The Battlecruiser Hood by Roberts, John - 1982

Greenwich [England]: Conway Maritime Press, 1982. Hardcover. Near fine copy in very good dust jacket. Jacket is rumpled around the edges especially the top edge, but there are no tears or major chips; light to moderate peeling of lamination along top and bottom edges of rear DJ: small toning or liquid stain on DJ at tail of spine; light shelf-rubbing, soil and sunning to white part of rear dust jacket; cloth has only light toning along the edges; else cloth is clean and free of fraying; boards are bump free; pages are clean, crisp, bright and free of marks, creases and most are free of foxing with light foxing to only half-title page and verso ffep; edges are clean with faint foxing; binding is tight and square. A gently used copy./very good. Oblong octavo in grey cloth in blue, grey and white laminated, pictorial jacket; illus.; 127 pp.; 25 x 27 cm. In English. Series: Anatomy of the ship. Volume features: "Full description of the ship, including modifications and appearance changes; pictorial section emphasizing close-up and on-board photographs; up to 300 perspective and 3-view drawings of every detail of the ship-general arrangements, hull construction, machinery, superstructure, rig, armament, fire control, fittings, boats and aircraft, with in-depth descriptive keys. A complete anatomy of each ship in words, photographs and drawings."