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British Battleships of World War One
by Burt, Robert A
- Used
- Very Good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very good
- ISBN 10
- 0870218638
- ISBN 13
- 9780870218637
- Seller
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St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1986. First American edition/printing. Cloth. Very good/Very good. Geoff Hunt et al. Burt, Robert A. : British Battleships of World War One. Annapolis : Naval Institute Press, 1986. First American printing. ISBN 0870218638. Size is octavo (8vo), 10"/25.3cm h. Bound in publisher's navy blue cloth w gilt lettering to spine. Glossy color pictorial dust jacket, art by Geoff Hunt. Plain white endpapers. [1-5], 6-320. Preface, intro, chapters on all British dreadnoughts and battlecruisers from Dreadnought (1905) all the way to Courageous, Glorious, and Furious (in the their pre-CV configurations); conclusion, bibliography, index. Heavily illustrated with b&w photos/line drawings/specs/tables. Condition notes: a very good copy: moderate wear to unclipped dust jacket, rear head corner bumped, wear to tail board edges. Interior unmarked. A treasure trove of information on the Grand Fleet. We personally inspect every book we offer.
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- Bookseller
- Furrowed Brow Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1921
- Title
- British Battleships of World War One
- Author
- Burt, Robert A
- Illustrator
- Geoff Hunt et al
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American edition/printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0870218638
- ISBN 13
- 9780870218637
- Publisher
- Naval Institute Press
- Place of Publication
- Annapolis
- Date Published
- 1986
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military History; History;
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Furrowed Brow Books was established in 2020. The bookstore's owner, Paul Purman, grew up in a magical, historic farmhouse in piedmont Maryland stuffed with books. In 2021 Paul was accepted as a member of the Independent Online Booksellers' Association (IOBA), and graduated from the annual Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar (CABS-Minnesota).
We're happy to discuss making an offer on a collection in one of our specialty areas.
Dealer discount of 20%; we simply ask that you reciprocate with a discount of 20%.
Thanks for stopping by!
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