Royal Navy. A History From Earliest Times To Present. 7 Vols. 1897-1903
by Clowes W. Laird
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- Hardcover
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RADLETT, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
18 x 25cms. A reasonably Good Set except covers a little marked & scratched, some foxing, Vol 1 has bit missing from cover. inside front covers a little cracked some have bookplates. Original edition on art paper. Bound blue & gilt cloth, t.e.g. Each period divided into civil & military history of naval affairs, voyages & discoveries. Contributors include Sir C. Markham, Capt. A. Mahan, H.W. Wilson, Theodore Roosevelt, E. Fraser, L.Carr Laughton. 4471 pages. 35 photogravure plates with tissue guards. 632 full page & text illus. Tables & appends.of Flag Officers, statistical particulars of warships lost by RN since 1660 & those warships captured by RN since 1714. Thismajor work isrecognised for each volume's excellent indexes running to 330 pages, giving ease of research. 7 Vols. Blue & Gilt Cloth with top edge gilt. Embossed Gilt Motif to front covers.
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- Bookseller
- G. L. GREEN LTD (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14043
- Title
- Royal Navy. A History From Earliest Times To Present. 7 Vols. 1897-1903
- Author
- Clowes W. Laird
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Keywords
- Naval; General Histories; All Periods Of Shipping
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- Naval;
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G. L. GREEN LTD
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About the Seller
G. L. GREEN LTD
Biblio member since 2006
RADLETT, Hertfordshire
About G. L. GREEN LTD
Naval and maritime booksellers probably one of the leading sellers in this field, buying and selling new, used, secondhand books and ephemera, postcards, cigarette cards throughout the world. Working from an outbuilding in our house. My Father, Geoffrey Green, started the business 35 years ago and for many years had a shop in Ealing.
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- Cracked
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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