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Oared Fighting Ships: from Classical times to the coming of steam
by R.C. Anderson
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- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Good
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About This Item
London: Percival Marshall, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Published in First Edition state by Percival Marshall, a sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover, clean, if lightly toned interior, minimal rubbing to extremities copy exemplar. Printed, intact dust jacket, moderately worn, price-clipped. Table of Contents: Introduction; Galleys Before The Trireme; The Greek Trireme; Quinqueremes And Polyremes; Liburnians And Dromons; English Galleys In The Middle Ages; Southern Galleys Alla Sensile; Henry VIII's Oared Men-Of-War; Southern Galleys Al Scaloccio; The Galeass; Hybrids Of The 17th And 18th Centuries; Oared Men-Of-War In The Baltic. Plentiful black-and-white illustrations and fine photographs, including a tri-fold illustration, printed on high-gloss paper. 65 black-and-white photographs and illustrations. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. xiv, 1-99 [3] pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 353012
- Title
- Oared Fighting Ships: from Classical times to the coming of steam
- Author
- R.C. Anderson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Percival Marshall
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1962
- Size
- 8vo 8" - 9" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- fighting ships military history R.C. Anderson Galleys Before The Trireme The Greek Trireme Quinqueremes And Polyremes Liburnians And Dromons English Galleys In The Middle Ages Southern Galleys Alla Sensile Henry VIII's Oared Men-Of-War Southern Galley
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