The Bomb Vessel Granado 1742 (Anatomy of the Ship) by Goodwin, Peter - 1990

Naval Institute Press. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Naval Institute Press, 1989. Hardcover. very goodnear fine. Small quarto. (25cm x 25cm) 125pp. Small sticker residue on front free endpaper. In dust jacket. Anatomy of the Ship.

E-020,: Naval Inst Pr. Very Good. 1990. Hardcover. Hardcover. 4to. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, MD. 1989. 125 Pgs. Illustrated. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Built as a floating siege engine able to withstand the recoil of shell-firing mortars, the "Granado was one of twelve bomb vessels supplementing the depleted British fleet at the outbreak of the War of Jenkins' Ear in 1739. This book begins with a brief description of the development of bomb vessels, from the early "galiote a "bombe built in 1682 to the World War II monitors used for coastal bombardment, and continues with an in-depth description of the Granado, a summary of the ship's career, and more than 250 detailed illustrations. The book also provides insights into fictional hero… Read More

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Naval Inst Pr. CLEAN Fine 1989 first edition hard cover with Fine dust jacket. . Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 1989.

Published by Naval Institute Press, 1989. 1st edition.. Hardback. Nearly Fine/Nearly Fine. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper. Slightly oblong format. Anatomy of the Ship Series. Contains superbly executed line drawings - the conventional 3-view type of plan as well as explanatory perspective views with fully descriptive keys. Light bumping to corners. Contents are excellent. Some fading to wrapper spine.

Naval Inst Pr, 1990-01-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!