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Bookrespect We classify our books: NEW/FINE/VERY GOOD/GOOD/FAIR/READING COPY ONLY (+ or -) Three old BOOKS on Sailing, Racing and Contingency Seamanshio 1. The CLASSIC BOOK on "SMALL YACHT RACING" (The Y.R.A.) by Percy Woodcock pub. Frederick Muller, London, 1950, revised and enlarged from the original of 1938 softcover 8vo, 6 chapters, illustrations, 125pp., section on handicap racing. Condition : Crisp yellow cloth-bound softcover with title to spine & front cover, STRAIGHT, TIGHT and CLEAN in GOOD CONDITION with no inscriptions, in a clipped, GOOD MINUS DUSTJACKET, robust and intact with rubbing & edgewear.
2. THE TECHNIQUES OF SMALL BOAT RACING by The "International 14" Sailors Edited by Stuart H. Walker, M.D. Foreword by Ian Proctor pub. Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1962, First U.K. Edition, hardcover 8vo with d/j, 253pp., B/W PHOTOGRAPHS & ILLUSTRATIONS throughout, 4 Parts. Condition: Blue cloth-bound hardcover with bright gilt title to spine, slight rubbing to spine & corners, no inscriptions, STRAIGHT, CLEAN & TIGHT in GOOD CONDITION, in a clipped GOOD DUSTJACKET with slight edgewear and remains of old tape marks to inside.
Each chapter of this book is crammed with knowledge, common sense and experience, and every aspect of dinghy racing is covered.
3. CONTINGENCY SEAMANSHIP Coping With the Unexpected in Harbour and at Sea by John Clemens Illustrations by John Mitchell pub. Ziff-Davis Books, NY, 1980, First Edition, First Printing, 207pp., hardcover 8vo with dj, 45 chapters, b/w illustrations. Condition : Black cloth-bound hardcover with title to white cloth spine, STRAIGHT, TIGHT and CLEAN in GOOD CONDITION without inscriptions and with minor fox-spots to prelims and page edges, in a clipped GOOD DUSTJACKET with rubbing and mild edgewear. A wonderful WHAT-TO-Do book covering such unexpected situations...
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