few pages of the book. Offset tanning to… Read More

John Murray, 1948. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1948. Reprinted. 304 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Binding remains firm. Pages and illustrations have light tanning and foxing throughout. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Clipped jacket has heavy edgewear with areas of loss, heavy tears, chips, and creasing. Light tanning to spine and edges.

John Murray, 1916. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1916. Reprint. 297 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Contains black and white illustrations and folded illustrations. Pages are moderately tanned with noticeable foxing throughout. Slight cracking to gutters, however binding remains firm. Thumb-marking present throughout. Text block edges are darkened. Boards have moderate edge wear with corner bumping. Visible tanning to spine and edges with some crushing to spine ends. Black marks overall, heavier to rear. Scuffing to edges. Book is slightly bowed and forward leaning.