AIM STRAIGHT: A Biography of Admiral Sir Percy Scott, the Father of Modern Naval Gunnery
by Padfield, Peter
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good-/Very Good-
- Seller
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1966. 318 pp. Original tan cloth covers, lightly soiled. Previous owner's name on front blank endpaper. DJ has light edge wear. Illust. w/ b/w plates and figures. Contents very nice.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good-/Very Good-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- M3230USM
- Title
- AIM STRAIGHT: A Biography of Admiral Sir Percy Scott, the Father of Modern Naval Gunnery
- Author
- Padfield, Peter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good-
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Hodder and Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1966
- Keywords
- MILITARY HISTORY NAVY NAVAL HISTORY MARITIME NAUTICAL BIOGRAPHY AUTOBIOGRAPHY SCOTT ADMIRAL SIR PERCY FATHER OF MODERN NAVAL GUNNERY ROYAL NAVY FISHER-BERESFORD QUARREL SUBMARINES AIR POWER WORLD WAR I 1914 1918 FIRST WORLD WAR GREAT WAR WWI WORLD WAR II
- Bookseller catalogs
- Nautical; Military - WWII; Military - WWI;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
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