Londion: Conway Maritime Press, 1995. Quarto sized hardcover in black cloth, lettered in gold on spine. Housed in original non clipped pictorial dust-jacket. 224pp., Index. Illustrated with tables, drawings and photographs. First edition. A collection of articles, by various authors, devoted to the history, design and development of the world's combat ships. Included also is a Naval Year in Review; Warship Notes; Naval books of the Year. Not an ex-library copy, from a private collection. No previous ownership marks present. Dust-jacket is complete with no tears or chips. A clean, square, unmarked copy. Features articles on The Union Navy during the Civil War, British Heavy Coast-defense Guns, Warrior and Magnificent: Postwar Canadian Carrier Aviation 1945-1957, The Last of the China Gunboats, et alia. A near fine copy in a near fine dust-jacket. Scans sent on request. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

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Bookseller: Great Expectations Rare Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 011603
Title: Warship 1995 Vol. XIX
Author: Roberts, John [ed.]
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 085177654X
ISBN 13: 9780851776545
Publisher: Conway Maritime Press
Place of Publication: Londion
Date Published: 1995
Keywords: Warships, Naval History, Reference
Bookseller catalogs: Military;
Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

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