Good Little Ship, The
by Gilpin, Vincent
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good-/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0915180014
- ISBN 13
- 9780915180011
- Seller
-
Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Lititz, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Sutter House, 1975. Third Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good-/Good. Gilpin "discusses the relative merits of power vs. sail, and the matter of size. He then describes an ideal shoal draft ketch based on the Prest-boat desing of Ralph M. Munroe. Blue cloth with white sailboat to front and whtie titling to spine, two fold-out sketch plans, black and white photographs, 64 pages. Some edge wear, gift inscription to ffep, light age darkening. Dust jacket showswater stains and some rippling to back as a result, light sunning to spine, some edge wear. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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Details
- Bookseller
- Black Sheep Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015133
- Title
- Good Little Ship, The
- Author
- Gilpin, Vincent
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Third Edition.
- ISBN 10
- 0915180014
- ISBN 13
- 9780915180011
- Publisher
- Sutter House
- Place of Publication
- Lititz, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1975
- Keywords
- YACHTS, YACHTING, SAILBOATS, BOAT BUILDING, YACHT DESIGN,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Maritime;
Terms of Sale
Black Sheep Books
Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have.
About the Seller
Black Sheep Books
Biblio member since 2004
Salt Spring Island, British Columbia
About Black Sheep Books
We are an independent, locally-owned shop dedicated to books and the people who love them. Here you will find two floors packed with volumes of enduring value, including familiar favourites, contemporary fiction, guides, books of local interest, and non-fiction titles covering everything from outer space to inner peace. We also have marine charts, art cards, unique prints, hand-crafted bags, and many other intriguing items. Located at Grace Point Square in the Village of Ganges, close to marinas and Salt Spring\'s renowned Saturday Market, we are open every day except Christmas and New Year\'s. If you want to pick-up a book you saw online, please call or e-mail ahead as many of our listings are kept in a separate storage facility.
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