Merchant ships 1942. . . The standard work of reference on merchant ships of the world.
by TALBOT-BOOTH, E.C. & SARGENT, E.B.R
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
New York: Macmillan Co., [1942]. Oblong 4to. 44 pp. of advertisements, [Approx. 650 pp (unpaginated)]. Over 900 half-tone photo illusts., 2400 line drawings of ships, over 700 line drawings of House Flags, and 1500 line drawings of funnels. Embssd ribbd navy-blue cloth, gilt lettrng on spine (mnr shlfwr, some wear & bmpng to crnrs, mnr wear & fryng hd of spine, couple leaves w/ mnr creasng on endpapers), still VG- copy. First edition of this tremendous wartime reference work for the Merchant Marine fleets, which had been entirely changed over for this volume to reflect the impact of the war. All the line drawings are grouped together regardless of country because colouring had little value during the War because most were painted gray, 100s of additional funnel designs had been included, and one comprehensive index.
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- Bookseller
- Zephyr Used & Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 45085
- Title
- Merchant ships 1942. . . The standard work of reference on merchant ships of the world.
- Author
- TALBOT-BOOTH, E.C. & SARGENT, E.B.R
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan Co.,
- Place of Publication
- New York:
- Date Published
- [1942].
- Keywords
- World War II, Military History, Nautical, maritime, Merchant Marine, United States Merchant Marine, American Merchant Marine, United States Navy, Naval History, Ship building, Convoys, U-Boats, Submarine Warfare, Funnels, Funnel Designs, House Flags, Brit
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