aim straight: a biography of sir percy scott, the father of modern naval gunnery by padfield, peter - 1966

Hodder And Stoughton, 1966. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1966. First Printed. 317 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over light green cloth. Black and white photographic plates throughout. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has light edge-wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.

Hodder and Stoughton, 1966. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1966. First Edition. 317 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over khaki cloth with gilt lettering. Pages are fairly bright, with light tanning to free endpapers and text block edges. Occasional thumb-marking present throughout, with a few small nicks and rub marks along text block edge. Boards have light shelf-wear with minor corner bumping and mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a pronounced forward lean. Light tanning to spine and edges. Unclipped jacket has moderate surface wear, with small chips, tears and creasing to edges, corners and spine ends. Lightly tanned and folding to front flap. Notable puncture to spine.

E-300: Hodder & Stoughton. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1966. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Hodder and Stoughton, London, UK. 1966. 317 pgs. Illustrated with Black and White Plates. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Percy Scott rendered his greatest service to the British Navy in the field of naval gunnery, which differs materially from artillery practice on land. The battery commander on land can aim and fire his pieces by means of the clinometer with almost mathematical accuracy, even when the target is invisible. The gunnery officer on ship board cannot use the clinometer because his gun platform, the ship, is not steady or exactly level. These considerations and others have led to the… Read More

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1966. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Tan cloth, lettered in black. As issued. Dust jacket slightly rubbed at spine extremities, now in mylar. 1st ed. 317 pp., illus..

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.

Hodder and Stoughton, 1966. hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Hodder and Stoughton; London, 1966. Hardcover. A Very Good, mint green cloth binding with navy blue lettering on spine, binding intact, heavy discoloration/oxidation top front board buckram and left side of board also partially on spine, bit biblichor, some rubbing to board and spine edges, slightly cocked, small moisture stain top text block edge, bit of scattered foxing to text block edges and front/back matters, some age toning to pages, previous owner info sticker top front pastedown and previous owner embossed stamp bottom half title page, in a Very Good, some handling/rub marks to panels, bit of edge/corner wear, sunned flaps, Mylar protected, Dust wrapper. A nice and clean copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9], 317pp., appendix, indexed, b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily w/delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item,… Read More

Hodder & Stoughton, 1966., 1966. 1st ed. 317p. Photos. Line Drawings. Father of Modern Naval Gunnery. 1870s-to 1920. Developed methods of simultaneous firing before WW I. Near Fine/Near Fine copy. First Edition. Hardback. Near Fine/Near Fine.

Hodder & Stoughton, 1966, 1966. 1st ed. 317p. Photos. Line Drawings. Father of Modern Naval Gunnery. 1870s-to 1920. Developed methods of simultaneous firing before WW I. Fine/Near Fine copy. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1966. 1st edition. Nice Copy. octavo. dust jacket 317pp., b/w plates, text ills., maps, bibliog., index, Classic account. Geoff TaylorÕs copy with his signature

Hodder & Stoughton, 1966., 1966. 1st ed. 317p. Photos. Line Drawings. Father of Modern Naval Gunnery. 1870s-to 1920. Developed methods of simultaneous firing before WW I. Fine/Fine copy. First Edition. Hardback. Fine/Fine. Book.