The British Destroyer. [Second Edition.] NEAR FINE COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER
by MANNING T.D
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- Hardcover
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- Seller
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Thakeham, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Geoffrey Cave,, [1979]. 4to., Second Edition, with frontispiece and numerous plates; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. Complete class record from the beginnings to the 'DARINGS' with many useful photographs selected to illustrate key design features. Curiously unrecorded by Law (one of the very few omissions). A standard reference, first published in 1976.
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- Bookseller
- Island Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 37802
- Title
- The British Destroyer. [Second Edition.] NEAR FINE COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER
- Author
- MANNING T.D
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Geoffrey Cave,
- Date Published
- [1979]
- Keywords
- naval, ww1, wwi, great war, ww2, wwii, royal navy, destroyers, warship classes
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- Fine
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- Gilt
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