{"product_id":"the-marlinspike-sailor-paperback","title":"The Marlinspike Sailor - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHervey Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHervey Garrett Smith was the foremost marine illustrator of the 1950s and 1960s, and his wonderful drawings of traditional ropework quickly propelled \u003ci\u003eThe Marlinspike Sailor\u003c\/i\u003e to cult classic status when it was published in 1956. With the addition of a section on modern, synthetic rope in the 1970s, its popularity has continued undiminished to this day. It teaches a few basic knots--the bowline, sheet bend, and rolling hitch, among others--and splices in three-strand and braided rope. But its real business is decorative rope and canvaswork--the traditional arts of the sailor--and here it has no equal. For a rope mat, a rope ladder, a sea chest, a ditty bag, a canvas bucket, a mast boot, and the best-looking rope fenders or heaving line in the marina, this is the book of choice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHervey Garrett Smith\u003c\/b\u003e was a self-employed marine artist and writer. A graduate of the Pratt Institute of New York, he did illustrations for many sailing magazines and \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/i\u003e. The largest collection of his paintings is held by the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 11 x 8.57 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 22, 1993\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42694988464191,"sku":"9780070592186","price":26.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/46a0fa0cee3a8b54187c0e98eae28365_06e20a81-8462-48b8-b47c-2a04ab7d162b.webp?v=1765002487","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-marlinspike-sailor-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}