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Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece and numerous photographs and illustrations throughout; pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy.
Roy. 8vo., First Edition thus, with numerous photographs and detailed drawings in the text; pictorial boards as issued, a fine copy. Essential reading for modellers and capital ship enthusiasts. This is the superior hardbound edition prepared for Doubleday's Military Book Club of New York.
8vo., First Edition, with 16 plates on 8; cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The 'Old Lady' was arguably the most famous British capital ship of the two world wars. This well-crafted account includes valuable personal reminiscences from the men who served on her.
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.
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.
8vo., First Edition, with numerous coloured and monchrome pgotograpohs and illustrations; cloth, a near fine copy in dustwrapper. The most comprehensive coverage, including builder's plans, of a single British battleship ever attempted.
4to., First Edition, with frontispiece and very numerous photographs and diagrams in the text; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. Technical appreciation of the ability of designers to meet the demands of both politicians and admirals. SCARCE. Law 1769.
8vo., First UK Edition, with a portrait frontispiece, numerous photographs and charts in the text, and endpaper maps, neat contemporary signature on front free endpaper; blue cloth, backstrip lettered in white, a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly chafed at head and tail of backstrip. Fascinating and long-awaited account by the senior survivor, who served in her throughout her career. Some very useful photographs. Striking wrap-around dustwrapper artwork specially commissioned from Thomas G Webb. First edition in English published in the US in the preceding year. Enser, pp.23, 110; Law, 1685.
8vo., First Edition, with coloured and monochrome photographs, and illustrations throughout; laminated pictorial boards, a near fine copy.
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs and maps throughout; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Covers WWI, WWII and beyond.
4to., First Edition, with frontispiece and very numerous photographs and detailed drawings in the text; grey cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. One of the scarcest titles in Conway's splendid 'Anatomy of the Ship' series.
Oblong 4to., First Edition, with frontispiece, and very numerous photographs and detailed drawings in the text; grey cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Published in Conway's outstanding Anatomy of the Ship series. Law 1006
Oblong 4to., Second Edition, with frontispiece, and very numerous photographs and detailed drawings in the text; cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter with large plan on reverse. Substantially revised version of the original edition of 1986. Published in Conway's outstanding Anatomy of the Ship series. Law 1006
Oblong 4to., Revised Edition, with frontispiece, and very numerous illustrations from photographs and detailed scale drawings in the text; cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in dustwrapper. One of the scarcest titles in Conway's outstanding 'Anatomy of the Ship' series featuring probably the most detailed drawings ever produced for historical naval publications. First published in 1992.
