Garrett Maxwell R. ed.
How to Improve Your Fencing
Recreation Films Inc Very Good. Staplebound. Reprint. 8vo up to 9�" tall. Spine a bit sunned and worn. Previous owner's name to title page. Recreation Films, Inc Paperback
Riferimento per il libraio : QA23819
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Yang Jwing Ming
TAI CHI THEORY & MARTIAL POWER : Advanced Yang Style Tai Chi
YMAA Publication Center 1987. 268pp. Softback VG slight stains along upper page edge text is free of markings index appendices b&w photos Advanced Yang Style Tai Chi theory & martial power . Soft Cover. Very Good. YMAA Publication Center Paperback
Riferimento per il libraio : w190827074 ISBN : 1886969434 9781886969438
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MATTHEWS Tony
A-Z of Stoke City
Derby: Breedon Books 1997. An encyclopaedia of Stoke City which coincides with the club's move to The Britannia Stadium. It includes biographies of the 800-or-so players who have played for the club in League or Cup games down the years. 255 pages. Over 200 b/w photographs. Red boards with gilt in Jacket. Heavy book; please don't request Air Mail on this item outside Europe - all other postage rates will be honoured at standard quote. Every book is sent in a rigid cardboard posting box. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 30.5 Cm x 22 Cm. Breedon Books Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 8642 ISBN : 1859831001 9781859831007
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WATKINS GLEN GRAND PRIX OFFICIAL PROGRAM SEPTEMBER 11 2009 WITH THE MORGAN AUTO ON FRONT
VG. 2009. Booklet. Light usage showing. Small stain at top of front cover. Sponsered by the Chemung Canal Trust Company Bank. Information and stories of the race color photos local ads etc. ; 73/4x101/4; 31 pages . unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : 17205
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WATKINS GLEN GRAND PRIX OFFICIAL PROGRAM SEPTEMBER 11 2009 WITH THE MORGAN AUTO ON FRONT
G. 2009. Booklet. Good lus condition with light usage and some creasing showingl. Sponsered by Chemung Canal Trust Company Bank with the Morgan on the cover. COntains stories of race local ads color photos etc. ; 8x101/4; 31 pages . unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : 17206
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Mark Hughes with David Meek
HUGHESIE! The Red Dragon - An Autobiography
Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing 1994. The autobiography of this Manchester United and Wales footballer of the 1980s/90s. 192 pages. 16 pages of colour photographs. Red boards with gilt in Jacket. Condition: Small dent to centre of jacket's spine surface. Every book is sent in a rigid cardboard posting box. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 24 Cm x 16.5 Cm. Mainstream Publishing Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 8425 ISBN : 1851586806 9781851586806
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WATKINS GLEN GRAND PRIX DOWNTOWN FESTIVAL OFFICIAL 10TH ANNIVERSARY PROGRAM GUIDE SEPT 3 2003
F. 2003. Booklet. Almost unused condition. Celebrating 50 years of Corvette racing along with having festival celebrating returning to the streets of the Glen. Contains stories and histories along with b/w photos and map of original race course. ; 8x103/4; 40 pages . unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : 14948
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WATKINS GLEN GRAND PRIX DOWNTOWN FESTIVAL OFFICIAL 10TH ANNIVERSARY PROGRAM GUIDE SEPT 3 2003
F. 2003. Booklet. Almost unused condition. Celebrating 50 years of Corvette racing along with having festival celebrating returning to the streets of the Glen. Contains stories and histories along with b/w photos and map of original race course. ; 8x103/4; 40 pages . unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : 14949
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WATKINS GLEN GRAND PRIX DOWNTOWN FESTIVAL OFFICIAL 10TH ANNIVERSARY PROGRAM GUIDE SEPT 3 2003
