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Miscellaneous

Books

Philip S. Reed
MODELLING SAILING MEN-OF-WAR
Donald McNarry
SHIP MODELS IN MINIATURE
Norman Boyd
THE MODEL SHIP
R. Michael Wall
The William H. Combs Miniature Model Collection

MODELLING SAILING MEN-OF-WAR, by Philip S. Reed

An Illustrated Step-by-Step Manual by the noted extreme miniature model artist, describing the building of the eighteenth-century 74-gun ship-of-the-line H.M.S. Majestic. All stages of building are clearly illustrated by over 400 photographs, each depicting a vital stage in the construction of the model.

Price: $38.95

SHIP MODELS IN MINIATURE, by Donald McNarry

Mr. McNarry's second book describing and illustrating over sixty of his models from a Phoenician Galley c.1 700 BC to the British Royal racing yacht Bloodhound 1969. Other models include English ships and such famous American names as Constitution , Alabama , ten clippers, and several vessels of Dutch and South African interest. Limited Edition, signed by the author.

Price: $150.00

THE MODEL SHIP, by Norman Boyd

The ship model in maritime development over the centuries, aimed at helping the reader acquire a critical eye for model types, scale and presentation as well as actual uses to which the models were put. A useful reference work for collectors & modelers alike.

Price: $59.95

The William H. Combs Miniature Model Collection at IYRS by R. Michael Wall

This superbly produced full color 65 page book, with text and photography by noted ship model expert R. Michael Wall, is a photographic catalogue of a collection of twenty excellently crafted ship models by two of the top marine model artists in this genre, Donald McNarry F.R.S.A. and Lloyd McCaffery. The collection was thoughtfully developed over a period of thirty years by William H. Combs, a West Point graduate, yachtsman, philanthropist, and Pennsylvania businessman with a life long interest in sailing.

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