Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, (1990). First Edition. First Pringint Fine in black cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine. A quarto of 11 1/2 by 8 1/2 inches. In a fine, unclipped (no price) dust jacket with a minor 1/4 inch closed tear at the upper edge of the spine area. 151 pages containing picture credits, index, bibliography, chapter notes and text. Illustrated with maps, line drawings, images from black and white photographs and earlier works of art.

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Bookseller: Town's End Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: TB31328
Title: HMS Detroit The Battle For Lake Erie
Author: Malcomson, Thomas, and Robert Malcomson
Book Condition: Used
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Place of Publication: Annapolis
Date Published: (1990)

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