Hardcover, 610- page. This is the definitive book on knots. Approximately 3,900 different kinds of knots, and over 7,000 drawings, give this work the details that any Knotter needs. Contents include: 1) On Knots, 2) Occupational knots, 3) Knob Knots. Single-Strand Stopper on Terminal Knots, 4) Knob Knots. Single Strand Lanyard Knots, 5) Knob Knots. Single-Strand Button Knots, 6) Know Knots. Multi-Strand Stopper or Terminal Knots, 7) Knob Knots. Multi-Strand Lanyard Knots, 8) Knob Knots. Two-Strand Lanyard Knots, 9) Knob knots. Multi-Strand Buttons, Tied in Hand, 10) Knob Knots. Multi-Strand Buttons, Tied on the Table, 11) Single-Loop Knots, 12) Double- and Multiple-Loop Knots, 13) The Noose, 14) Knots Tied in the Bight, 15) Clove Hitch and Other Crossing Knots, 16) Binding Knots, 17) The Turk's Head, 18) Bends, 19) Shroud Knots (Multi-Strand Bends), 20) Belaying and Making Fast, 21) Hitches to Spar and Rail (Right-Angle Pull), 22) Hitches to Masts, Rigging, and Cable (Lengthwise Pull), 23) Hitches to Stake and Post, Pile and Bollard, 24) Ring Hitches, 25) Hooks, Beckets, and Toggles, 26) Miscellaneous Holdfasts, 27) Occasional Knots, 28) Lashings and Slings, 29) The Monkey's Fist and Other Knot Coverings, 30) Flat or Two-Dimensional Knots, 31) Fancy Knots, 32) Square Knotting, 33) Tricks and Puzzles, 34) Long and Short Splices (Multi-Strand Bends), 35) Eye Splices (Multi-Strand Loops), 36) Old Splices, 37) Chain and Crown Sinnets, 38) Plat Sinnets, 39) Solid Sinnets, 40) Practical Marlingspike Seamanship, 41) Decorative Marlingspike Seamanship (Applied Knots), Bibliography, Glossary, Index, and additional illustrations.