Q- Ships and Their Story
by Chatterton, E Keble
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- Hardcover
- Signed
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- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
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Sidmouth, Devon, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1922 Bl;ue cloth on boards with decoration blind stamped on cover. Gilt titles on cover and spine. Spine is rubbed at head/foot and some bumps to corners, otherwise sound. Letter from the author, a noted naval historian covering three pages and outlining his overall thoughts on service with Q-Ships. Letter is hand written on Royal Thames Yacht Club writing paper and is stuck to front paste down. Also tipped in on FFE is a very good pen and ink sketch of "Brig-10", signed W.E.P. This ship is featured in the book. Frontis. Contents clean with numerous b/w plates. Rough cut pages. Various newspaper items on Q-Ships laid in. One internal crack and plate is detached and laid in opp.p.176. Index.
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- Bookseller
- Balfour Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 032211
- Title
- Q- Ships and Their Story
- Author
- Chatterton, E Keble
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Sidgwick & Jackson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1922
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Q- Ships and Their Story E Keble Chatterton Naval History
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