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The Encyclopedia of Yacht Designers
Lucia Del Sol Knight
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Description for The Encyclopedia of Yacht Designers
Hardcover. A complete, international reference book of yacht designers from the early 1800s to the present day. Num Pages: 528 pages, 800 duotone photographs. BIC Classification: GBC; TRLD; WGG; WSSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 381 x 280 x 68. Weight in Grams: 4310.
This long-awaited volume is a majestic guide and a tribute to the world's great yacht designers. Ten years in preparation, and with an expert editorial board giving it direction, The Encyclopedia of Yacht Designers defines the field with fascinating entries by eighty experts and over 800 photographs and drawings. In these pages such legendary figures from the past as William Fife, L. Francis Herreshoff, and John Alden share space with contemporary designers such as Jon Bannenberg, German Frers, and Ron Holland. They are joined by over five hundred others who have contributed to the colorful history of yachting, producing some ... Read more
This long-awaited volume is a majestic guide and a tribute to the world's great yacht designers. Ten years in preparation, and with an expert editorial board giving it direction, The Encyclopedia of Yacht Designers defines the field with fascinating entries by eighty experts and over 800 photographs and drawings. In these pages such legendary figures from the past as William Fife, L. Francis Herreshoff, and John Alden share space with contemporary designers such as Jon Bannenberg, German Frers, and Ron Holland. They are joined by over five hundred others who have contributed to the colorful history of yachting, producing some ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
Number of Pages
528
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393048766
SKU
V9780393048766
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1
About Lucia Del Sol Knight
Lucia del Sol Knight, boat designer and former editor of WoodenBoat magazine, lives in Blue Hill, Maine. Daniel MacNaughton, project manager for Rockland Marine and former associate editor at WoodenBoat, lives in Belfast, Maine. Yachting historian, publisher, and antiquarian bookseller Llewellyn Howland III is the author, most recently, of No Ordinary Being: W. Starling Burgess, Inventor, Naval Architect, Poet, Aviation Pioneer, ... Read more
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