F. 2003. Booklet. Almost unused condition. Celebrating 50 years of Corvette racing along with having festival celebrating returning to the streets of the Glen. Contains stories and histories along with b/w photos and map of original race course. ; 8x103/4; 40 pages . unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : 14952
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WATKINS GLEN GRAND PRIX DOWNTOWN FESTIVAL OFFICIAL 10TH ANNIVERSARY PROGRAM GUIDE SEPT 3 2003
F. 2003. Booklet. Almost unused condition. Celebrating 50 years of Corvette racing along with having festival celebrating returning to the streets of the Glen. Contains stories and histories along with b/w photos and map of original race course. ; 8x103/4; 40 pages . unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : 14951
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WATKINS GLEN GRAND PRIX DOWNTOWN FESTIVAL OFFICIAL 10TH ANNIVERSARY PROGRAM GUIDE SEPT 3 2003
VG. 2003. Booklet. Almost unused condition. Celebrating 50 years of Corvette racing along with having festival celebrating returning to the streets of the Glen. Contains stories and histories along with b/w photos and map of original race course. ; 8x103/4; 40 pages . unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : 14950
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WATKINS GLEN GRAND PRIX FESTIVAL VILLAGE SEPTEMBER 7 2001 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS BROCHURE
AN. 2001. Brochure. You are getting 5 brochures that are in the same as new condition. Information of the days village events and some history. Nice piece of local history. Some events are concour d'elegance race reenactment follows the orginial race course part of which ran through the village streets live musci sports car events etc. . unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : 15002
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WATKINS GLEN GRAND PRIX DOWNTOWN FESTIVAL VILLAGE EVENTS SEPTEMBER 7 2001 BRCHURE
AN. 2001. Brochure. You are getting 5 identical brochures in the same as new condition. Gives village schedule of events details for this celebrations. Some of the events are concour d'elegance race reenactment which takes the cars through the original race course some of which ran through the town streets wine tastings live music etc. . unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : 15003
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Ludwig Gary
Tommy Hinnershitz: The Life and Times of an Auto-Racing Legend Sprint Car History INSCRIBED
Harrisburg PA: Basket Road Press 2009. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Inscribed by Authors. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. INSCRIBED. Dark blue cloth-effect paper covered boards lettered in gold foil. As issued. Pictorial dust jacket as issued now in mylar. 252 pp. Inscribed by author on blank verso of front flyleaf personalized dated 22 Feb. 2009. Basket Road Press Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 048992 ISBN : 0981509940 9780981509945
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Neil Cohen
The Baseball Hall of Fame Scorebook
Aladdin New York1989 Fine Softcover 60 pages 8.5" x 11". <br /><br /> Aladdin, New York paperback
Riferimento per il libraio : 5134 ISBN : 0671673807 9780671673802
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Sports Publishing LLC
Smarty Jones: America's Horse
Sports Publishing LLC. Used - Good. Shows some signs of wear and may have some markings on the inside. Sports Publishing LLC unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : GRP74217528 ISBN : 1582619123 9781582619125
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LARDNER Ring W
TREAT 'EM ROUGH
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill 1918. First edition. Hardcover. Good. Frank Crerie. 8vo 160 pages variant light -green cloth lacks cover label. <br/><br/> Bruccoli A. 7.1.a. Signed thrice by JOHN P. CARMICHAEL JR the Baseball Hall of Fame sportswriter who followed Lardner's footsteps into that Hall -once on his pictorial bookplate. Illustrated by Frank Crerie. Bobbs-Merrill hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : DEMO004188I
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LARDNER Ring W.
