Warship Vol. II
by Preston, Anthony [ed.]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good+
- ISBN 10
- 0851771491
- ISBN 13
- 9780851771496
- Seller
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Staten Island, New York, United States
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About This Item
London & Annapolis: Conway Maritime Press / Naval Institute Press, 1984. Quarto sized hardcover in black cloth, lettered in gold on spine. Housed in original non clipped pictorial dust-jacket. 288pp., The second annual hardcover edition, containing issues 5 to 8. This copy is the third impresion. Illustrated with tables, drawings and photographs. Dust-jacket protected by reinforced mylar covers that have been pasted to inside of front and rear boards. Not exlibray, from a private collection. A collection of articles, by various authors, devoted to the history, design and development of the world's combat ships. No previous ownership marks present. Dust-jacket is complete. A clean, square, unmarked copy. Features articles on The Design and Construction of the Battlecruiser TIGER; Uss California; Capitami Romani Parts 1 & 2; The K Class Steam Submarines; The Battle of Tsu-Shima; Escort Ship Production in World War II; et alia. A very good+ copy in a very good+ dust-jacket. Scans sent on request. . Third Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Great Expectations Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 011606
- Title
- Warship Vol. II
- Author
- Preston, Anthony [ed.]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Edition
- Third Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0851771491
- ISBN 13
- 9780851771496
- Publisher
- Conway Maritime Press / Naval Institute Press
- Place of Publication
- London & Annapolis
- Date Published
- 1984
- Keywords
- Warships, Naval History, Reference
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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