HARDBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: Reprint.* ISBN:- 0861242599.* Date of Publication: 1985(1981) * Publisher: Bison Books.* Binding and cover condition: Grey cloth, Gilt title to spine. No Bumps or Rubs, square and clean. FINE* Jacket condition: Price clipped, b/w photographic cover, some very minor shelf wear to edges, some scratches to back. VG+* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY, clean, crisp, tight and bright. No inscriptions or annotations, seems un-read. FINE* Illustrations: B/w Photos & line drawings, coloured photos, line drawings and paintings throughout.* Pages: 189 pp. text. iii pp. Acknowledgements & Index at rear.* The Battleship dominated the oceans for less than a century but she has left a magnificent legacy of action and power. From Jutland to Leyte Gulf and the shores of Vietnam, the mighty squadrons of dreadnoughts have epitomized naval power, even after the disasters which showed how vulnerable they could be. This book is a must for naval historians and enthusiasts. This volume includes cutaway illustrations and over 250 maps and photographs in colour and b&w. NEAR FINE copy with only very minor shelf wear to reduce it to VG+.

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Bookseller: Cocksparrow Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 258
Title: Battleships (A Bison book)
Author: Preston, Antony
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - F/F/VG+
Quantity Available: 1
ISBN 10: 0861242599
ISBN 13: 9780861242597
Publisher: Bison Books
Place of Publication: London Uk 192
Date Published: 1985-01-01

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Reprint: Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Price Clipped: When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
Shelf Wear: Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...