London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1962. First Edition. . Cloth Bound Boards. Good/Good. 1962 first edition. Size octavo, 8.75" tall, 344 pages. Blue cloth covered boards with gilt titles to the spine. Book condition good, corners and edges rubbed, spine faded at top where part of the jacket is missing, gift inscription on front end-paper, pages are otherwise clean. Dust jacket condition good, creasing and nicks along top edge, spine sunned, top part of spine including nearly all the title is torn away and missing, not price clipped, price 42s net. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

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Bookseller: Lazarus Books Limited (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 017674
Title: The Fleet That Jack Built. Nine Men Who Made a Modern Navy
Author: William Jameson
Format/Binding: Cloth Bound Boards
Book Condition: Used - Good
Jacket Condition: Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Rupert Hart-Davis
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1962
Keywords: NON FICTION HISTORY MILITARY ROYAL NAVY NAVAL MARITIME

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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...
Sunned: Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
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First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...