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Naval Policy with some account of The Warships of the Principal Powers
by Steevens, G. W
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand
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About This Item
London: Methuen & Co.. Good with no dust jacket. 1896. Hardcover. 3/8" missing to cloth at head of spine. 1/4" missing to cloth at tail of spine. Moderate rubbing to boards. Spine faded. Label on front endpaper: "Glen Historic Collection / Southland".; Colonial Edition, "Methuen's Colonial Library". viii, 323, [1] pages + [40] pages advertisements. Red cloth boards with gilt title on spine. Page dimensions: 219 x 142mm. Military, naval history. Contents: The Problem; The Elements of Force in Warships; The British Navy; Foreign Navies; Relative Strength; Shipbuilding Policy; Officers and Men; Colonies and Coaling Stations; Are We Ready for War?; Appendix; Index.; 8vo .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Renaissance Books
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13664
- Title
- Naval Policy with some account of The Warships of the Principal Powers
- Author
- Steevens, G. W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- Publisher
- Methuen & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1896
Terms of Sale
Renaissance Books
Any book not as described may be returned within 14 days of receipt for a full refund.
About the Seller
Renaissance Books
Biblio member since 2005
Dunedin, New Zealand
About Renaissance Books
We are located in Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. We have in stock over 8,500 books. We are a general antiquarian and out-of-print home-based bookseller, with some specialty areas in English literature, Maori, Travel, Tibet, and New Zealand history.
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- Cloth
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Jacket
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....