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The Smoke Screen of Jutland. JOHN WINTON'S COPY WITH HIS BOOKPLATE
by IRVING Commander John
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Thakeham, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
William Kimber,, [1966]. 8vo., First Edition, with plates and maps throughout; black cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean, crisp copy. THIS COPY WAS FORMERLY IN THE LIBRARY OF NAVAL HISTORIAN JOHN WINTON AND BEARS HIS BOOKPLATE ON FRONT PASTE-DOWN. Enser, p.186.
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- Bookseller
- Island Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 37315
- Title
- The Smoke Screen of Jutland. JOHN WINTON'S COPY WITH HIS BOOKPLATE
- Author
- IRVING Commander John
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Kimber,
- Date Published
- [1966]
- Keywords
- naval, ww1, wwi, royal navy, high seas fleet, jutland, battle-cruisers, battleships, donald macintyre, winton, john winton
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- Gilt
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- First Edition
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