BRITISH BATTLESHIPS 1889-1904
Written by R.A. Burt.
Stock no. 1828361
Published by Seaforth Publishing. 1st thus 2013. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

New, revised edition. A reference book on the pre-dreadnought era. Large format. Grey cloth boards, silver title to spine. Colour pictorial endpapers. B/w photos and line drawings. ISBN: 9781848321731. Minor marks to boards. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine.

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BRITISH BATTLESHIPS: "WARRIOR" 1860 TO "VANGUARD" 1950
Written by Oscar Parkes.
Stock no. 1828357
Published by Seeley, Service & Co. Ltd.. 1966. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

New & Revised Edition. Large format. Blue cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos. A history of design, construction and armament. With Four-Hundred-and-Fifty Plans and b/w photographs. Boards damp stained & marked. Text block browned. Name & year in ink to front endpaper. Joints professionally strengthened with blue cloth and stitching. Page edges browned. Contents are otherwise clean. Tape marks to dustwrapper flaps and some surface tape remains to rear pastedown. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn and torn with some loss, strengthened at edges with tape, rear panel is grubby.

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BATTLESHIP: DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT 1905-1945
Written by Norman Friedman. Illustrated by John Roberts.
Stock no. 1828353
Published by Conway Maritime Press. 1st 1978. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A guide to the design process, the factors which governed the development of capital ships, and the reasons why battleships were built in a particular way. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and line drawings. ISBN: 0851771351. Light fading to edges of boards. A few marks to boards. Tape marks to endpapers and dustwrapper flaps. Small name in red ink to lower edge of front pastedown (hidden by front flap of dustwrapper). Contents otherwise clean. Pictorial dustwrapper title to spine has faded from red to pale orange.

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TREATY CRUISERS: THE WORLD'S FIRST INTERNATIONAL WARSHIP BUILDING COMPETITION
Written by Leo Marriott.
Stock no. 1828352
Published by Pen & Sword Maritime. 1st 2005. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The Washington Naval Treaty of 1921 and subsequent treaties in the 1930s effectively established the size and composition of the various navies in World War II. In particular they laid down design parameters and tonnage limitations for each class of warship including battleships, aircraft carriers, cruisers and destroyers. This book traces the political processes which led to the treaties, describe the heavy cruisers designed and built to the same rules by each nation and then considers how the various classes fared in World War II and assesses which were most successful. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 1844151883. Dustwrapper spine lightly faded else a lovely copy.

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BRITISH CRUISERS TWO WORLD WARS AND AFTER
Written by Norman Friedman. Illustrated by A.D. Baker; John R. Dominy; Alan Raven; Paul Webb.
Stock no. 1327994
Published by Seaforth Publishing. 1st 2010. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Seeking to comprehend the full policy background, from which a different and entirely original picture emerges of British cruiser development. Large, heavy format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 432 pages including index. B/w photos and ship plans. ISBN: 9781848320789. Minimal bumping/rubbing to spine. Tiny indentation to lower edge of front cover. Small, light mark to rear cover. Minimal creasing to dustwrapper edges and some fading to spine edge and top edge of rear panel. A super copy.

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MUSSOLINI'S NAVY: A REFERENCE GUIDE TO THE REGIA MARINA 1930-1945
Written by Maurizio Brescia. Illustrated by Paola Zaio.
Stock no. 1327993
Published by Seaforth Publishing. 1st 2012. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The complete guide to the Italian navy which fought during WWII. Large format. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos throughout. ISBN: 9781848321151. Minimal scuffing to dustwrapper.

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ALLIED COASTAL FORCES OF WORLD WAR II VOLUME 1: FAIRMILE DESIGNS AND US SUBMARINE CHASERS
Written by John Lambert; Al Ross.
Stock no. 1327992
Published by Conway Maritime Press. 2002. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Dealing comprehensively with the technical detail of these boats. Large format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and extensively detailed diagrams. 256 pages including index. ISBN: 0851775195. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is just a little edge creased.

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S-BOOTE GERMAN E-BOATS IN ACTION (1939-1945)
Written by Jean Dallies-Labourdette.
Stock no. 1327991
Published by Histoire & Collections. 2006. Nearly fine condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Translated by Janice Lert. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 2913903495. 2nd printing. Tiny dent to top edge spine. Contents fine.

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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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AIRCRAFT CARRIERS: A HISTORY OF CARRIER AVIATION AND ITS INFLUENCE ON WORLD EVENTS (VOLUME II 1946-2006)
Written by Norman Polmar.
Stock no. 1327989
Published by Potomac Books, Inc.. 2nd 2008. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Second Edition. A definitive history of world aircraft carrier development and operations. A two-volume work of which this is volume II and details the role of carriers in the unification controversies of the U.S. armed forces and strategic deterrence. Light grey paper boards, black title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781574886658. Spine very slightly bumped else a fine copy. Spine of dustwrapper is slightly faded and corners are slightly rubbed.

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THE KELLY'S: BRITISH J, K AND N CLASS DESTROYERS OF WORLD WAR II
Written by Christopher Langtree. Illustrated by John Lambert; John Roberts.
Stock no. 1327988
Published by Chatham Publishing. 1st 2002. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The story of the Royal Navy's J, K and N class destroyers of the Second World War. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 186176166X. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners or book and dustwrapper.

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THE GERMAN INVASION OF NORWAY: APRIL 1940
Written by Geirr H. Haarr.
Stock no. 1828341
Published by Seaforth Publishing. 1st 2009. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The German invasion of Norway, focussing on the events at sea, namely Operation Weserubung. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781848320321. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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