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Sailing Ships, The Story of Their Development from The Earliest Times to The Present Day by E. Keble Chatterton, 1909 | First Edition.
Sailing Ships, The Story of Their Development from The Earliest Times to The Present Day by E. Keble Chatterton, 1909 | First Edition.
  • Sailing Ships, The Story of Their Development from The Earliest Times to The Present Day by E. Keble Chatterton, 1909 | First Edition.
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  • Sailing Ships, The Story of Their Development from The Earliest Times to The Present Day by E. Keble Chatterton, 1909 | First Edition — photograph 3.
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  • Sailing Ships, The Story of Their Development from The Earliest Times to The Present Day by E. Keble Chatterton, 1909 | First Edition — photograph 9.
  • Sailing Ships, The Story of Their Development from The Earliest Times to The Present Day by E. Keble Chatterton, 1909 | First Edition — photograph 10.

Sailing Ships, The Story of Their Development from The Earliest Times to The Present Day by E. Keble Chatterton, 1909 | First Edition

E. Keble Chatterton

Author
E. Keble Chatterton
Date
1909
Category
History & Americana
Record
S.I.10504

"Sailing Ships: The Story of Their Development from the Earliest Times to the Present Day, With a Hundred and Thirty Illustrations" by E. Keble Chatterton, First Edition, published in London by Sidgwick & Jackson, Ltd., in 1909. This richly illustrated volume traces the development of sailing vessels across the ages, making it an appealing historical reference for enthusiasts of sailing, shipbuilding, and maritime heritage.

Octavo (7" x 9.375"), 352 pages plus charts. Bound in full blue cloth, with decorative gilt rope framing the upper cover, gilt lettering and decoration, and a tipped-on color illustration centered on the front board. The spine features gilt lettering and decoration, and the top edge is gilt. Includes a quarter-page errata slip before the contents. Illustrated with 125 illustrations and photographs, along with nine plans presented on three folding plates at the rear of the text. The original dust jacket is lacking.

A handsome early twentieth-century nautical volume, ideal for collectors of maritime books, sailing enthusiasts, ship lovers, or anyone fascinated by the history and evolution of sailing vessels.

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