British Battleships: "Warrior", 1860 to "Vanguard", 1950 - A History of Design, Construction and Armament
by Parkes, Oscar; The Earl Mountbatten of Burma [Foreword]
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- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair/Fair
- ISBN 10
- 1557500754
- ISBN 13
- 9781557500755
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About This Item
USA: Naval Institute Press, 1990. Book. Illus. by Leech, James. Fair. Hardcover. New & Revised Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. xv, 701 pages. Index. Generously illustrated with diagrams and black and white reproductions of archival photos. "The final word on the subject, a book that can never ben superceded. The sources from which it is drawn are principally the Official Returns, Admiralty Ships Covers, Progress Books and the personal notes and confidences of a number of Directors of Naval Construction. The large number of photographs came from the author's collection ammassed over the years; the ships' plans have never before been equalled; throughout, previously unpublished information is provided and details of all vessels are compared with those of their foreign rivals." - dust jacket. Former library copy with above-average wear and usual markings. Front hinge starting. Back hinge taped. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A worthy reference copy of this monumental study. Bibliographic reference: Law 0998..
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- Title
- British Battleships: "Warrior", 1860 to "Vanguard", 1950 - A History of Design, Construction and Armament
- Author
- Parkes, Oscar; The Earl Mountbatten of Burma [Foreword]
- Illustrator
- Leech, James
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Edition
- New & Revised Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1557500754
- ISBN 13
- 9781557500755
- Publisher
- Naval Institute Press
- Place of Publication
- USA
- Date Published
- 1990
- Keywords
- British Battleships: "Warrior", 1860 to "Vanguard", 1950 - A History of Design, Construction and Armament
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- Engineering; Nautical;
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
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