SIGNED; Vintage Boats – John Lewis (1975-1st) Yachts, Ships, Barge Restoration

SIGNED; Vintage Boats - John Lewis (1975-1st) Yachts, Ships, Barge Restoration

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eBay David and Charles, 1975. Hard Cover. Signed by the Author directly to the half title. Condition: Very Good-, lightly toned pages, spine ends a little bumped. Dust Jacket Condition: Good, unclipped with a small section of loss to the upper spine, light scuffing and edgewear. First Edition. Original cloth boards with bright gilt titling on spine. No ownership inscription. Numerous illustrations, photographs. 191pp. Interest in old craft has now reached a high level. More and more people are keen to preserve a tradition and an increasing number want to return old craft to their original working condition and use them. It is no longer a question of museums alone being interested. John Lewis, then, has produced a particularly. valuable book, because he not only deals with the preservation and lore of the vessels he looks at, but describes the way they worked. First he documents the sources of information and lessons that can be learned from the restoration of large vessels like Victory and Wasa and from the work done. by such museums as Mystic Seaport. Then he describes in detail the restoration and rebuilding of one particular oyster smack and, for comparison describes the restoration of a Thames bawley, a Dutch fishing botter and three American fishing smacks. There is also a detailed description of the building of a gun punt. The next section deals with larger vessels, including fishing schooners and barges., and there is a further section on the different problems of yacht restoration, covering a 220-ton racing schooner, a 20-ton Sibbick-built ketch and a Linton Hope Broads One-design. The final “part of the book describes the restoration and rebuilding of steam launches and their engines and boilers. This is an entirely unique book with outstanding illustrations which will have an appeal to all who have any interest in old craft, be they. sailing or power. It also has enough practical information to be of considerable value to anyone contemplating the restoration 6f an old craft. John Lewis is a Fellow of the Society of Industrial Artists and Designers, an illustrator, editor and author. He is the author of over a dozen books including a recent monograph of the eccentric genius, Heath Robinson. He writes among other things about boats and the sea and in the writing of the present book he says he has met many more endearing lunatics than he has ever found in the world of art and design. He is probably best known to yachtsmen for his long-established work Small Boat Conversion. ——————————————— One of a number of similar items I am selling. Check out the other items in my Ebay shop. Postage is always combined where possible. ——————————————– DSR’s: If you have any issue with your purchase, please contact me BEFORE leaving feedback. I pride myself on good customer service, and always try to get items sent out within 24-48 hours (1-2 working days). Please base your DSR for Dispatch time on this, and not the transit time, which is out of my control. Postage and packaging costs are kept to a minimum, with only a nominal fee being added for packaging materials where necessary. Items are described as accurately as possible, but if you think I have overlooked anything please drop me a line. This excludes foxing, previous owner’s names or inscriptions, etc. Any negative points, such as missing or torn pages are usually noted on the relative listing. I would rather my customers be happy with their purchases than disappointed. As the old saying goes “If you like what we are doing, tell others, if you don’t, tell us”. ***Overseas Bidders*** No cheques please unless drawn on a UK bank. Overseas transactions to be paid with Paypal, NO Foreign Currency, thanks. Please note that heavier items are not able to be sent to PO Boxes by UK Couriers. Please note that Bidders in Russia and certain other East European countries will need to pay for a ‘Signed for’ service owing to Customs regulations in those countries. The postage to these countries may also differ from the European rate if the item is in excess of 2kg. ***All Bidders*** Please note that items are sent to the address as stated on your initial invoice unless I am imformed otherwise in A SEPARATE EMAIL VIA EBAY. ———————————————— MY GRADINGS New: A new book, never used. As New (AN): Although a used book, it should appear unread with no flaws, just as when it was sold new. Fine (F): Should have no flaws, a perfect copy of a used book. Mint: Another term for Fine. Near Fine (NF): May show a small flaw, such as shelf wear, but nearly perfect and unread. Very Good (VG): The broadest category for used books, this describes any average used book. May have small flaws, and has probably been read, but should appear overall clean and attractive. Good (G): Will probably have significant wear or damage, although is still intact. Suitable for reading, but not necessarily a good gift copy. The old saying in bookselling is “good ain’t good.” Fair: Another term for Poor or Reading Copy: Heavily worn or damaged, a poor book will be readable but not attractive. Binding Copy: This may or may not be the complete pages of the book, but the binding has been broken or damaged to the point it will need professional rebinding ———————————————— OTHER INSTRUCTIONS – If paying with a cheque or postal order please make payable to ‘A BROWN’ and not blofieldbooks. Payment to be made within 3 days of purchase unless otherwise advised to avoid an ‘unpaid item’ case being opened. I am pretty flexible, so if you want to purchase and pay when payday comes around just let me know. RETURNS – If you are unhappy with your purchase please contact me in the first instance before returning. Items returned must be with the original packaging, especially if returning due to being damaged in the post, as this may need to be inspected by the relative postal company.

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