London: SOUVENIR PRESS. Good/Fair. 1965. Hard Cover. 8vo Dust jacket creased rubbed with loss to edges, now in a clear protective sleeve, unclipped. Original cloth with gilt titling on spine. Slightly cocked. No ownership inscription.40 Photographs, 100 Drawings. xix, 419pp. Clean and tight. .

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Bookseller: CHARLES BOSSOM (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 125066
Title: 25 CENTURIES OF SEA WARFARE
Author: Mordal, Jacques
Illustrator: 40 Photographs, 100 Drawings
Format/Binding: Hard Cover
Book Condition: Used - Good/Fair
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: SOUVENIR PRESS
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1965

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Charles Bossom has worked in the Book Trade since 1963, commencing at WH Smith Oxford and retiring in 1999 as Regional Manager Central England. The Charles Bossom bookselling business was started in early 2000. We offer a changing selection of old and out-of-print books in a wide range of subjects. We frequently add new items to our stock so visit us regularly.

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Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Cocked: Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...