Ships' Figureheads: The Decorative Bow Figures of Ships by Hans Jurgen Hansen; Clas Broder Hansen - 1991-03

Schiffer, 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.

Schiffer, 1997-01-07. Hardcover. Very Good. 6x0x9. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Clean, unmarked pages.

Schiffer, 1997-01-07. Hardcover. Like New.

Schiffer Publishing. In very good, clean, unmarked condition with minor shelfwear. Details the different types of figureheads as well as the sculptors who made them. B/W and some color illustrations. Size: 6 x 9 . Very Good. Hardcover. 1997.

Schiffer Publishing, 1997-01-07. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Schiffer Publishing [Published Date: 1990]. Hardcover, 128 pp. Text in English. Very good in very good dust jacket. Blue cloth covered boards with light blue lettering on front and spine. light bumping and scuffing to edges of covers. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has light bumping and creasing to edges and light overall scuffing> Now in an archival-quality Brodart Cover NOT Ex-Library. NO remainder marks. Color and black and white illustrations throughout. Contents include: Foreword by Prof. Dr. Detlev Ellmers; Introduction; Sacrificial Animals and Oculi; Stem Heads; Dragon Heads; Figurehead Lions; Other Figureheads; Groups of Figures; Figureheads of the 19th Century; Fleet Sculptors; Court Sculptors and Their Work on Royal Pleasure Craft; Independent Figurehead Carvers; Bibliography; Illustrations. [From front jacket flap] This is the story of the carved wooden bow decorations that once, when sea traffic… Read More

Schiffer Publishing, 1997-01-07. Hardcover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included. 0887402992 Dust jacket and book are clean, has a good binding, no marks or notations.

Schiffer, 1997-01-07. Hardcover. New.

Atglen, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Schiffer Pub Ltd, 1990. First edition [1990]. Illustrated throughout, in both black and white and in color. Dark blue cloth, color illustrated dustjacket. Near fine with firm binding, clean pages with no names or other markings, dustjacket near fine in mylar protector.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Chester PA: Schiffer Publishing, (1990).. First edition. Hardcover. Fine in fine dust jacket. 128pp. Illustrated, in colour and black and white..

Hardback. New. Many different types of figureheads are pictured in color and b/w photos with a fascinating historical text that explains their use and the sculptors who made them. Figurehead lions, dragon heads, and human forms are primarily from the nineteenth century. Court sculptors and independent figurehead carvers are introduced whose work appears on royal pleasure craft.