Böcker av Peter Owen

An illustrated guide to 50 of the most commonly used sailing knots.

A collection of knots for every occasion, from a master.

Peter Owen, one of the last of the great emigre publishers, recalls his remarkable life and career from his lonely Jewish boyhood in Nazi Germany to maturity as acclaimed London publisher of many distinguished international writers, including Anais Nin, Salvador Dali, Paul Bowles, Yukio Mishima and Anna Kavan, many of whom were personal friends.

An exceptionally clear illustrated guide to seventy of the most common knots.

This guide enables the reader to master over 50 of the most useful knots. The knots are divided up into groups such as stopper knots, bends, loops and hitches, each of which is used for a different purpose.