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WARSHIP 2004
Written by Antony Preston; Martin Robson; Stephen Dent.
Stock no. 1831579
Published by Conway Maritime Press. 1st 2004. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Volume XXVI. An annual publication. Devoted to the design, development and service history of the world's combat ships. Edited by Anthony Preston et al. Blue cloth boards with gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. 208 pages including index. ISBN: 0851779484. A lovely, clean copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is sunned/faded to spine.

WARSHIP 2018
Written by John Jordan; Stephen Dent.
Stock no. 1831578
Published by Osprey Publishing. 1st 2018. Slightly better than very good condition.

Warship 2018 is devoted to the design, development and service history of the world's combat ships. The contributors are respected authorities, so detailed and accurate information is the keynote of all the articles, which are fully supported by plans, tables and photographs. Edited by John Jordan. Matt pictorial boards. B/w photos and illustrations throughout. 224 pages. ISBN: 9781472829993. Lower board corners lightly rubbed. Boards lightly scuffed. Some light imprinting of printing inks to prelims (very minor) else contents clean.

WARSHIP 2019
Written by John Jordan; Stephen Dent.
Stock no. 1831577
Published by Osprey Publishing. 1st 2019. Slightly better than very good condition.

Warship 2019 is devoted to the design, development and service history of the world's combat ships. The contributors are respected authorities, so detailed and accurate information is the keynote of all the articles, which are fully supported by plans, tables and photographs. Edited by John Jordan. Matt pictorial boards. B/w photos and illustrations throughout. 224 pages. ISBN: 9781472835956. Very light rubbing to board corners, light scuffing to boards. Faint pencil erasure to free front endpaper. Else contents clean.

WARSHIP 1991
Written by Robert Gardiner.
Stock no. 1831576
Published by Conway Maritime Press. 1st 1991. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

An annual publication devoted to the design, development and service history of the world's combat ships. This is volume XV. Includes: The Last Manila Galleon; The Armoured Cruiser USS Brookllyn; British 'M' Class Destroyers; The Father of the Flat-Top?; Inter-War French Submarine Development; Anti-Aircraft Gunnery in the Imperial Japanese Navy; Japanese Naval Air Power; Japanese Oxygen Torpedoes; The Leningrad Class; Romanian Minelaying Operations; Swedish Tre Kroner Class Cruisers; Albacore; Warship Notes; and The Naval Year in Review. Edited by Robert Gardiner. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. 256 pages including index. ISBN: 0851775829. Boards clean and bright. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly sunned/faded to spine and a little scuffed.

WARSHIP 2015
Written by John Jordan; Stephen Dent.
Stock no. 1831575
Published by Conway. 1st 2015. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

An annual publication. Volume XXXVII. Includes: The Battleships of the Patrie Class; The Incredible Hulks: The Fisgard Training Establishment; The Bonfiglietti Project: An Aircraft Carrier for the Regia Marina; Night Action, Malaya 19472; and more. Red cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. 208 pages. ISBN: 9781844862764. Boards clean and bright. Minor spots to front endpapers. Front Joint has pulled between the endpapers and half-title page. Else contents clean and tight. White pictorial dustwrapper is fine.

WARSHIP 1990
Written by Robert Gardiner.
Stock no. 1831574
Published by Conway Maritime Press. 1st 1990. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

An annual publication devoted to the design, development and service history of the world's combat ships. This is volume XIV and includes: Chapman's Frigates; Ramming; Sankeikan; USS Oregon; Russian 'Lake' Type Submarines and the Baltic War 1914-1916; Engadine at Jutland; The Weird Sisters; The Japanese Repair Ship Akashi; The Yorktown Class; Aircraft to Malta; The Midget Submarine Attack on the Tirpitz; Naval Notes; and The Naval Year in Review. Edited by Robert Gardiner. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and sketches. 255 pages including index. ISBN: 0851775470. Minor mark to front board. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper has previous bookseller's address label to front flap and rear panel is scuffed.

WARSHIP 2016
Written by John Jordan; Stephen Dent.
Stock no. 1831567
Published by Conway. 1st 2016. Slightly better than very good condition.

Warship 2016 is devoted to the design, development and service history of the world's combat ships. The contributors are respected authorities, so detailed and accurate information is the keynote of all the articles, which are fully supported by plans, tables and photographs. Edited by John Jordan. Matt pictorial boards. B/w photos and illustrations throughout. 208 pages. ISBN: 9781844863266. Light scuffing to rear board. Contents clean.

CITY OF FORTUNE
Written by Roger Crowley.
Stock no. 1331187
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 2011. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

How Venice Won and Lost a Naval Empire. Colour illustrations and photos. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 405 pages (including index). ISBN: 9780571245949. Spine bumped at head and tail. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is lightly creased at spine ends.

"BIRD UP" A TALE OF WARTIME ARCHIE
Written by Spotter.
Stock no. 1830402
Published by Alexander Ouseley Ltd.. Circa 1930. Almost very good condition.

Absorbing Incidents in the Trail of the Anti-Aircraft Forces. Blue cloth boards, gilt titles. B/w frontis of a Zeppelin in the air. 317 pages. Spine browned, boards a little marked. Corners and spine edges lightly worn. Text block browned. Front joint cracked. Large blank sticker to front endpaper (probably covering an old inscription). A few pale foxspots mainly to endpapers and prelims. Small damp stain to top margin of frontis.

LINCOLN'S NAVY: THE SHIPS, MEN AND ORGANIZATION 1861-65
Written by Donald L. Canney.
Stock no. 1329969
Published by Conway Maritime Press. 1st 1998. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Companion volume to the highly acclaimed 'Nelson's Navy' and 'The Confederate Navy'. Large format. Navy blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. 232 pages including index. ISBN: 0851776698. Minor fading to base of spine. Contents clean. Dustwrapper has a scuff to both fold edges, rear panel is lightly browned and has previous bookseller's price label, lightly scuffed.

THE BATTLECRUISER HOOD (ANATOMY OF THE SHIP)
Written by John Roberts.
Stock no. 1329959
Published by Conway Maritime Press. 1989. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The battlecruiser Hood was the largest, fastest and one of the most handsome capital ships in the world. Early on in her career she was employed on several international assignments as a representative of the British Empire, and thus became one of the most recognisable symbols of the Royal Navy; her destruction by Bismarck in 1941 was received with shocked disbelief throughout the country. A complete anatomy of the ship in words, photographs and drawings. Oblong format. Grey cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and drawings. 127 pages. ISBN: 0851772501. Third impression.

BRITISH DESTROYERS & FRIGATES: THE SECOND WORLD WAR AND AFTER
Written by Norman Friedman. Illustrated by A.D. Baker.
Stock no. 1830079
Published by Chatham Publishing. 1st 2006. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A comprehensive design history of modern British surface escorts. Includes Commonwealth navies, particularly Australian and Canadian. Large format. Dark blue boards with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 352 pages including index. ISBN: 9781861761378. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine. Else a lovely copy!