Ashley Book of Knots by Clifford Warren Ashley

Ashley Book of Knots : Hardback : Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc : 9780385040259 : 0385040253 : 01 Jun 1993 : The definitive book on knots&;including approximately 3,900 different kinds of knots, from simple hitches to &;Marlingspike Seamanship," this book and a piece of cord will open a new and challenging world of practical adventure to readers of all ages.    The Ashley Book of Knots includes almost everything there is to know about knots, each precisely named and classified (with some new knots officially listed for the first time in the original 1944 publication). Mr. Ashley describes when...... Mehr