TREAT 'EM ROUGH
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill 1918. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good. Frank Crerie. 8vo variant blue cloth with full paper label on top cover; large chip in rear panel of dust jacket. <br/><br/> Bruccoli A. 7.1.b. Added to this printing is the clever poem "To R.W.L ardner" by H.H.H. This title employs the publisher's innovative dust jacket the Bobbs-Merrill Economy Mailing Book Jacket which can be instantly converted to a mailing label for the book! In fact this dj was addressed for just such a purpose and is partly glued to the front pastedown. Bobbs-Merrill hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : DEMO005167I
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British Field Sports Society
1971 Year Book
London: London: Fullarton 1854 Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. First Edition. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. London: Fullarton, 1854 Paperback
Riferimento per il libraio : 17083
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Field and Country Sports Society
Field and Country Sports Society Annual Bulletin 1973/74
London: London: Fullarton 1854 Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. First Edition. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Irish field sports periodical. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. London: Fullarton, 1854 Paperback
Riferimento per il libraio : 17084
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Hynd Noel
Giants of the Polo Grounds: the Glorious Times of Baseball's New York Giants
<p>The Giants of The Polo Grounds is the definitive work on baseball's New York Giants and their tenure in New York City. An "Editor's Choice" of The New York Times when it was first published more than 20 years ago the book was also a Spitball Magazine nominee for the Best Baseball Book of the year. </p> Doubleday
Riferimento per il libraio : biblio1151 ISBN : 0385237901 9780385237901
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Myers Jonathan N.
Essentials of Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing
Illinois: Human Kinetics 1996. First edition. Hardcover. Good. Hardcover text. Pencil under-lining and notes throughout and previous owner's name blacked out on the front paste-down. If not for the writing this would be a very good copy. Light edge wear and a small chip to the bottom of the front cover. Solid binding and hinges. 176 pp. indexed. <br/><br/> Human Kinetics hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 1447 ISBN : 0873226364 9780873226363
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Polka Made Easy
New York: Book Guild of America 1956. 93 pp. with two 45 RPM records in sleeves affixed to the pastedowns. Worn at the extremities. The boards are scuffed in spots. Otherwise fine: Unmarked and in a square tight binding. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Book Guild of America Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 013111
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Rains Rob Sports Publishing Inc
Mark McGwire: Mac Attack SUPERSTAR SERIES BASEBALL
Sports Publishing LLC. Used - Good. Good condition. Owner's name on inside cover. Sports Publishing LLC unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : L18C-00204 ISBN : 1582610045 9781582610047
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Gant Jesse J. ; Hoffman Nicholas J.
Wheel Fever: How Wisconsin Became a Great Bicycling State
Madison WI: Wisconsin Historical Society Press. Very Good. 2013. Fifth Printing. Softcover. 0870206133 . Foreword by David Herlihy. Index notes. Profusely illustrated with vintage advertisements photos and other illustrations. An entertaining look at the development of the bicycle from velocipedes to high wheels to modern day bikes the American craze for cycling and Wisconsin's particular passion for the bicycle. ; Square Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 255 pages . Wisconsin Historical Society Press paperback
Riferimento per il libraio : 32360 ISBN : 0870206133 9780870206139
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Vicari Vince editor
Reading Fairgrounds Modified Memories Fairgrounds Racetrack Berks Co. PA
Racing Sanctioning Corp. of America Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Stiff blue wraps lettered/illus. in yellow. Mild rubbing along joints some thumbing creases to covers short closed tear with minor surface loss neatly mended with tape inside back cover edge. Firm binding clean interior. 224 pp. illus. w/ b&w photos. Scarce. Racing Sanctioning Corp. of America Paperback
Riferimento per il libraio : 048900
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Van Riper Guernsey Jr.
Babe Ruth Baseball Boy Childhood of Famous Americans Series No. 77
Indianapolis IN: The Bobbs-Merrill Co. 1954. Book. Illus. by William B. Ricketts. Near Fine. Hardcover. Orange cloth lettered in black. Mild toning to text block edges a few minor soil marks to cloth. Color illus. dust jacket shows modest loss at spine extremities with a few small chips and creasing along bottom edge slight loss at corners now in mylar. Former owner's surname inked on front flyleaf otherwise unmarked. 192 pp. illus. Stated 1st ed. The Bobbs-Merrill Co. Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 048902
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Fusco Andy with George Caruso Jr.
