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Destroyers of World War Two: An International Encyclopedia
by M.J. Whitley
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good +/Good +
- ISBN 10
- 0870213261
- ISBN 13
- 9780870213267
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1988 Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, MD. 1988. Hardcover. First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Good +; light shelfwear to board edges; thumb smudging to textblock fore edge; shelf smudges to textblock bottom. DJ: Good +;shelfwear to head, tail, and tips; rubbing and light scratches to panels and spine. Blue paper over boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. 320 pp 4to. Illustrated with more than 480 photographs and line drawings, this book is the first, large-scale, comprehensive encyclopedia to detail in one volume all the destroyers exant, completed or laid down during the period 1939-1945 by the navies of the world. Each class is described under three headings, Design, Modifications, and Service, while full data tabulations are also presented, including builder, laying-down, launching, and commissioning dates, notes on the fate of each ship and particulars including dimensions, armament, and performance. A clean presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016768
- Title
- Destroyers of World War Two: An International Encyclopedia
- Author
- M.J. Whitley
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0870213261
- ISBN 13
- 9780870213267
- Publisher
- Naval Institute Press
- Place of Publication
- Annapolis, MD
- Date Published
- 1988
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Keywords
- destroyers, navies, ships, ship details, warship details, World War II, World War Two, destroyer ships of national navies, British ships of World War Two, US ships of World War Two,
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- Gilt
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- First Edition
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- Jacket
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- 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....
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