Hard-back cover of Golding's 1920s-1930s "The Wonder Book of Ships," with gilt-edge border, text in gold, and a full color painting of an ocean liner, viewed off the bow quarter.
Cover of Golding's "The Wonder Book of Ships," ca. 1920s-30s (un-dated). #book_covers #ships #books
Red bordered paperback cover of Sergent's "Construction de Canöes et Kayaks," ca. 1944. Bottom text reads "Collection de la revue 'Camping' Les Éditions J. Susse. Center illustration is red with white outlined house and tree in background, and tools in foreground. Black is the builder (silhouette), and a canoe under construction.
Cover of F. Sergent's ca. 1944 "Construction de Canöes et Kayaks."
#boat_building #canoes #kayaks #book_covers
Mahogany colored cover of J. C. Winters' "Marine Pipefitting, 1942, published in Portland Oregon for Oregon Shipbuilding Corp, Kaiser Company, Inc. Text in yellow, with an image of a ship's captain at an oversized and stylized helm. Naturally, he has a pipe in his mouth.
J. C. Winters' "Marine Pipefitting," 1942, Published by Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation, Kaiser Company, Inc. It may or not be a coincidence that the man in the cover image has a properly fitted pipe. #shipbuilding #book_covers #boatbuilding
Red paper cover of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's Department of Public Instruction Bulletin 349 of June 1942: "Ship Erection." Below the title is a line drawing of a portion of a ship's structure being lifted into place; staging structures frame the image along with blocking, shores, and dunnage. Below the image is text reading "Prepared by the Division of Industrial Education in cooperation with Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company. Below this is the publication information, given at the top.
"Ship Erection," 1942. Pennsylvania Dept. of Public Instruction #shipbuilding #boats #book_covers
Cover of Wily Goepferich's "Anbeitung zum Selbstbau Eines Faltbootes" (1950 edition of 1932 original). Paper back with Blue, light blue on white/cream background. Image shows a couple in swimwear paddling a two-person kayak or canoe-- a 'folding boat' Below the title is "(Zweissitzer)" indicating the plans are for a two seater. printed seal at lower right has price (.40 marks) and publisher (Lehrmeister Bücherei). Lower left has author and reviser: "Von W. Goepferich Neubearbeitet von R. Geyer Mit 39 Abbildungen.
Wily Goepferich's 1950 "Anbeitung zum Selbstbau Eines Faltbootes"-- a reprint of his 1932 work, with additions by R. Geyer. 'How to build a folding kayak.' #kayaks #boatbuilding #book_covers
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When the love of books, boats, and graphic design converge...
Covers of some of my favorites: "The Norfolk Wherry" by G. Colman Green, 1937 (1952 edition). ...more to come!
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