The Pine: The Authorized Biography of Jim Shampine the Greatest Open Wheel Short Tracker of All Time
Oswego NY: Speedway Press 2003. Book. Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Stiff color pictorial wraps. Very slight handling wear faint signature impression on front cover otherwise essentially as issued. x122 pp. illus. w/ b&w photographs folding plate. Stated 1st ptg. Speedway Press Paperback
Riferimento per il libraio : 048948 ISBN : 0967743850 9780967743851
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Malcolm Macdonald with Brian Woolnough
Never Afraid to Miss
London: Cassell 1980. A biography of the prolific goalscorer Malcolm Macdonald. 134 pages prelims. 8 pages of b/w photographs. Green boards in jacket. Every book is sent in a rigid cardboard posting box. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 22.5 cm x 14.5 Cm. Cassell Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 11516 ISBN : 0304306398 9780304306398
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Plimpton George on Hank Aaron
One for the Record: The inside story of Hank Aaron's chase for the home-run record inscribed
<p>New York: Harper & Row 1974. INSCRIBED ffep by author. 153pp. illus. hardback 8vo: Very Good in a Very Good dj in Brodart poly cover small scuffed patch on back cover where cover paper has torn; some age browning; else VG; dj = nicked @ spine head; torn @ spine tail; else VG A thinking sportsman’s view of the Hammer’s record setting run in 1973-74. George Plimpton 1927-2003 founded The Paris Review.</p> New York: Harper & Row hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 6897 ISBN : 0060133732 9780060133733
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TRIPP H. Alker. 'Leigh Hoe'.
Shoalwater & Fairway. The Casual Explorations of a Sailing Man in the Shoal Seas and Tidal Waters of Essex and Kent.
London: Conway Maritime Press 1972. 0851770606. New impression. "These shoalwaters and fairways cover the immediate sea-approaches of London. To many persons their very existence is none the less unsuspected. The whole region is a place unthought of unknown until Foulness Airport was conceived.Each chapter records some casual expedition of a seven-ton yacht." Pp.xii/292 frontispiece 14 further monochrome illustrations and many in line illustrations by the author maps to endpapers. Red cloth dustwrapper has a removable clear protective wrap. VG/VG. . London: Conway Maritime Press, 1972. 0851770606 hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 45379 ISBN : 0851770606 9780851770604
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Russell K. Jones & C. McKim Norton
The New Cruising Cookbook
New York: Norton 1960. Light soiling to foredges sound and unmarked. Jacket shows light soiling edgewear. If you're taking the boat out here's a collection of recipes you shouldn't be without. 350 quick recipes to prepare on a two-burner stove. Revised Edition. Red Cloth. Very Good/Good. Norton Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 008597
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Milton Steve; Chataigneau Gerard
Figure Skating Today: The Next Wave of Stars
Buffalo NY: Firefly Books. Near Fine. 2007. First Edition. Paperback. 0.5 x 10.7 x 8.3 Inches. 128 pages. Well-illustrated with action photos this book showcases the top international figure skaters and rising stars looking to the next Olympics. Organized around competitions the book the book provides behind-the-scenes detail and individual statistics. . Firefly Books paperback
Riferimento per il libraio : 603242 ISBN : 1554073359 9781554073351
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Ymca Youth Super Sports Program; Corporate Author Ymca of the USA
Playing Ymca Basketball Silver Edition
Human Kinetics Pub 2000-06. Hardcover. Good. Human Kinetics Pub hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : SONG0736030441 ISBN : 0736030441 9780736030441
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Walter Richter
Die Olympischen Spiele 1936
Altona-Bahrenfeld: Cigaretten-Bilderdienst 1936. Early printing . Hardcover. Very Good. Folios; 127 165 pages blue cloth <br/><br/>An album on the 11th modern Olympic Games with text that includes mounted cigarette cards produced by the Reemtsma Cigarettenfabriken. Vol. 1 Wiinter Games 101-200 Tausend; Vol. 2 Summer Games 201-300 Tausend. The Summer Games of course is where Jesse Owens destroyed Hitler's myth of Aryan superiority. These are the 14th and 15th volumes in the series of books issued for the Cigaretten-Bilderdienst Hamburg-Bahrenfeld. Cigaretten-Bilderdienst hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 4948
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Meisl Willy. WA. Cordua. Walter Richter W. A.
