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NAVIES IN THE NUCLEAR AGE: WARSHIPS SINCE 1945
Written by Robert Gardiner; Norman Friedman; et al.
Stock no. 1829716
Published by Conway Maritime Press. 1st 1993. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Conway's History of the Ship Series. Warship design, the development of the ships and technology. Large format. Navy blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 224 pages including index. ISBN: 0851775683. A lovely copy!

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THAT GALLANT SHIP U.S.S. YORKTOWN [CV-5]
Written by Robert Cressman.
Stock no. 1829712
Published by Pictorial Histories Publishing Company. 1st 1985. Slightly better than very good condition.

USS Yorktown (CV-5) was an aircraft carrier that served in the United States Navy during World War II. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. xii and 184 pages. ISBN: 0933126573. A nice, clean copy.

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HMS GLORY 1945-961
Written by Neil McCart.
Stock no. 1829709
Published by Maritime Books. 1st 2002. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The history of HMS Glory, her career from the builders yard to shipbreakers, drawing on first hand accounts. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. vi and 119 pages. ISBN: 0907771939. A lovely copy!

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THE COLOSSUS-CLASS AIRCRAFT CARRIERS 1944-1972
Written by Neil McCart.
Stock no. 1829708
Published by Fan Publications. 1st 2002. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The comprehensive histories of the Royal Navy's eight Colossus-class light fleet aircraft carriers which were designed for the duration of the Second World War only, went on to pioneer the use of jet aircraft at sea. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 184 pages. ISBN: 1901225062. Some very minor scuffing to rear panel of dustwrapper else a lovely copy!

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BRITISH CARRIER AVIATION THE EVOLUTION OF THE SHIPS AND THEIR AIRCRAFT
Written by Norman Friedman.
Stock no. 1329451
Published by Conway Maritime Press. 1st 1988. Nearly fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Large format. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 0851774881. Base of spine is very slightly bumped, otherwise a fine copy.

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CARRIER OPERATIONS IN WORLD WAR II
Written by J.D. Brown; David Hobbs.
Stock no. 1829695
Published by Seaforth Publishing. 1st 2009. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The culmination of a life's work by one of the great historians of naval aviation, containing material from two volumes, first published in 1968 and 1974, merged with the draft for a third which the author prepared but never published before his death. Edited by David Hobbs. Large format. Grey boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 304 pages including index. ISBN: 9781848320420. A lovely copy!

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U.S. AIRCRAFT CARRIERS: AN ILLUSTRATED DESIGN HISTORY
Written by Norman Friedman.
Stock no. 1329380
Published by Arms & Armour Press. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Large format. Blue cloth, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 427 pages. ISBN: 0853685762. Undated 9th printing. Minimal rubbing to wrapper edges. A super copy.

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U.S. AIRCRAFT CARRIERS: AN ILLUSTRATED DESIGN HISTORY
Written by Norman Friedman.
Stock no. 1327990
Published by Arms & Armour Press. 1st 1983. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Blue cloth, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 427 pages. ISBN: 0853685762. The dustwrapper has been covered in clear adhesive film and stuck down to the pastedowns of the book. Dustwrapper spine is slightly sunned. Contents of book are fine.

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HMS VICTORIOUS 1937-1969
Written by Neil McCart.
Stock no. 1322321
Published by Fan Publications. 1st 1998. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of the Royal Navy's most remarkable aircraft carrier from the laying of the first keelplates in 1937 to her decommissioning in 1967 and her departure to the breaker's yard in 1969. Each year of her operational service is covered together with memories from ex members of the ships company. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 192 pages. ISBN: 1901225011. Spine and corners bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed.

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