THE OXFORD ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MARITIME HISTORY (4 VOLUMES) by Hattendorf, John B. & et al, - 2007

Oxford University Press, 2007. First Edition. hardcover. Hattendorf, John B. [Editor] : The Oxford Encyclopedia of Maritime History (Four volume set). New York : Oxford University Press, 2007. First edition/First impression. Size of each volume is quarto (4vo), 11.25"/28.5cm h. Handsomely bound in publisher's slightly paler than ocean blue, with black bands trimmed in gilt and with gilt lettering to both spine and front board of each volume, and a gilt compass. Plain cream endpapers. Each volume comprises give or take 700 pp. Contents: Vol I contains list of staff, list of entries for the full set, editor's intro; then entries (each with their own bibliography) - beginning with "Actium" (in which Octavian/Augustus put his civil war foes to flight), through "Ex voto" (the offering of thanks for safekeeping, often in the form of a painting of the ship being kept safe); the final entry of Vol 4 is "Zheng He" (the 15th century Chinese mariner and explorer). Vol 4 also contains an 11 page "Topical Outline… Read More

New York: Oxford University Press, 2007. First Edition, First Impression. . Cloth Bound Boards. Fine. 2007 First Edition, first impression. Size Quarto, complete in four volumes. Blue cloth covered boards with black band in centre of front covers and spine and large gilt titles and vignettes of the compass. Condition fine, a beautiful unread copy. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Oxford Univ Pr, 2007. Hardcover. New. illustrated edition. 2912 pages. 11.25x9.00x7.00 inches.