The Ashley Book of Knots

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Precisely named and classified (some new ones for the first time officially), they can be easily found in the big index. This is the definitive reference on the subject and well worth adding to ANY library, public, private, or personal. This book and a piece of cord will open a new and challenging world of practical adventure to readers of all ages. Published in 1944, so there's a lot of interesting history in it as well as lots of fascinating information on useful and decorative knots. First published in 1944, and reprinted many times since then, the latest reissue of this magnificent book contains, for the first time, fully illustrated details of all minor amendments and corrections that have come to light over the years.

Home to William Golding, Sylvia Plath, Kazuo Ishiguro, Sally Rooney, Tsitsi Dangarembga, Max Porter, Ingrid Persaud, Anna Burns and Rachel Cusk, among many others, Faber is proud to publish some of the greatest novelists from the early twentieth century to today. Image shows bag lanyards, yoke rope, manrope and two Chinese priest cords on one page and blocks, deadeyes, bull's-eyes, hearts, thimbles, etc.

Small tear to bottom right-hand corner of front dustjacket, otherwise minor shelfwear to dustjacket and its extremities, slight shelfwear to extremities of bookcovers, otherwise fine. What it does not have is information about modern synthetic ropes and specialized knots that have been developed for them. He describes each step simply and clearly in the text and has penned right alongside some 7000 drawings to make it still more graphic.

Was muss noch über Knoten gesagt werden Fast 650 Seiten unglaubliches Wissen, präsentiert in einer wahrhaft einzigartigen Weise. The knowledge gained shall expand your skills necessary for basic survival and you will find helpful in everyday living situation.

The Ashley Book of Knots is an encyclopedia of knots written and illustrated by the American sailor and artist Clifford W. It is no longer the last word in knots, now that slippery, brittle materials with incredible tensile strength such as spectra (made of kevlar) exist. The original list of revisions submitted to the publisher is believed to have been lost, but many had been collected from a series of articles in Knotting Matters, the Guild's quarterly publication. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions.