Marlinspike Sailor

Smith, Hervey Garrett

ISBN 10 : 0877424128 ISBN 13 : 9780877424123

Editeur : TAB Books Inc, 1993

Synopsis

Book by Smith Hervey Garrett

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Hervey Garrett Smith was the foremost marine illustrator of the 1950s and 1960s, and his wonderful drawings of traditional ropework quickly propelled The Marlinspike Sailor to cult classic status when it was published in 1956. With the addition of a section on modern, synthetic rope in the 1970s, its popularity has continued undiminished to this day. It teaches a few basic knots--the bowline, sheet bend, and rolling hitch, among others--and splices in three-strand and braided rope. But its real business is decorative rope and canvaswork--the traditional arts of the sailor--and here it has no equal. For a rope mat, a rope ladder, a sea chest, a ditty bag, a canvas bucket, a mast boot, and the best-looking rope fenders or heaving line in the marina, this is the book of choice.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Hervey Garrett Smith was a self-employed marine artist and writer. A graduate of the Pratt Institute of New York, he did illustrations for many sailing magazines and National Geographic. The largest collection of his paintings is held by the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: TAB Books Inc
• Date d'édition: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0877424128
• ISBN 13: 9780877424123
• Reliure: Livre broché
• Numéro d'édition: 3
• Nombre de pages: 144