[Rarebooks] fs: M'Kay. Practical Ship-Builder, 1/250

[Back Creek Books]

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We are pleased to offer:
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(No. 11364 )  M'Kay, L. [Lauchlan McKay], Richard C. McKay. THE PRACTICAL 
SHIP-BUILDER, PUBLISHED IN THE ORIGINAL FORMAT WITH SEVEN LARGE FOLDED 
PLATES, WITH BIOGRAPHY OF LAUCHLAN MCKAY, MASTER-SHIPBUILDER, &C..
New York: Privately Printed, 1940. Limited edition, Full cloth, Oblong 
quarto, 112 pages, folded plans. Very Good.
      The 1940 facsimile reprint of Lauchlan McKay's 1839 "The Practical 
Ship-Builder
" in an edition of 250 copies, of which this is #169, SIGNED by 
Richard C. McKay. This important treatise was written by a prominent 
designer of American clipper ships and gives detailed accounts of the 
construction of these ships. See ALBION p. 57 (starred item). This edition 
includes a biography of Lauchlan McKay by Richard C. McKay. Bound in dark 
blue cloth over boards with gilt-stamped title on upper board, top edge 
gilt. Sun fading to spine and joints of both boards, minor extremity wear. 
Clean and sound....... $200.00
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