Anthony J. WattsLivre Rare Book
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19901252081990 Weidenfeld Military - 1990 - In-4 carré, reliure pleine toile sous jaquette illustrée - 192 pages - Nombreuses illustrations en N&B dans le texte
8vo., First Edition thus, with plates, and maps in the text; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Vividly-written hour-by-hour account of the chase, the battle and the sinking. First published in the US in the previous year.
8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs and illustrations (one coloured and double-page) in the text; original pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy in original wrappers. A scarce title in this valuable and much sought-after series.
2 vols., 8vo., with numerous illustrations, maps and diagrams in the text; cloth, gilt backs, a fine copy. Jane's classic history first appeared in 1912 [not, as stated in NMM5, 1914], with a revised edition in two volumes in 1915. This facsimile reproduces the latter version with Jane's final amendments.
8vo., First Edition, with illustrated title-spread, numerous photographs and facsimiles throughout, and coloured endpaper illustrations; red cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The last capital ship to join the Grand Fleet in 1917, and the first ship of the Duke of Edinburgh, RAMILLIES continued her distinguished career throughout WWII, despite being torpedoed by a Japanese submarine.
4to., First Edition, with numerous photographs and illustrations (one coloured and double-page) in the text; original pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy. One of the scarcest titles in this valuable and much sought-after series. Law, 1683.
4to., First Edition, with numerous illustrations (one coloured and double-page) in the text; original pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a very good, clean copy. A scarce title in this valuable and much sought-after series. Law, 1670.
8vo., First Edition, with coloured and monochrome plates, and photographs and maps in the text; black cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, black endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR WITH HIS SIGNED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON TITLE.
8vo., First Edition, with plates and maps throughout; black cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean, crisp copy. THIS COPY WAS FORMERLY IN THE LIBRARY OF NAVAL HISTORIAN JOHN WINTON AND BEARS HIS BOOKPLATE ON FRONT PASTE-DOWN. Enser, p.186.
8vo., First English Edition, with 16 plates on 8, 6 maps (4 double-page) and 4 line drawings in the text; cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in dustwrapper, the latter lightly browned and frayed at edges. First published in Paris in 1965, Peillard's account is a graphic and lively survey of the various British attacks on Tirpitz in the Norwegian fiords. Appendices include a useful tabular summary of the air assaults. Enser, p.59;Law, 1681.
3856petit in 4broché avec vignette en couleurs sur le premier plat,titre,28 pages,texte encadré pour moitié d’un filet noir et bleu,11 illustrations en couleurs pleine page, dont une double page(carte du voyage d’instruction du croiseur Jeanne d’Arc)de Albert SEBILLE.Achevé d’imprimer le 30 mars 1932 par Devambez pour la marine nationale,très bon état
19751109221975 Editions de la Cité - 1975 - Fort in-4, cartonnage toilé beige avec titre en marron au dos et décoration sur le premier plat, jaquette illustrée en couleurs - 366 p. - Nombreuses reproductions photographiques en N&B in et hors-texte
8vo., with numerous photographs and drawings throughout; pictorial wrappers, a fine copy. The first dedicated monograph on this famous class, comprising ANSON, DUKE OF YORK, HOWE, KING GEORGE V, PRINCE OF WALES. Includes detailed service histories covering between them virtually every naval theatre of WWII.
Sm. folio, First English Edition, with illustrated title and many hundreds of photographic illustrations and drawings in the text; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Substantially revised version of the German original 'Grosskampschiffe 1905-1970' published by Bernard & Graefe in 3 vols., 1977-79. Arranged by class within country, it contains many unique photographs drawn from the Bundesarchiv and elsewhere. A mammoth photographic resource with unusually detailed captions. Law, 1765.
8vo., First Edition, with 49 plates on 16, text pages very lightly browning at edges; original grey cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Covers ROYAL SOVEREIGN ('Tiddly Quid'), REVENGE, RAMILLIES, RESOLUTION, and the ill-fated ROYAL OAK. Although classified by Churchill as 'coffin ships' these aged veterans of WWI fought strenuously throughout WWII; surprisingly, all but one survived. THE FIRST EDITION IS SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN DUSTWRAPPER.
20081252212008 Ermanno Albertelli Editore - 2008 - In-4, reliure pleine toile sous jaquette illustrée - 311 pages - Nombreuses illustrations en N&B, in et hors texte, dans l'ouvrage - Texte en italien
19851252241985 Conway Maritime Press - 1985 - In-4, reliure pleine toile sous jaquette illustrée - 403 pages - Nombreuses illustrations en N&B, in et hors texte, dans l'ouvrage
190p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
352 pages. Index. Black and white photographic plates. Map endpapers. "...Makes fascinating reading, not only for the naval historian but for anyone whose imagination is stirred by the famous names and high adventures of the battleship era." - from dust jacket. Book clean and unmarked with light wear. Price-clipped dust jacket now protected in glossy new archival-grade Brodart jacket. A sound copy. Book
4to., with photographic title-spread, folding coloured plates, very numerous photographs and illustrations throughout, and endpaper plans; pale green cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Immensely detailed coverage by arguably the foremost naval analyst of our time.
4to., First Edition, with numerous illustrations (one coloured and double-page) in the text; original pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy. One of the scarcest and most sought-after titles in this splendid series.
4to., with large folding coloured plan, and numerous photographs and detailed drawings in the text; original pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy. As always with this series, an excellent technical history. Law, 1003.
4to., First Edition, with numerous illustrations (one coloured and double-page) in the text; original pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, covers very lightly age-marked else a near fine copy. A scarce title in this valuable and much sought-after series.
8vo., First Edition, with numerous plates; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
4to., First Edition, with large folding coloured plans and numerous photographs and detailed drawings in the text; original pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy. As always with this series, an excellent technical account. Increasingly scarce. Enser, p.59; Law, 1001
