Chapelle, Howard I.
Putnam, 1936.
1st UK edition. 26x19cm.
good clean condition hardback in the original green buckram, lightly rubbed.
427 pages. 16 double-page plans and numerous text illustrations.
the First UK Edition of this standard and comprehensive history of sail in America, covering: the Colonial Period, Naval Craft, Privateers and Slavers, Revenue Cutters, the American Schooner, Merchant Craft, and Sailing Yachts.