Old Ship Figure-Heads and Sterns

Conway, 1991, boxed cloth, blue cloth and gilt boards, top edge gilt, limited edition numbered 551/750. Facsimile of ed. published: London : Halton & Truscott Smith, 1925. xv, 281 p. Coloured illustrations set in. Chapters I. Introduction : II. Fashion in Ornament;III. The Limitation of Ornament:IV. The Head :V. Figure-Heads : VI. The Stern VII. Quarter Galleries and Badges: VIII.… Read more about this item

Almonte, ON: Algrove Publishing Limited, 2006. Soft cover. As New/-. Old Ship Figure-Heads & Sterns with which are associated galleries, hanging-pieces, catheads and divers other matters that concern the grace and countenance of old sailing-ships". Algrove Publishing - Classic Reprint Series. This book was originally published in 1925. New copy still in publisher's shrink wrap. Soft cover, illustrated… Read more about this item

London: Halton & Truscott Smith Ltd, 1925. Limited Edition. Hard Cover. vg/vg. Quarto. Blue cloth with gilt decoration and gilt lettering to cover and spine. 279pp of text and 55 black and white plates in rear of book. Binding tight. This is copy # 861 of 1500 copies. Book has a bit of edge rubbing. In original dust… Read more about this item

New York: Burt Franklin, 1973. AC3 - A reprint hardcover book in very good condition that has some bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear with no dust jacket. Reprinted from the original edition in the University of Minnesota Library. Burt Franklin: Research & Source Works Series, Art History and Reference Series 42. Old Ship Figure-heads & Sterns with which… Read more about this item

London: Halton & Truscott Smith Ltd, 1925. Limited edition. Hardcover. Fine. Folio. 281,(1) pp. Fifty one plates, 7 are in color and mounted, the rest in black and white. In addition, there are numerous in-text illustrations and diagrams. Finely printed on handmade paper. Half-morocco binding, the spine in six compartments with gilt titles, decorated paper boards.… Read more about this item

London: Halton & Truscott Smith, 1925. Limited edition of 1,500 copies of which this is number 169. xv, [1], 281pp, [1]. With a frontispiece and a further 55 plates. Original publisher's navy cloth, stamped and lettered in gilt, printed paper dustwrapper. Minor shelf-wear, dustwrapper a trifle creased and marked, small hole to lower panel, spine panel sunned. Occasional light spotting.… Read more about this item

Ottawa Canada: Algrove Publishing, 2006. Reprint. Paperback. Very Good. reprint of 1925 edition, subltitled "With which are associated galleries, hancing-pieces, catheads and divers other matters that concern the grace and countenance of old sailing-ships." "This book is the standard reference for the nature of sailing ship ornamentation." 290 pages, color and bw plates and drawings. covers worn at… Read more about this item

Ottawa, ON: Algrove Publishing, 2006. Book. As New. Soft cover. Later Printing. Later printing. Quarto, royal blue illustrated stiff wraps. 290 pp. including index. 55 plates of which 7 plus the frontispiece, are in full color. Completely reset from the original "bad" typography into a double column format which the publisher declares makes it much more accessible and easy to… Read more about this item

London: Halton & Truscott Smith, 1925. #859 in a limited edition of 1500 copies. The fifty-five large plates are a useful source of detailed information about ornament and carving on ships from medieval times on. Bound in publisher's blue patterned cloth with gold lettering and decoration. Some wear to head and tail of backstrip. Scattered foxing in text. .… Read more about this item

London:: Halton & Truscott Smith,, 1925.. First edition; no. 741 of 1500 copies.. original blue gilt bevelled cloth.. Old bookseller's description tipped onto front free endpaper; some light foxing to preliminaries; very light use to cloth. . Folio,. With many plates and text illustrations (some color).

LAUGHTON, L.G. Carr. OLD SHIP FIGURE-HEADS & STERNS. London: Halton & Truscott Smith, 1925. Folio. Cloth, dust jacket. Frontispie xv, 281 pages, 55 plates, 7 of which are in color. First edition. One of 1,50 copies. Richly illustrated study of design and carving on English naval ships from th sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries. Included are galleries, hancing-piece and… Read more about this item

Algrove, 2006 11" x 8.5". Originally published in 1925. "The standard reference for the nature of sailing ship ornamentation...from the 1400s to the 1900s..." 7 colour plates, numerous b&w illustrations. Bright clean copy. Covers have some light shelf wear.

London: Halton & Truscott Smith, 1925. Limited. hardcover. very good. Profusely illustrated in black & white with several tipped in color plates. Tall 4to, blue cloth, (rubbed + 2 small ex-lib stamps). London: Halton & Truscott Smith, 1925. One of 1500 numbered copies. Very good.<br/><br/>

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Conway Maritime Press, 1998-04-01. Hardcover. Good. Published by Conway Maritime Press, 1991, reprint of 1925 edition. Limited edition, no. 663 of 750. Dark blue cloth with gilt decorations and top edge; dark blue cloth slipcase. Slipcase with gentle wear at several corners (mildly rounded). Some disruption of gilt in middle of spine, as if… Read more about this item

London: Halton & Truscott. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1925. First Edition. Hardcover. Original oversized gilt-titled cloth, TEG. Limited edition #653 of 1500 copies. 279pp text, b/w plates, 8 tipped-in color plates. Firm and square with scattered foxing, heavier at endpages/edges. The DJ in mylar is sunned, nicked to edges. ; quarto .

Dover Publications, Incorporated, 2011. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust… Read more about this item

Dover Publications, 2011. Paperback. Very Good. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York, NY: Burt Franklin., 1973 Hardcover reprint. Orininally published in 1925. 279 pages plus 53 black and white plates. Illustrations in text, footnotes. Short split to rear hinge at top, small circular sticker ghost on the front endpaper, tiny curls to corners. Very Good.

New York: Dover, 2001. 1st edition. Nice Copy. octavo. stiff wrappers xv + 281 + 55pp., col. & b/w pls., text ills., indexes, Facsimile of the 1925 first edition. Wrappers ÔprotectedÕ by contact o/w a nice copy