Old ship figure-heads & sterns : with which are associated galleries, hancing-pieces, catheads and divers other matters that concern the "grace and countenance" of old sailing-ships by L.G. Carr Laughton
London : Halton & Truscott Smith; New York : Minton, Balch & Co., 1925. First Edition. Provenance; Bookplate of Keith Hogg to the front paste-down with the signatures of G.W Harris and H. Tyson Smith. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth over bevelled boards. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and toned as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Physical description; xv, 281 p. incl. mounted col. front. : illus. 55 pl. (part mounted col.) ; 32 x 26 cm. Notes; "Limited to one thousand five hundred copies ...". This copy is out-of-series. Subjects; Sailing ships. Shipbuilding - History. Ships. Wood-carving. Item #221912
Price: €395.00