The Young Sea Officer's Sheet Anchor: Or a Key to the Leading of Rigging and to Practical Seamanship
by Lever, Darcy; Harland, John H. (Introduction by)
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- Very Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0486402207
- ISBN 13
- 9780486402208
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About This Item
New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1998. x, 126 pages, illustrations; 28 cm. Originally published: 2nd ed. London: J. Richardson, 1819. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light shelfwear to wraps. "Widely used among young 19th-century officers in the Royal Navy and East India Company, this now-rare volume offers clear definitions and copious illustrations of the principles of rigging and other aspects of seamanship--tacking, use of a compass, splicing ropes, making sails, and much more. A must for ship fanciers and naval historians." - Publisher.. Paperback. Very Good. 4to.
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- Title
- The Young Sea Officer's Sheet Anchor: Or a Key to the Leading of Rigging and to Practical Seamanship
- Author
- Lever, Darcy; Harland, John H. (Introduction by)
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0486402207
- ISBN 13
- 9780486402208
- Publisher
- Dover Publications, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1998
- Size
- 4to
- Bookseller catalogs
- Genre & Subject / Marines, Seascapes; Genre & Subject / Transportation; Genre & Subject / Trades & Professions;
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