The Russians at Sea : A History of the Russian Navy by Woodward, David - 1965

London: Kimber. VG/Fair only (see notes). 1965. 1st. hardcover. 8vo . 254pp . 10-12 pp have some pencil underlining & marginalia. Huge chip (about 2" deep, 3" wide) top rear of o/w decent DJ. Couple blacked out boxes on verso. Why do the UK publishers do that sometimes?? .

New York: Praeger, 1966. hardcover. very good(-). 8vo, original blue cloth, ex-lib with usual markings, pencil annotations in margins. New York: Praeger, (1966).<br/><br/>

New York and Washington: Frederick A. Praeger, 1965. First American edition, 1965. Royal blue blindstamp bordered cloth, gilt spine lettering, 254 pages with index, color illustrated dustjacket. The book is in generally good condition, with minor adhesive tape residue at top and bottom edges of each cover, front free endpaper missing, lightly rubbed spine ends and corners, sound text block, good hinges, clean pages with no names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is not priceclipped and in very good condition with lightly rubbed spine ends.. First US Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: William Kimber. Very Good/Fair. 1965. First Edition. Hard Cover. 8vo Dust jacket unclipped in a clear protective sleeve, tear and chunks missing at edges. Original cloth boards with bright gilt titling on spine, small slightly sunned area.In 1955 British naval officers paid a goodwill visit to Russia and watched fascinated as their ship passed Kronstadt harbour packed with modern warships and up to Leningrad passing berth after berth of cruisers, destroyers and submarines. For the first time credit was given to reports of Russia's construction of a great new fleet. Out of the moribund collection of pre-1914 designed ships that formed the Russian navy before World- War II had grown in the decade following it the second largest navy in the world which today has about eight times as many men afloat as the British navy. How had this unique achievement come about? Mr. Woodward gives a detailed and absorbing analysis of the development of the Russian navy from its first… Read More

London: William Kimber, (1965).. First edition. Hardcover. Near fine in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket slightly rubbed. 254pp..

London, William Kember, (1965).. First Edition; 8vo; pp. 254; 4 pages maps, acknowledgements, index, original cloth, dustjacket, light flecking to page edges, otherwise a very good copy.

Kimber, 1965., 1965. 254p. Maps. Fine/Near Fine copy. Hardback. Fine/Near Fine.

London : William Kimber, 1965. First Edition. Hardback. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 254 pages; Description: 254 p. : maps ; 25 cm. Subjects: Soviet Union -- Russia -- Naval history.

William Kimber, London, 1965,. /Dust Jacket Included. 1965. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 1st edition, hardback, 8vo, 254pp, edges browning, text clean and sound, no inscriptions, Very Good / Good dustwrapper. wrapper edges rubbed, small scuffed patch on spine .

New York, NY: Frederick A. Praeger, 1966. Presumed First U. S. Edition, First printing [Advance reading copy/review slip laid in]. Hardcover. Good. 254, [2] pages. Cover has some wear and soiling. Spine printing faded. This book is a historical survey of the Russian Navy, from 1703 through 1965. Includes Maps, Introduction, Acknowledgments and Index. Chapters include Into the Baltic (1703-1725), Into the Black Sea (1695-1738, The Battle for the Baltic (1725-1761), The First Russian Armada (1796-1774), Wars on Two Fronts: The Black Sea and the Baltic (1787-1791); War against--and for--Napoleon, Part 1: The Baltic (1795-1814); Wars against--and for--Napoleon;, Part 2: The Mediterranean (1798-1808); Navarino (1827); The Crimean War (1853-1856); The First Torpedo War (1876-1877); Course for Port Arthur (1904); Course for Vladivostock (1905); Tsushima (1905); "The Old Corruptive Influences" (1905-1914); The Baltic and the Black Sea (1914-1917); The Revolution (1917-1921); Launching the Red Fleet… Read More