Die Olympischen Spiele in Los Angeles 1932
Altona-Bahrenfeld: Reemtsma 1932. Early edition 301-330 Tausend. . Cloth. Very Good/good. Folio; 142 2 pages 11 leaves of plates 1 folded inked inscription from Hamburg Germany 1946. <br/><br/>An album on the 10th modern Olympic Games with text that includes 200 b&w and colored photographic mounted cigarette cards produced by the Reemtsma Cigarettenfabriken. Many of the cards are hand-colored. 301-330 thousand printing. This is the 6th volume in the series of books issued for the Cigaretten-Bilderdienst. Reemtsma hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 4947
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National Association for Sports and Physical Education
National Standards for Beginning Physical Education Teachers
Amer Alliance for Health Physical. Used - Good. Shows some signs of wear and may have some markings on the inside. Amer Alliance for Health Physical unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : GRP79858528 ISBN : 0883149079 9780883149072
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Ensor Holiday
Altair Designs 3
Pantheon 1976. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. The classic coloring book the third in the Altair series. Clean and unmarked on pages. Penciled price/dealer notation to first page title page. Cover with rubbing and edge wear. Pantheon paperback
Riferimento per il libraio : AQ0600003 ISBN : 0394833295 9780394833293
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Robert H. Shoemaker
The Best in Baseball
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company 1949. 1st. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Book clean and unmarked throughout. Some cover and edge wear. Dust Jacket with some fading and tearing. Thomas Y. Crowell Company hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : AH0400061
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Bruce Weber
Bruce Weber's Inside Baseball 1988
New York: Scholastic 1988. Scholastic. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 108 pages. Clean throughout and tight. Mild cover wear. Scholastic paperback
Riferimento per il libraio : AJ0100007
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Peter Buckley
Bullfight
New York: DJ very worn and ripped. Many chips missing and flaps and spine repaired with tape 1958. Hard Cover. Very Good/Poor. Pages text and photos tight clean and unmarked. Date stamp to fep. Cover with slight wear. DJ significantly worn and chipped along edges with vertical tears along the entire folds of flaps and spine that have been taped. Title and illustration on DJ intact. 192 pages. DJ very worn and ripped. Many chips missing and flaps and spine repaired with tape hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : AW0800005
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Nelson F. Beeler Franklin M. Branley
Experiments in Optical Illusion
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company 1951. Hard Cover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Text clean and intact. Slight edge wear to pages. Cover rubbed and stained with a spot of waxy residue. Second printing. 114 pages. Thomas Y. Crowell Company hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : AH0400036
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Tom Meany
The Artful Dodgers
New York: Grosset & Dunlap 1966. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Text clean and unmarked. Pages and binding intact and tight. Yellow illustrated cover with some sticker residue and minor wear. Ownership label inside cover on first page. 206 pages. Grosset & Dunlap hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : AF0600015
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Felix Sutton
The Big Show
Garden City NY: Doubleday & Company 1971. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Penciled price to fep. Text clean and pages intact. DJ unclipped with price on flap crossed out rubbed with light soiling and some edge wear. 176 pages. Doubleday & Company hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : AQ0600013
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Julian De Vries
The Strike Out King
Cleveland: The World Publishing Company 1948. Hard Cover. Poor/No Dust Jacket. 216 pages. Some pages loose. Cover intact but worn. Picture and title still good. Unknown printing. The World Publishing Company hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : AJ0300015
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Texas Sports Hall of Fame : Its Members and Their Deeds
