Black, Martin

G.L. Watson. The Art and Science of Yacht Design

Limerick: Peggy Bawn Press, 2011. Quarto, cloth boards, dustjacket, colour frontis plate, colour and b&w illus, pp 495. Previous owner's bookplate and pencilled annotations front endpaper, otherwise fine condition in fine d.j. Scarce. Very heavy, please inquire regarding postage.

Biography of the peerless Scottish yacht designer, George Lenox Watson (1851-1904). Watson designed, among many others, His Majesty's Yacht Britannia and four America's Cup challengers. The book is lavishly illustrated, with over 300 illustrations and photographs. Item #96735

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