9780752446233 - Sailing Barges von Stammers, Michael (4 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. In the days before steam, sailing barges were a common sight on the British coast, its rivers, estuaries, broads and river navigations. The most well-known of these vessels are probably the Thames barges and Norfolk Wherries. Whole communities in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century were based around the ownership of fleets of barges which were essential to the commercial infrastructure of the areas where they were from. The 1920s saw the gradual decline of the use of barges but they were far more in their whole than the articulated machinery that replaced them. Sailing Barges of the British Isles describes the skills required for building and maintaining barges, as well as sailmaking, shipwrighting and sailmanship were spread across the maritime world in Britain and through generations. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

First Edition. Fine paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: 160p. : ill. (some col.), plans ; 26cm. Subjects: Sailing barges -- Great Britain -- History. Inland water transportation -- Great Britain -- History. 3 Kg.

Soft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 160 pages, 420g. Soft card covers with small crease to rear bottom corner, FINE. Illustrated with period b/w photographs and drawings.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 176 pages. 9.69x6.69x0.47 inches. In Stock.