WOODEN SHIP : The Art, History and Revival of Wooden Boatbuilding - Hardcover

Spectre, Peter H.; Larkin, David; Rocheleau, Paul

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0395566924 ISBN 13: 9780395566923

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1991

Synopsis

A spectacular volume of 200 full-color photographs and accompanying text tells the story of the shipbuilder's art, from ancient times to the present. From dugouts and dinghys to warships and workboats, this book celebrates the illustrious art, craft, and history of wooden boatbuilding.

About this title

About the Author:

Larkin is the editor-designer of the best-selling Barn and Shaker and the author of Farm, among many other books published here and abroad. He currently lives in Cherry Plain, New York.

From Library Journal:

This is a beautiful, lavishly illustrated book about the history and glory of wooden craft of all sorts. Spectre, a boating writer, begins with the construction of Viking ships and progresses through the age of the fighting sail. He concludes with the building of present-day wooden power boats and yachts. Larkin's many fine photographs enhance the text. The price is not out of line for a work of this ilk, and many libraries will want to consider it. Recommended.
-Robert E. Greenfield, formerly with Baltimore Cty. P.L.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0395566924
• ISBN 13: 9780395566923
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 272