FLAGSHIPS THREE by C.E.W. BEAN - 1915

Alston Rivers 1915. SCRUFFY ex-library, reading copy only, octavo hardcover (scruffy); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs

UK: Alston Rivers Ltd. Fair. Hardcover. 1915. 338 pages. headband worn some light small stains front cloth la cks front fly signature J M collins naval inscription back fly .

London; Alston Rivers; 1913.. First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. xvi; 340; frontispiece plate, 1 full-page plate; gilt decoration and title on cover and spine, foxing to page edges, original blue cloth flecked and worn, bookplate of John Lane Mullins gifting book St Sophia's Library on front endpaper, library pocket on rear endpaper, reading copy only.

London: Alston Rivers, 1913. Book. Good. Blue Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. xvi, 339 pages, waer at top and bottom of spine, lacks front endpaper, the book has been rebacked at some stage. The early history and development of the Royal Australian Navy. Many of the book's chapters were first published in the Sydney Morning Herald..

London: Alston Rivers, Ltd. , 1913. First edition. Cloth. Good Only. 8.5" by 6". Various. A first edition copy of this fascinating history and development of the Royal Australian Navy, by Charles Edwin Woodrow Bean. Charles Edwin Woodrow Bean was a renowned Australian World War I war correspondent and historian, best remembered as the editor (and one of the authors) of the monumental twelve volume 'Official History of Australia in the War of 1914–1918', that was praised for its incredibly detailed account of the Australian armed forces, whilst maintaining accessibility for a non-military reader. Bean was also an instrumental force in establishing the Australian national War Memorial, and played a key role in the creation and popularisation of the ANZAC legend; a concept that suggests that New Zealand and Australian soldiers possess shared characteristics such as endurance, courage, good humour,and mateship, allegedly exemplified on the battlefields of the First World War. This copy is… Read More

London: Alston Rivers, 1915. xvi, 339pp, frontis with tissue-guard, b/w plates, head- and tail-pieces by the author. Prelims, endpages and page edges toned, lightly foxed in places. Or decorative blue cloth boards, gilt, flecked, particularly on the spine and rear board. The early development of the Royal Australian Navy. Many of the book's chapters were first published in the Sydney Morning Herald.. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo.

London : Alston Rivers, 1915. Cheap edition. Octavo, gilt-lettered cloth (edges lightly rubbed), bookplate to endpaper, pp. xvi; 339, illustrated. The development of the Australian navy. A very good copy.

Alston Rivers Ltd, London, 1913. 339 pp, line drawings, photographic plates, cloth bound boards, gilt stamped designs on spine and front board, neat inscription - a very fine bright and crisp copy in blue, cloth boards.. First edition 1913.