Anatomy of the Ship. The Destroyer Campbeltown. NEAR FINE COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER
by ROSS Al
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
Conway,, [1990]. Oblong 4to., First Edition, with frontispiece and numerous illustrations and detailed drawings in the text; grey cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. Published in Conway's valuable 'Anatomy of the Ship' series featuring pobably the most detail drawings ever produced for historical naval publications. Includes full descriptions of the alterations effected for her role as blockship at St. Nazaire
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- Island Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30702
- Title
- Anatomy of the Ship. The Destroyer Campbeltown. NEAR FINE COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER
- Author
- ROSS Al
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Conway,
- Date Published
- [1990]
- Keywords
- naval, ww2, wwii, royal navy, destroyers, warship classes, warship design, nazaire, chariot, campbeltown, anatomy of the ship, aots, al ross
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