Design from Naval Marine Archive

éditions de l'estran, Douarnenez, 1985. vol. 3, 440 p. 32 cm, ill. b/w drawings, plans, photos. Book: water damage to bds. and top of pages, dust jacket water damage, mylar. In depth history, construction of fishing boats and design with the sails of the chalopues, gabares et sloups de la Rade Brest. Heavy will requie extra postage.

éditions de l'estran, Douarnenez ,1987, 414 p. ill. b/w plans, designs, and photos. histoire du langoustier, mauritaniens, derniers caboteurs, bds. water damaged, dust jacket water damage, mylar, pages clean. Heavy will require extra postage.

Peter Davies Ltd., London, 1935, xii, 376 p. ; 28 cm ill. b/w., ports, diags., includes index. Good plus, wear on the spine and corners, previous owners name, In this volume some of the best designers of fast racers and best cruisers have provided plans - Herreshoff, Reimers, Stephens, Mylne, Burgess, Gruber, and Roue. there is more is the… Ler mais sobre este item

Seaforth Publishing. Barnsley, UK, 2012, first edition, 128 p., col. photographs, very good/very good. The National Maritime Museum in Greenwich houses the largest collection of scale ship models in the world. This book is the first in a series which will use selections of the best models to tell the story of specific ship types. Each volume reproduces a large… Ler mais sobre este item

WW Norton, New York, 1974, first edition, 458 p. illus. b/w., 146 plates, 165 figures , includes index, 24 cm. very good minus - former owners name, slight marking on liner/very good -price clipped, minor scuffing.Forward by Howard Chapelle. The V boats include skip jacks, sharpies, sampans, power launches and more. Framing, planking, choice of materials and tools… Ler mais sobre este item

Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, 1987, 1st US,120 p. ill.b/w , vert good/very good minus slight 0.5 tear on spine of dj. A complete anatomy of the ship in words, photographs and drawings of lines, plans and details.

International Marine Publishing Co., Camden Maine., 1974 2nd imp. 186 p. b/w lines and plans and photographs, very good/ fair wear to top edge and small tear on back. This work is entirely practical, with enough information to build any one of the thirty-one designs shown and explained in detail.

Marine Research Society, Salem, 1929, first edition, publication nineteen of the Society, with and introduction by Irving R. Wiles. Illustrated with photographs, line drawing and foldouts of ships plans. Very good with minor scuffing of corners and spine, binding loose but intact. A descriptive history of the development and logic behind ships of the past. Excellent reference for modelers… Ler mais sobre este item

Camden, ME International Marine Publishing Co. 1988, first US ed., ill. b/w. diags, ports., xii, 244 p. 29 cm. Very good, very good minus slight wear top corner, mylar. The definitive book on the subject providing a detailed analysis of the intricacies of the junk rig. Illustrated throughout by Mike Collins. Heavy will require extra… Ler mais sobre este item

Conway Maritime, London, 1992, first ed., 127 p. ill.b/w plans, includes index. good plus, previous owner book plate, book review from IJMH,* taped on back board, small bump to bds. dust jacket minor nicks. Covers the history of the frigate and design with the internal ship arrangement, rigging and armament. These ships were used during the time of… Ler mais sobre este item

W.W. Norton &Co., New York, 1971, revised and enlarged edition, xi, 373 p. ill. b/w drawing and lines, includes index. very good - former owner book plate, very good dj. This guide to yacht designing includes discussions of contemporary design and materials as they influence the yacht designer's work. Written primarily for the beginner, the book gives directions for… Ler mais sobre este item

This four volume set (complete) constitutes the Series: "Le vaisseau de 74 canons : traité pratique d'art naval." Monsieur Jean Boudriot has long been considered the leading expert in the subject matter of this series, a truly seminal oeuvre. The set is heavy and will require additional postage, at cost. All four volumes are in very good condition, with dust… Ler mais sobre este item

Jean Boudriot and Edtions des quatre seigneurs. Grenoble, France. 1977; 392 p.; b/w illustrations. The text is in French. This fourth volume includes information on the following as they relate to the 74 gun ship: The Crew, officers, volunteers, midshipmen, marines, supernumeraries, work, discipline, seamanship, fighting drills, religion, clothing, victuals, health care, harbour, roads,… Ler mais sobre este item

Jean Boudriot. Paris, France. 1977; 211 p.; b/w illustrations. The text is in French. This second volume includes information on the following as they relate to the 74 gun ship: Keel and stem timbers, The station frames, Stern-frames, Filling timbers, Reinforcement and planking of the hold, Construction of the decks, Internal planking above the hold, Description of other inboard… Ler mais sobre este item

Jean Boudriot. Paris, France. 1977; 166 p.; b/w illustrations. The text is in French. This first volume includes information on the following as they relate to the 74 gun ship: administration of the ports and dockyards, General organization, Surveyors, Qualities demanded of a warship, Study of the hull shapes, Ships' draughts, Calculations, Specification, the work of the shipwrights, Moulding… Ler mais sobre este item

Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, 1992, first US edition, 188 p. b/w drawings, photos and lines of the three ships, very good/very good, minor bumping board corners. Includes bibliographical references. These were the three ships Christoper Columbus sailed across with. Very good for model makers.

Conway, in association with the National Maritime Museum, with introduction by Dr.Basil Greenhill. First published 1983, 256 p. with index, ill. with line drawings and sketches, considered an excellent study in the area of research about the small boats. Heavy require more postage.