THE SEARCH FOR SPEED UNDER SAIL 1700-1855
by Howard Chapelle
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good+
- Seller
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West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
This is a first edition (1967) of The Search for Speed Under Sail 1700-1855, by Howard Chapelle (1901-1975), a naval architect and curator of maritime history at the Smithsonian.
It is considered an important work on the development of the fast sailing ship; it uses a new method of comparing the speed of sailing vessels built at different dates. It is heavily illustrated with detailed plans and views.
451 pages--it's a heavy book (and expensive).
This is a former library book. It has no dogears, but there are still a few of the library's fittings on it, and there is some wear to the cover. Aside from darkening of the paper, the book is otherwise in perfect condition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Louise Aird (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1650
- Title
- THE SEARCH FOR SPEED UNDER SAIL 1700-1855
- Author
- Howard Chapelle
- Format/Binding
- Perfect
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Bonanza Books
- Place of Publication
- United States
- Date Published
- 1967
- Pages
- 451
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- World History; Maritime, Ships, Boats; Adventure, Travel & Exploration; Science & Technology;
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Louise Aird
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- New
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- First Edition
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