Nautical Antiques

By Robert W.D. Ball

This beautiful volume illustrates hundreds of nautical treasures, items related to lives of seamen in past generations. Included are a variety of scrimshawed items, sailor-made ship models, nautical instruments and aids, nautical and whaling implements, furnishings and accessories, ship's figureheads, sternboards, and billet heads, ship's journals, ephemera, paintings, and much more. A useful price guide is included. This fascinating and complete look at the artifacts of our nautical past will be enjoyed by collectors and old salts alike.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B004G1PNT2
• ISBN13: 9780887406027
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 3.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.8" x 11.3"