Dreadnought: Britain, Germany and the Coming of the Great War by Massie, Robert K - 1992

Jonathan Cape, London, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover (1/4 Cloth 3/4 Boards). Very Good/Good. Illustrator: Photographic. introduction by author, appendix, acknowledgements, bibliography, notes and index. Map illustrated endpapers showing Europe and the Mediterranean in 1914. The text is illustrated with two inserts, of 16 pages each, black-and-white photography. 1/4 grape coloured cloth covered back strip with metallic copper titles. 3/4 browned coloured boards with metallic copper coloured author's initials embossed to the front panel. illustrated dustwrapper with purple and dark red coloured titles to the front panel and purple coloured titles to the back strip. Black-and-white photograph of author to the rear fold over panel. The history of the first military arms race between Germany and Britain in the years 1890 to 1914. It tells of the various personalities, both British and German, and the building of the first of the great battleships H.M.S Dreadnought.  Softening to the back strip edges and bumping to the book corners. Rubbing to the lower book edges and to the panels. Age toning of the text block edges. Gift inscription to the top edge of the page following the free front end page. Chipping to the dustwrapper corners and creasing of the dustwrapper edges. Rubbing of the panels with fading of the back strip and to the first centimetre of either side of the back strip.  Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (9), X - XXXI, (4), 4-1007, (1) pages, . Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Military & Warfare; Arms race; History -- British; History -- German ; WW I; ISBN: 0224032607. ISBN/EAN: 9780224032605. Inventory No: 0121641. . 9780224032605 THIS BOOK WEIGHS OVER 1KG WITHOUT PACKING AND EXTRA POST WILL BE REQUIRED FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE AUSTRALIA. PLEASE ENQUIRE FOR COSTS BEFORE YOU ORDER, THANK YOU.