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  • Member since
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  • From: Lewiston ID
Mr. Andersons book
Posted by reklein on Tuesday, September 19, 2006 8:25 PM
I'm new to this forum. could someone please tell me the name of the so far mysterious Mr. Anderson's book and possibly the isbn #? I have a Soliel Royale kit and would like to build it as close as I can to scale, if only for a decorative model.
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  • From: Greenville, NC
Posted by jtilley on Tuesday, September 19, 2006 10:12 PM

It's The Rigging of Ships in the Days of the Spritsail Topmast, 1600-1720, by R.C. Anderson.  It was originally published in 1927, and copies of the original edition are quite expensive (as much as $200 on the Barnes and Noble "Used and Out-of-Print" webpage).  Fortunately, however, there's a cheap (but entirely acceptable) paperback edition, published by Dover Books in 1994.  I got a used copy (in like-new condition) for about $8.00.  The ISBN of that edition is 0-486-27960-X.

Dr. Anderson wrote another book titled Seventeenth-Century Rigging,  which might at first glance look like the same one.  It is, however, an abridged version of the original book, primarily for British readers.  All the non-English details have been deleted - not good for Soleil Royal  modelers.

Hope that helps.  Good luck.

Youth, talent, hard work, and enthusiasm are no match for old age and treachery.

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  • From: Jacksonville, FL
Posted by dwtheriault on Wednesday, September 20, 2006 7:59 AM
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Posted by Grymm on Wednesday, September 20, 2006 9:00 AM
The paperback is at Amazon and most every other book site on the web.  It's probably going to be waiting for me under the Xmas tree this year....
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  • From: Lewiston ID
Posted by reklein on Wednesday, September 20, 2006 9:52 AM
Thank,you gentlemen.Sad [:(]
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  • From: Greenville,Michigan
Posted by millard on Wednesday, September 20, 2006 10:18 PM

This book is available at Model Expo for $12.95 its item # dp27960-x   www.modelexpo-online.com

Rod

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