Little Ships by Ronald Carter
$39.00
Little Ships: New Zealand's Yachting Fleet is Ronald Carter's landmark history of the yachts, yachtbuilders and sailors who shaped New Zealand's sailing traditions. The revised and enlarged 1948 second edition traces the development of the country's yachting fleet through early boatbuilding, celebrated craft, design and the personalities of the sport. Illustrated with historical photographs and yacht plans, this is a valuable source for enthusiasts of New Zealand maritime heritage.
Author: Ronald Carter
Publisher: A. H. & A. W. Reed, Wellington, New Zealand
Publication: June 1948
Edition: Second edition, revised and enlarged; first edition published December 1944
Binding: Green cloth hardback without dust jacket
Extent: 359 pages plus 71 pages of plates (National Library of New Zealand)
Language: English
ISBN: None assigned to this edition
Condition: Green cloth boards with conspicuous scattered white scuffs, rubbed patches and small marks to the front. Spine text is partly faded; spine ends and corners show rubbing. No dust jacket.
Book details
- Title
- Little Ships
- Authors
- Ronald Carter
- Publisher
- A. H. & A. W. Reed
- Published
- 1948
- Language
- English
- Binding
- Cloth hardback; no dust jacket
- Edition
- Revised and enlarged second edition, June 1948
- Subjects
- New Zealand yachting; New Zealand boats; Maritime heritage; Yacht building; Boat designers; Sailing history
- Page count
- 359
Collections: ALL BOOKS, ALL PRODUCTS, MARITIME, NON-FICTION BOOKS, NZ BOOKS, NZ HISTORY, NZ MARITIME, NZ NON FICTION, VINTAGE BOOKS
Type: NZ NON FICTION
Category: A H AND A W REED, B0128, BOAT BUILDING, BOOKS, MARITIME, NEW ZEALAND BOATS, NEW ZEALAND YACHTING, NON FICTION, NZ BOOKS, NZ HISTORY, NZ MARITIME, NZ NON FICTION, RONALD CARTER, SAILING, VINTAGE BOOKS, YACHTING HISTORY
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