No publication information indicated though there is mention of the facility being located in Grand Prairie TX currently located in Waco. This copy is stained and soiled on the covers with a stain affecting the lower corner of all pages mostly on the outside. There is also a crease or indentation in the lower center where the book was apparently held while being read. While this is not an attractive copy it is free of tears and the binding is solid. There is a two-page bio with photo for each inductee. Includes such notable Texas sports figures as Lee Trevino Jack Johnson Babe Didrickson Zaharias A.J. Foyt Bob Lilly Rogers Hornsby and many many more. Interesting reading for any sports fan. Soft Cover. Fair. Paperback
Riferimento per il libraio : 01314
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Monninger Joseph
Home Waters: Fishing With an Old Friend
San Francisco California U.S.A.: Chronicle Books Llc 1999. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Very-good condition hardback with jacket. NO remainder marks. Inside-top-front jacket flap has been clipped. Price inside jacket $22.95. NO writing or tears inside book. Tight spine clean pages. 200 pages. Chronicle Books Llc Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 069624 ISBN : 0811822842 9780811822848
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Lumley & Dowell
Norwegian Anglings 1912 - Scotch & Other Sporting Estates
Lumley & Dowell 1912. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 7.25" x 9.25. h/b 197 pages condition is Very Good slight edge wear to the boards. The top RH corner of the black rear flyleaf has been torn out. INDEX - PART 1 Index to Fishings - pages 24 to 106 Aa River Aargaad River Aaro River Angling Log Book Angling Season of 1911 Artic Shooting Expedition Atran River Etne River Frafjord Free Trout Fishing in Norway Finland Gaula or Osen River General Information Gula River Beats Iceland Rivers Laerdal River Beats Mandal River Beats Map of Norway and Sweden Namsen River Beats Nidelv Orkla River Beats Osen or Gaula River Other Rivers and Beats Sporting Information and items Stjordal River Undal River Vefsen River Index to Shootings - pages 117 to 135 Elk Shootings Norway Elk Shootings Sweden Reindeer and Red Deer Shootings Ryper Shootings Norway Ryper Shootings Sweden Continental Properties Foreign Estates Canadian Farms Index To Advertisements Bernard & Son Beyer's Tourist Office Bruun Trondhjem Crowther Sewell & Co. Ltd Coburg Hotel Farlow & Co. Ltd Finn de Lange Fishing Gazette Good & Sons Hammer's Hardy Bros. Head's Stylograph Pens Hegnander Lewis & Burrows ltd Lumley & Dowell Macrae & Dick Palmer & Co. Rosenlund Stewart & Co. Stoppenbrink's Wilson Sons & Co. Ltd INDEX - PART 2 Dowell's List of Scottish Residential and Sporting Estates for Sale <br/> <br/> Lumley & Dowell hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 063413
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Thorburn A. M. C.
The Scottish Rugby Union - Official History
UK: Collins 1985. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. h/b 210 pages condition is very good. <br/> <br/> Collins hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 062568 ISBN : 0004356977 9780004356976
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Giorgetti Franco
History and Evolution of Sailing Yachts
Vercelli Italy: White Star 2007. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 10.25" x 14. h/b 344 pages condition is As New. The slap of waves against the hull the song of the wind in the sail the sun beating on the deck as the boat cuts through the water . boarding a yacht means yielding to the fascination of the sea to natural instincts that rise to the surface and to the excitement of challenges. But the pleasure and reward of sailing comes only after a long process in which ideas and handcrafts contribute to the completion project. This book turns an eye to fully illustrated accounts of the world's most important races updated to the 2007 America's Cup and describes the boats that have transformed the history of sailing and sustained its great competitions. It includes detailed information on who designs yachts; the criteria for their construction; and how they are built crewed and raced. Readers enter this world thanks to extraordinary photographs and historical documents garnered from the world of sailboat racing. This is a very heavy item and extra postage may be required. <br/> <br/> White Star hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 061425 ISBN : 885440327x 9788854403277
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