a treatise on English and foreign boats, descriptive of the various forms of boats and sails of every nation; with practical directions for sailing and management
by H.C. Folkard
Longmans Green, 1870.
4th edition. ppviii 381 + advert leaf. 25 plates & numerous wood engravings.
hardback in a plain cloth binding with number at foot of spine and tear to the cloth at the top of the spine. foxing to frontispiece and title-page, and a little to one other plate, otherwise internally clean.
the last edition of this important text in the smaller format. Although greatly expanded in the 5th and 6th editions, these small format editions are still desirable, not least for the attractive engraved plates.
