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THE CLIFFORD ASHLEY BOOK OF KNOTS

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1944 PUBLISHED BY DOUBLEDAY. 620PP. TRULY AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF KNOT AND ROPE WORK. Clifford Warren Ashley (December 18, 1881 ? September 18, 1947) was an American artist, author, sailor, and knot expert. bRIGHT CLEAN VG IN BLUE CLOTH. HINGES STRONG. SMALL EXTERIOR TEAT FRONT GUTTER WHILE UNFORTUNATE DOES NOT EFFECT THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE BINDING. PAGES BRIGHT AND CLEAN.

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