SCARCE OPPORTUNITY to purchase the HIGHLY IMPRESSIVE, but still WIDELY UNDERRATED photobook - with the VERY SCARCE ORIGINAL DUSTJACKET. Manfred Heiting, Roland Jäger, Autopsie, Band 2, page 420-422. FIRST AMERICAN PRINTING FROM 1951 (!) - in very fresh condition. BREATH-TAKING PHOTOGRAVURE PRINTING (have a look at the wonderful pictures). MY HIGHEST RECOMMENDATION. THIS IS AN EXCLUSIVE BEST-OF-PHOTOBOOKS AUCTION - by 5Uhr30.com, Cologne, Germany. We guarantee detailed and accurate descriptions, 100% transport protection, 100% transport insurance and of course combined shipping - worldwide. Manfred Curry was an accomplished yachtsman who represented the US at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympic Games,he sailed more than 1400 regattas, many of which he won. In later life he worked as a doctor specialising in bioclimatics and became the self-proclaimed discoverer of the pseudoscientific phenomenon of "geomagnetic lines" or "Earth radiation" called the Curry Grid. ... In 1925, Manfred Curry wrote a pioneering book on yacht aerodynamics and racing tactics, published through to the present day and widely translated, describing how he undertook a scientific study on sailboat design, testing various rig configurations in a wind-tunnel at Göttingen. The significance of his book within yachting has been described by stating that he was the first to bring engineering analysis of the design of sailboats to the public eye. In the book, he describes several of his inventions or developments that are in widespread use today, including the fully battened mainsail, developments to Genoa jibsails and spinnakers, the 'Park Avenue' boom and the cam cleat (called the "Curryklemme" in German). He described two successful racing dinghies as well as innovations used on an America's Cup yacht. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. 1951. First American edition, first printing. Hardcover with dustjacket. 235 x 310 mm. 112 photos in photogravure printing. 100 pages plus 20 pages with text. Photos: Manfred Curry and others. Text in English. Condition: Book inside excellent, super fresh and clean with no previous owner marks and with no foxing. Book outside very fresh (protected by the jacket); trace of use at the bottom of the front, otherwise flawless. Dustjacket fresh and highly impressive, little trace of use; a bit rubbed at the edges, neat missing parts. Overall fine, much better and fresher condition than usual. Great, widely unknown and underrated photobook by Manfred Curry - with the very scarce original dustjacket in great condition (hard to find in any condition). The title was published at the same time in different countries.