Rigs and Rigging of Yachts by Douglas Phillips-Birt
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Rigs and Rigging of Yachts is Douglas Phillips-Birt's illustrated study of traditional sailing-yacht rigs and the equipment needed to fit them out. Covering masts, sails, ropes, running and standing rigging and practical rigging arrangements, this specialist reference combines text with sail plans, photographs, diagrams and tables. A useful period work for wooden-boat owners, yacht restorers and students of traditional seamanship.
Author: Douglas Phillips-Birt
Publisher: Adlard Coles, London
Publication: 1954
Edition: First edition
Binding: Cloth hardback, no dust jacket
Extent: 207 pages; illustrated with photographs, diagrams and sail plans
Language: English
ISBN: None assigned to this edition
Condition: Dark cloth-covered boards with mild surface wear. Cloth spine is significantly faded and has scattered brown foxing and discolouration, rubbing at its head and foot, and faded spine lettering. Foxing is present on the preliminaries. No dust jacket.
Book details
- Title
- Rigs and Rigging of Yachts
- Authors
- Douglas Phillips-Birt
- Publisher
- Adlard Coles
- Published
- 1954
- Language
- English
- Binding
- Cloth hardback; no dust jacket
- Edition
- First edition, 1954
- Subjects
- Yacht rigging; Sailing rigs; Masts; Sails; Standing rigging; Running rigging; Traditional boating
- Page count
- 207
Collections: ALL BOOKS, ALL PRODUCTS, MARITIME, NON-FICTION BOOKS, VINTAGE BOOKS
Type: NON FICTION
Category: ADLARD COLES, B0128, BOOKS, DOUGLAS PHILLIPS BIRT, MARINE REFERENCE, MARITIME, NAUTICAL ENGINEERING, NON FICTION, RIGGING, SAIL MAKING, SAIL PLANS, SAILING, VINTAGE BOOKS, YACHT DESIGN, YACHTING
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