Sailing, Seamanship and Yacht Construction who professed to be both

who professed to be both "infidel" and "Jew

and many others — it endures as a work of remarkable power and one of the most chillingly original books in the genre

the tone of the pre-1684 Stradivari violin

Reprint of first Shirley Temple paper doll book includes 4 figures and 30 outfits: party dress

plus an eight-page color insert

Sailing, Seamanship and Yacht Construction who professed to be bothPacked with information, ideas, and more than 300 excellent illustrations, this classic of the genre was written by the father of modern planing sailboats. Most of text focuses on individual vessels; among the 20 profiled are the 60 foot long Landfall; the Patience; and the author's own creation, the Vigilant. Unabridged republication of the edition published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1936.