{"product_id":"9780070592186","title":"The Marlinspike Sailor","description":"Hervey Garrett Smith was the foremost marine illustrator of the 1950s and 1960s, and his wonderful drawings of traditional ropework quickly propelled \u003ci\u003eThe Marlinspike Sailor\u003c\/i\u003e to cult classic status when it was published in 1956. With the addition of a section on modern, synthetic rope in the 1970s, its popularity has continued undiminished to this day. It teaches a few basic knots—the bowline, sheet bend, and rolling hitch, among others—and splices in three-strand and braided rope. But its real business is decorative rope and canvaswork—the traditional arts of the sailor—and here it has no equal. For a rope mat, a rope ladder, a sea chest, a ditty bag, a canvas bucket, a mast boot, and the best-looking rope fenders or heaving line in the marina, this is the book of choice.","brand":"Maurizio De Bona","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47015745913072,"sku":"9780070592186","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780070592186_p0.jpg?v=1763634814","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780070592186","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}