About this title: Truly comprehensive in scope, this Encyclopedia begins with a history of knots and rope making, and proceeds into the how to of tying and of making useful and decorative articles with rope. More than 3,600 knots are described and illustrated in 348 full-page plates. "If you are interested in knots for any reason at all, it's the one book you need....Nothing less than the Britannica ... of the subject". -- New York Times
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Description: Fine. 0870330217 Very light shelf wear/edge wear cover/ pages like new condition/ /"Buy with Confidence-Satisfaction Guaranteed! Customer Service Makes All the Difference. " read more
Description: Feb1906-01. Feb1906-01; Very good in very good dust jacket. DJ has minor tears, mainly in spine areas. Aa 1" closed tear on DJ front panel near spine. A half-inch closed tear rear panel top edge. Sewn binding. 704 p. Numerous Illustrations. Crafts & Hobbies; General; Knots and splices; Non-Fiction; Feb1906-01. read more
Edition: 4th edition, 5th printing
Binding: Hardcover with dustjacket
Publisher: Cornell Maritime Press, Cambridge
Date Published: 1972
ISBN-13:9780870330216ISBN:0870330217
Description: VG/G. Very good book in good price-clipped dust jacket with shelf wear and edge tears. pp. XVI, 690. Illustrated with black and white photographs. read more
Description: New in New jacket. HC. 7 1/2 x 10. ISBN: 0-87033-021-7. Truly comprehensive. Begins with a history of knots and rope making. More than 3, 600 useful and decorative knots described & illustrated. Long a trusted reference. 689 pp. read more
Description: Good. 0870330217 Good condition. May have some markings & or shelfwear. All pages intact. Used items may not include extras such as infotrac, CD or other web access codes. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Date Published: 1952-06
ISBN-13:9780870330216ISBN:0870330217
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Date Published: 1952-06
ISBN-13:9780870330216ISBN:0870330217
Description: New. New Book. Excellent customer service. May ship from alternate location depending on your zip code and availability. Satisfaction guaranteed! ! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Date Published: 1952-06
ISBN-13:9780870330216ISBN:0870330217
Description: Good. Excellent customer service. May ship from alternate location depending on your zip code and availability. Satisfaction guaranteed! ! read more
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: New York: Cornell Maritime Press, 1943, New York
Date Published: 1943
Description: VG Minus. No Jacket. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. Not Signed VG Minus/No Jacket. Not a First. Not Signed. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. 10 X 7 5/8" in dark blue cloth with red title reserve on spine. Spine a bit faded and darkened. Minor soiling of covers. Owner's dedication on flyleaf. Rear hinge cracking. Contents clean. This book is truly an "encyclopedia" of fancy rope work. These things had practical and decorative uses and were the province of sailormen a century and more ago. MANY illustrations. ... read more
Description: Fine in Very Good+ jacket. In-4. 663p. Fourth Edition, tenth printing. Navy blue cloth binding under navy blue and white Dj. FINE CONDITION. Dj has a little bit of wear. Clean crisp pages, no underlinling. 332 B/W photos of assorted knots for assorted uses; rope knots, splicing, braiding, macrame tatting, ornamental knotting & useful knotting, craft-type stuff; appendix, terminology, glossary, index. read more
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