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Ashley Book of Knots Every Practical Knot--What It Looks Like, Who Uses It, Where It Comes from, and How to Tie It

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ISBN-10: 0385040253

ISBN-13: 9780385040259

Edition: N/A

Authors: Clifford Ashley

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This is the definitive book on knots. Here are approximately 3900 different kinds, from simple hitches to "Marlingspike Seamanship." Mr. Ashley has included almost everything there is to know about them. Precisely named and classified (some new ones for the first time officially), they can be easily found in the big index. He tells when they appeared, something about their history, and what they are good for.   Above all, Mr. Ashley gives explicit directions on how to tie 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. This book and a piece of cord will open a new and challenging world of practical…    
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Book details

List price: $95.00
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 6/21/1944
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 640
Size: 8.82" wide x 11.16" long x 1.67" tall
Weight: 4.202
Language: English