{"product_id":"the-marlinspike-sailor","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":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57466794508661,"sku":"9780070592186","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780070592186.jpg?v=1785654858","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/the-marlinspike-sailor","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}