Before the Ironclad: The Development of Ship Design, Propulsion, and Armament in the Royal Navy, 1815-60 by D. K. Brown - 1990-04

US Naval Institute Press, 1990. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

UsedGood. The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact (including the dust cover, if applicable). Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.

Naval Institute Press, 1990-01-01. Hardcover. Like New. 164x12x192. APPEARS UNREAD. Hardcover with dust jacket. Dust Jacket shows minimal shelving wear, otherwise an UNBLEMISHED copy.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1990. A beautiful copy. Fine condition in a bright and shiny Fine dust jacket. NO chips, tears, or creases. The jacket is protected by a removable Brodart clear-plastic sleeve. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are crisp, clean and unmarked. Bound in the original brown boards, stamped in bright gold on the spine. From the dust jacket: "In the massive revolution that affected warship design between Waterloo and Warrior, the Royal Navy is often depicted as fiercely resisting every change until it was almost too late, but this new history of the transition from sail to steam challenges these old assumptions." Oversize Hardcover. 10" wide by 11.75" tall. This large heavy book will require extra postage for Priority and International shipments, but only the standard charge for media mail.. First American Edition. Oversize Hardcover. Fine condition/Fine dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. Great… Read More

E-211, E-315: Naval Institute Press. Very Good. 1990. Hardcover. Hardcover. 4to. Published by Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, MD. 1990. 217 pgs. Illustrated. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. The author is the former Deputy Head of Ship Design for the Royal Navy. This work is the seminal piece on the technological development of the Royal Navy in the years between the end of the Napoleonic Wars and the arrival of armored hulls. Extensively illustrated with b&w photography and ship plans. EB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1990. 1st . Hardcover. As New/As New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 217pp.incl.index; HB brwn. w/gilt; fine condition w/clean,tight pgs. DJ color pic.coverw/blk.; fine. " ...a well-balanced and coherent account of general developments, as well as an in-depth study of the ships themselves." illus.

Naval Institute Press. hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Naval Institute Press. New in New dust jacket. 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. 0870217844 . This specific hardback book is in new condition with a hard board cover that has sharp edges and corners and has a tight binding. The pages are clean, crisp, unmarked and uncreased. The dust jacket is in new condition. We package all books in custom cardboard book boxes for shipment and ship daily with tracking numbers.; "Brown's work challenged old assumptions and started a reevaluation of British contributions to naval developments of the period. This book traces the transition from sail to steam power to the construction of the HMS Warrior, the first iron hulled warship. Written by an eminent naval architect, Before the Ironclad is both a balanced account of general developments in shipbuilding and an in-depth study of the ships themselves."; 11.6 X 10.0 X 0.9 inches; 217 pages .

Naval Institute, 1990., 1990. 1st ed. 217p. Photos. Line Drawings. Oversize. Fine/Fine Copy. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Book.