Description

Quarto sized hardcover in dark blue cloth, lettered in gold on spine. Housed in original non clipped pictorial dust-jacket. 255pp., Index. Illustrated with tables, drawings and photographs. First American 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; and Naval books of the Year. Dust-jacket protected by reinforced mylar covers that have been pasted to inside of front and rear boards. 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 US Navy and the Steam Engine 1815-70; USS Olympia; Ships with Steel Skirts; Completing the Last Battleship; Airships for Early Warning; et alia. A near fine copy in a near fine dust-jacket. Scans sent on request.