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British Battleships of World War Two: The Development and Technical History of the Royal Navy's Battleships and Battlecruisers from 1911 to 1946
by Alan Raven & John Roberts
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+ — in Very Good Dust Wrapper. Dust wrapper very slightly rubbed at the edges. Leans. Text complete, clean and tight.
- ISBN 10
- 0853681414
- ISBN 13
- 9780853681410
- Seller
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London: Arms & Armour Press, 1976. Hardback in Dust Wrapper.. Good+ — in Very Good Dust Wrapper. Dust wrapper very slightly rubbed at the edges. Leans. Text complete, clean and tight. . ### IMPORTANT: Weighing 2.4kg. shipping beyond the shores of my utopian country will be by ParcelForce World Wide, and starts at £15.00 Europe/£30.00 Elsewhere (less the displayed cost) for a 5-7 day service, tracked, duties unpaid. ### First edition (first printing). Hardback in dust wrapper (blue boards with gilt titling to the spine) Physically 10” x 9¾” (2.4 kg); 436pp; Index; Bibliography; Jacket illustration: <i>Howe</i> and <i>Queen Elizabeth</i> at sea in December 1944 by John Roberts. Illustrated by way of: Black & White Photographs; Colour Plates [4]; Diagrams; Tables; Fold-Out Maps; ISBN: 0853681414 || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and my beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the bookshop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #175893|| Condition:
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- Bookseller
- BookLovers of Bath
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 175893
- Title
- British Battleships of World War Two: The Development and Technical History of the Royal Navy's Battleships and Battlecruisers from 1911 to 1946
- Author
- Alan Raven & John Roberts
- Format/Binding
- Hardback in Dust Wrapper.
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+ — in Very Good Dust Wrapper. Dust wrapper very slightly rubbed at the edges. Leans. Text complete, clean and tight.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0853681414
- ISBN 13
- 9780853681410
- Publisher
- London: Arms & Armour Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1976
- Keywords
- britain royal navy battleships history battle cruisers world war naval operations british warships design construction marine engineering ships architecture ship armament guns
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