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Book finds today

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On the way into town today meet my wife in Boston for lunch I found these two at Brattle Books…Period Ship was only $5 and Endurance was only $15 and both are in spectacular pristine condition!

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Good finds! I was perusing eBay the other day and noticed a lot of "classic" ship modeling books at excellent prices. Obviously, two or three avid life-long ship modelers slipped under the mainsheet recently and their libraries are getting liquidated on eBay. I had all the "good stuff" already, but a younger modeler would do well to check it out and add to his library. I saw a mint condition two-volume set of Underhill's Plank on Frame Ship Models for only $19! I almost bought them just to "flip" them on eBay, but didn't bother. Check it out if you are a ship modeler who maintains a library like Paul and I do!
 
Thanks for the heads up. I snagged that copy of Underhill's Plank on Frame Ship Models, plus several others. They will make nice additions to my (admittedly small) library.
Great choice! That's one of my favorite go-to's for how-to scratch building. It's all in there. All with inexpensive hand tools. Old school style!
 
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