The Cruising Boat: Everything the Australian yachtsman should know before he buys or builds his ideal boat by Lucas, Alan - 1979

Horwitz Publications, Hong Kong, 1979. Hardcover (16 x 25 cm), 218 pages. ISBN: 0725505729. The book and dust jacket (dj) are in Good condition. Full-bound red boards with white lettering on cover and along spine. Boards are bumped, rubbed. Rolled/creased at head & foot of spine and corners. Pages tanning/foxing. Worn to underlying boards (holes) at head of spine and along top edge. Rolled, creased. Slanted spine. Pages tanning/foxing. Previous owner's name written across top of front free page. The dj is bumped/scuffed, creased, chipped with and torn. Soiled, foxing. "The Cruising Boat' is aimed at improving a yachtsman's eye for design and his ability to assess and survey a boat from every angle regardless of type or the material from which it is built. And because is shows how a boat is put together, it would be of interest to anyone building their own. Just about everyone buys at least one boat during his lifetime. This book will better fit him for his search for a suitable vessel to build or to buy." Weight: 595g.