Q-Ships and Their Story
by E. Keeble Chatterton
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Tarrington, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Sidgwick and Jackson, Ltd., 1922. 1st Edition . Very Good. 6 x 8.25 inches (15 x 21 cm). First printing. Royal Naval College prize binding of blue cloth with gilt Admiralty Insignia to front board and 'R.N.C. Dartmouth' to foot of spine. Marbled page edges, marbled endpapers. Fading to spine. Good Solid Binding. Patches of foxing to text. Prize bookplate to front pastedown endpaper: 'Cadet J. Bowman Manifold, 1st Prize for French, Easter 1924'. (John Bowman Manifold, Lieut.-Commander aboard H.M.S. Exeter. Killed in action during the Battle of the River Plate). Overall condition is Very Good. Size: 6 x 8.25 inches (15 x 21 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 8vo. xi, [1], 276
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Details
- Bookseller
- Tarrington Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1211E064
- Title
- Q-Ships and Their Story
- Author
- E. Keeble Chatterton
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Sidgwick and Jackson, Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1922
- Size
- 6 x 8.25 inches (15 x 21 cm)
- Keywords
- WWI, First World War, Q-Boats, Mystery Ships, Naval_Sailing
- Bookseller catalogs
- Naval & Sailing;
Terms of Sale
Tarrington Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Tarrington Books
Biblio member since 2015
Tarrington, Herefordshire
About Tarrington Books
A family run bookshop located in the heart of rural Herefordshire. Large selection of children's literature, crime fiction, military, history, travel, vintage paperbacks, quality antiquarian volumes & fine bindings. We offer free UK postage on all items and pride ourselves on our safe packaging and rapid dispatch of orders. Browsers welcome by appointment.
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- Gilt
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