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Published by: Rutgers University Press, New Jersey, 1966 Book Condition: VG- Jacket Condition: G+ Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Binding: Hard Cover Notes: Author presents a complete analysis of the design and performance of Captain Joshua Slocum's yawl "Spray", her ancestry, rebuilding, performance, and progeny. 274 pgs., "Spray" plans are present, including the sail plan, construction plan and actual lines, 25 B/W illustrations, gray and white cloth boards are very lightly soiled and rubbed, owner name, page edges are lightly soiled, black pictorial DJ is chipped, creased lightly soiled and has small closed tears, internally clean with sound binding. Ephemera in book includes correspondence with former owner and The Slocum Society (3 letters), and a signed letter from the author, a fine addition to your nautical library. Keywords:
Nautical, Spray, Slocum, yawl
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