Nabob. The First Canadian-Manned Aircraft Carrier. IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
by WARRILOW B
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Thakeham, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Escort Carriers Association, [Ontario,, 1989]. Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs and facsimiles throughout, and photographic endpapers; blue cloth, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in silver, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter very lightly sunned at backstrip. HMS Nabob was a Ruler-class escort carrier, and the first carrier to be manned entirely by the RCN. Very scarce, especially in this condition.
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- Bookseller
- Island Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18574
- Title
- Nabob. The First Canadian-Manned Aircraft Carrier. IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
- Author
- WARRILOW B
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Escort Carriers Association, [Ontario,
- Date Published
- 1989]
- Keywords
- naval, ww2, royal canadian navy, nabob, escort carriers, naval aviation, b. warrilow, naval, wwii, nabob
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- Dustwrapper
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- Fine
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