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FRIGATES OF THE NAPOLEONIC WARS
Written by Robert Gardiner.
Stock no. 1829970
Published by Chatham Publishing. 1st 2000. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

An in-depth history of the sailing navy's most popular and charismatic ship type at the height of its development as a warship. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 208 pages including index. ISBN: 186176135X. A lovely copy, appears unread! Rear panel of dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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THE ARMING AND FITTING OF ENGLISH SHIPS OF WAR 1600-1815
Written by Brian Lavery.
Stock no. 1829968
Published by Conway Maritime Press. 1st 1987. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The Royal Navy armed and fitted out literally thousands of wooden warships between 1600 and 1815, and virtually every item or process was the subject of alteration and improvement during this period. This book gives the precise details of these development, wherever possible with exact information on sizes and scantlings based on reliable contemporary sources. An indispensable guide to all historical ship modellers, but also provides a wider analysis of technological development of value to maritime historians and industrial archaeologists. Large format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos, illustrations and plans. 319 pages including index. ISBN: 0851774512. A lovely copy with no discernible faults.

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GREAT SHIPS: THE BATTLEFLEET OF KING CHARLES II
Written by Frank Fox.
Stock no. 1829967
Published by Conway Maritime Press. 1st 1980. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The battle fleet of King Charles II. A study of Restoration warships combining archival and pictorial research. Large format. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. 208 pages includes index. ISBN: 0851771661. A lovely copy, no discernible faults.

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THE WARSHIP ANNE
Written by Richard Endsor.
Stock no. 1829964
Published by Conway. 1st 2017. Nearly fine condition.

A meticulously researched and beautifully illustrated account of a warship built in the era of Charles II and still preserved on the shore near Hastings in West Sussex, England. Matt pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. 160 pages including index. ISBN: 9781844864393. A lovely copy, no discernible faults.

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BRITISH BATTLESHIPS OF WORLD WAR TWO
Written by Alan Raven; John Roberts.
Stock no. 1829940
Published by Arms & Armour Press. 1981. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The development and technical history of the Royal Navy's Battleships and Battlecruisers from 1911 to 1946. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and drawings. Foldout b/w plans. Four pages in colour. 436 pages including index. ISBN: 0853681414. Third impression. Old price-label to front flap of dustwrapper. Else a lovely copy, appears unread!

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BRITISH BATTLESHIPS OF WORLD WAR ONE
Written by R.A. Burt.
Stock no. 1829930
Published by Arms & Armour Press. 1st 1986. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A complete technical history of British capital ship design and construction during the dreadnought era, from 1905 to 1918. Large format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and technical diagrams. 320 pages including index. ISBN: 0853687714. A lovely copy, looks unread! Pictorial dustwrapper is price-cut.

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NELSON TO VANGUARD: WARSHIP DEVELOPMENT 1923-1945
Written by David K. Brown.
Stock no. 1829916
Published by Chatham Publishing. 1st 2000. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The author brings to account the Royal Navy's response to the restrictions placed on it by the Washington Naval Treaties in the inter-war years, and the construction of the fleet with which the Navy fought the Second World War. Large format. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. 224 pages including index. ISBN: 1861761368. A super copy, appears unread!

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THE GRAND FLEET: WARSHIPP DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT 1906-1922
Written by David K. Brown.
Stock no. 1829914
Published by Chatham Publishing. 1st 1999. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The development of British warships up to 1914, the responses to the demands of the First World War, and how the lessons of wartime experience affected warship development in the immediate postwar period. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and line drawings. 208 pages including index. ISBN: 186176099X. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased across top edge else a super copy, looks unread!

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REBUILDING THE ROYAL NAVY: WARSHIP DESIGN SINCE 1945
Written by D.K. Brown; George Moore. Illustrated by John Roberts.
Stock no. 1829913
Published by Chatham Publishing. 1st 2003. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

An authoritative design history of post-war British warship development, based on both declassified documentation and personal experience. Large format. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and line drawings. 208 pages including index. ISBN: 1861762224. Light wear to top & tail of spine else a super copy, looks unread!

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BRITISH BATTLECRUISERS 1905-1920
Written by John Roberts.
Stock no. 1329652
Published by Seaforth Publishing. 2016. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Revised edition. Large format. Olive green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams through, the centre pages are colour plans. Large plan of HMS Queen Mary 1913 contained in envelope at back of book. ISBN: 9781473882355. Minimal bumping and rubbing to spine and corners. Contents fine. Grubby mark to envelope but plan is fine.

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TYPE 21 (MODERN COMBAT SHIPS)
Written by John Lippiett.
Stock no. 1829876
Published by Ian Allan Ltd.. 1st 1990. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Modern Combat Ships 5. The background and development of the class, including details of the weapons, sensors and machinery. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 109 pages plus appendix. ISBN: 0711019037. Text block lightly browned else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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THE BRITISH BATTLESHIP 1906-1946
Written by Norman Friedman.
Stock no. 1329587
Published by Seaforth Publishing. 1st 2015. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Large, heavy format. Pale green boards with gilt title to spine. 448 pages including index. B/w photos through, a few colour profiles. to centre of book (a couple which fold-out). ISBN: 9781848322257. There are a couple of small indentations to front edge of spine which affect the book and the dustwrapper. Otherwise, this is a super copy which looks unread.

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