BRITISH BATTLESHIPS "WARRIOR" 1860 to "Vanguard" 1950, a History of Design, Construction and Armament Drawn from Admiralty and Official Sources. New and Revised Edition
by Parkes, Dr. Oscar
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Penzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Seeley and Co. Limited, 1966. Classic and Authoritave Reference Work. "450 Plans & Photographs." Includes "Structural Criticism of Individual Ships, their Armaments and Purposes; Full Plans & Photographs. The personalities of Sea Lords, Constructors & Politicians behind Desihns & Expenditure. The History of each Ship in Peace & War. Critical examination of the Behaviour of the Ships in Battle and in Heavy Weather. A great and accurate resource for Naval Historians, Model makers etc. Blue cloth cover with Gilt Lettering on spine. Top page edges Black. 701 Pages. 11 1/4" Tall, 2.7 Kilos. Spine a little faded. Some rippling to an area of cloth near fore edge. Score mark on front cover and a few light scores on back. A few small ink stains on fore page edges, otherwise pages in very good, clean condition. No inscriptions except penciled Bookseller note on ffep. Slight age darkening to fore page margins. Heavy book, weighs about 3 Kilos packed so Shipping Outside UK will be extra. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Cloth. Near Very Good/No Jacket. Book.
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- Bookseller
- Cornish Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016804
- Title
- BRITISH BATTLESHIPS "WARRIOR" 1860 to "Vanguard" 1950, a History of Design, Construction and Armament Drawn from Admiralty and Official Sources. New and Revised Edition
- Author
- Parkes, Dr. Oscar
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- Seeley and Co. Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1966
- Keywords
- HISTORY/MILITARY/NAVAL/BRITISH WARSHIPS/BATTLESHIPS/TRANSPORTATION/SHIPS & SHIPPING/MILITARY WAR
- Bookseller catalogs
- Transportation; History;
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About the Seller
Cornish Books
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Penzance, Cornwall
About Cornish Books
Online Bookseller since 2008, in Penzance, Cornwall.We are a small family business and offer a personal service.Always in stock is a good selection of Cornish Interest Books.
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