The Ashley Book of Knots

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But it's so much more than just an enyclopedia of knots; it's also a glimpse into the history of their use and utility. Just let me say, I picked this one up out of curousity at the library, started browsing through it, and kept browsing for the next two days. The glimpse into the history that goes along with some of the knots adds even more value to the book. The knowledge gained shall expand your skills necessary for basic survival and you will find helpful in everyday living situation.

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. I've referred to this beautifully illustrated book many times when looking for just theright way to rig something up in the yard, fastening cargo to the roof of the car, tying my kids to the flagpole. Ashley's wonderful 1944 work, The Ashley Book of Knots, which I had the good fortune to find at a yard sale for a quarter, this book would have remained just a thread of an idea. This is probably the most important book on the subject, and has more knots listed than any other book.With classics such as Ted Hughes's The Iron Man and award-winners including Emma Carroll's Letters from the Lighthouse, Faber Children's Books brings you the best in picture books, young reads and classics. If you are really into knots like I am and want to view one of the best source books on knots then I highly recommend this book.

He describes each step simply and clearly in the text and has penned right alongside some 7000 drawings to make it still more graphic.By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. Image shows bag lanyards, yoke rope, manrope and two Chinese priest cords on one page and blocks, deadeyes, bull's-eyes, hearts, thimbles, etc. Was muss noch über Knoten gesagt werden Fast 650 Seiten unglaubliches Wissen, präsentiert in einer wahrhaft einzigartigen Weise. 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.