Britain keeps the seas -- some naval incidents during the first two years of the World War
by Whitman, Capt J. E. A
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Oxford University Press, London, 1942. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: photographic and Drawings. 350 g; VI, 7-128 pages, with one table, +16 pages with a drawings by Frank H Mason and 14 black-and-white photographs. The spine section has totally lost any blue colour but the title publisher and author are crisp. Softening of the lower corners of the boards. Otherwise a surprisingly bright copy for a book printed in the war. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: photographic and Drawings. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Military & Warfare; Military History -- Naval; Inventory No: 0229482. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0229482
- Title
- Britain keeps the seas -- some naval incidents during the first two years of the World War
- Author
- Whitman, Capt J. E. A
- Illustrator
- photographic and Drawings
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1942
- Keywords
- BZDB2 warfare, Britain, Second World War, Maritime Military & Warfare; Military History -- Naval; photographic and Drawings Unbranded Whitman, Capt J. E. A. Britain keeps the seas -- some naval incidents during the first two years of the World War
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military History -- Naval;
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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