This is the definitive Book on knots.
The Ashley Book of Knots will make a unique and permanent addition to any library..
His drawings abound in humor and the text is full of colorful anecdotes.
Ashley has devoted eleven years to writing this book, and it is based on forty years of looking for, trying out, and thinking up new knots.
Mr.
This Book and a piece of cord will open a new and challenging world of Practical adventure to readers of all ages.
He describes each step simply and clearly in the text and has penned right alongside some 7000 drawings to make it still more graphic.
Ashley gives explicit directions on how to tie them.
Above all, Mr.
He tells when they appeared, something about their history, and what they are good for.
Precisely named and classified (some new ones for the first time officially), they can be easily found in the big index.
Ashley has included almost everything there is to know about them.
Mr.
Here are approximately 3900 different kinds, From simple hitches to Marlingspike Seamanship.
This is the definitive Book on knots
