The History of the American Sailing Navy The Ships and Their Developmment by Howard L. Chapelle, 558 pages, with black and white illustrations and photographs and 14 sets of fold-out plans as part of 200 plans, perspectives and sketches.  Comprehensive review of the development of the American Navy under sail from Colonial Times Through 1855.

This copy signed by the author in 1968 as shown in photos.

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