Battleships by Preston, Antony - 1981

Bison Books, London, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic. V, 6-192 pages, and index. Pearl gray coloured endpapers. The text is illustrated with colour and black-and-white illustrations, sepia toned photographs, black-and-white photographs and the occasional colour photograph and coloured cutaway. Also included is the occasional naval battle plan. Gray coloured boards with gilt titles to the backstrip. Rubbing to the book corners and backstrip edges. Light age toning of the text block edge. Black-and-white photographic dustwrapper with red and black titles to the front panel and backstrip. " The battleship dominated the oceans for less than a century but she has left a magnificent legacy of action and power. From Jutland to Leyete Gulf and the shores of Vietnam, the mighty squadrons of dreadnought's happy Peter Myers naval power, even after the disasters which showed how vulnerable they could be." -- from the front panel blurb.  Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Military & Warfare; Military History -- Hardware ; Ships & the Sea. ISBN: 0861242599. ISBN/EAN: 9780861242597. Inventory No: 0260123. . 9780861242597 THIS BOOK WILL INCUR EXTRA POST OUTSIDE OF AUSTRALIA, BECAUSE IT IS OVER 1 Kg WITHOUT PACKAGING, PLEASE ENQUIRE BEFORE ORDERING.