Book.."The Common Sense of Yacht Design"

[Norske3]

Anyone know where I can get the reprint one that combines the two volumes....or am I dreaminng. :D

[ 08-30-2005, 06:16 PM: Message edited by: Norske3 ]

[John B]

do a search on abe books or other book site Norske. I've seen for sale them from time to time.

[Donn]

Lots of listings on ABE. (http://dogbert.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?y=0&tn=%22common+sense+of+yacht+design%22&x=0)

[Norske3]

Thanks Donn....I have but no hits yet.

[Donn]

Whaddaya mean? There's 20 hits. They ain't cheap, but they're there.

[Norske3]

I didn't punch up the link you gave me..thought it was going to give me a general list of boatbuilding books...like Got last time.Thanks for the direct link!...$75.00 for a two vloumes in one ain't to bad..

[ 08-30-2005, 06:47 PM: Message edited by: Norske3 ]

[Donn]

click the link I posted

[Norske3]

I did...thanks! ...found one...bought one. smile.gif

[ 08-30-2005, 07:34 PM: Message edited by: Norske3 ]

[John B]

I buy old sailing books when I see them. I've never tread the internet road for purchasing them but I'll always have a gander at a second hand bookshop.
Often when I buy one, I won't see the same again for years if not ever.I've never seen another copy of 'commonsense' in a shop. Or 'yacht cruising' by Worth.Or the blue books by Fox.

[Bob Cleek]

So true, John! I got my Worths in used book shops, though. And, the blue Uffa Fox volumes used to be in the library years ago, but, unfortunately, someone with fewer scruples than me... LOL Fox's books are being reprinted in quality paperback now. The first is his Yacht Design and Construction, or whatever it's called. I grabbed me one!

"Commonsense" has never turned up on any of the used book places I've searched. I got my copy from the old Dolphin Book Club when it was a free selection if you signed up. That was when they published the two volumes in one back in the early seventies. (BTW, nothing was lost in the two in one volume... compiled by LFH and published posthumously. His half-completed foreward is included.)

[John B]

You've just got to grab em when you see em. ;)
It was a buzz to read Yacht Cruising and then crawl all over one of the boats in it.
geez.. 13 copies from $30 1934 edition to $220 US for the 1910 edition!!!

CSOYD is a compilation of articles written for Rudder through the 40's /50's isn't it.? I'm sure it is,now I think about it. I discovered that when I bought a stack of old Rudders and found myself re reading snips from 'commonsense'.

[ 08-31-2005, 12:41 AM: Message edited by: John B ]

[nedL]

There were some original ones @ the Wooden Boat Show in Newport for $375 each. :eek: .... I put that back on the shelf quick!

[Norske3]

MATT J...the reprint...1970-1980 printing includes the second volume which I believe is only 30-50 pages.Donn can give you info..... smile.gif

[ 08-31-2005, 08:03 AM: Message edited by: Norske3 ]

[Dave Carnell]

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[Frank E. Price]

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Frank