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Jane's Fighting Ships 1943-4 by Francis E McMurtrie - 1943

by Francis E McMurtrie

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Jane's Fighting Ships 1943-4 by Francis E McMurtrie - 1943

Jane's Fighting Ships 1943-4

by Francis E McMurtrie

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  • Hardcover
/font>, 1943 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. The 1943-4 copy of Jane's Fighting Ships, a popular and encyclopedic reference work on naval ships. Fighting Ships was an annual reference book providing information on the world's warships. It is arranged by nation and includes information on ship's names, dimensions, armaments, silhouettes and even photographs. John Frederick Thomas Jane, known as Fred T Jane, was the founder of this work. He was an avid miniatures wargamer and decided to catalogue all warships and armaments as a supplement to a wargame he designed. This edition is edited by Francis McMurtrie. Condition: In the original full cloth binding with bumping to the head and tail of spine as well as to the extremities. Light rubbing to the head and tail of spine as well as to the extremities. Rear hinge is strained. Front hinge is tender and may detach with further handling. First leaf is chipped with small amount of loss and some creasing. Small hole to the second leaf. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright. The odd spots to pages. Overall Condition: Good.
  • Bookseller Rooke Books GB (GB)
  • Format/Binding Hardcover
  • Book Condition Used - Very Good
  • Binding Hardcover
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  • Date Published 1943

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Jane's Fighting Ships 1943-4

by MCMURTRIE,FRANCIS E.[ED.]

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sampson low london [1944]. first edition thus 582pp ills.[b/w] G+(rebacked w.original spine laid down,blue cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,new eps w.original ads.still on pastedowns,missing ads.pp2-5,repairs to fore-edge of some prelims.,some minor soiling to contents w.sl.wear to edges,sl.shaky spine)
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JANE'S FIGHTING SHIPS 1943-4

by MCMURTRIE, FRANCIS E (editor)

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  • Hardcover
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LONDON: SAMPSON, LOW MARSTON, 1944. Cloth. Good. Landscape Folio. (CORRECTED TO JULY 1944) GOOD condition, boards rubbed and marked, with damp mark to rear board. Inner hinge roughly repaired with paper strips. 18 pages of ads to front, with a directory at first page. May lack some ads in prelims. General index and all leaves present. Final leaves, p577 to p582 frayed at outer edge, not affecting text. A good reading copy of a scarce wartime resource.
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