Wooden Boats: From Sculls to Yachts

by Joseph Gribbins

Other authorsJon Wilson (Introduction)
Hardcover, 1994

Status

Available

Call number

623.8

Tags

Miscellaneous Nautical

Genres

Collection

Cabinet 1

Publication

Grove Press (1994), Edition: 1st, 127 pages

Description

A beautifully illustrated gift book that celebrates the beauty, craftsmanship, and mystique of wooden boats. From the 1939 Thunderbird, the biggest, fastest mahogany speed boat ever built, to Nova Scotia lobster boats toluxu ry yachts and rowing boats, Wooden Boats celebrates the full array of these boats in striking color photographs and informative text.

Language

English

Original language

English

Physical description

127 p.; 12 x 11.75 inches

ISBN

0802114040 / 9780802114044

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