Man-Of-War

This is a first edition of Man-of-War, a History of the Combat Vessel, published in 1968. It is richly illustrated, and discusses how these ships made, and formed, history. It is the first to chronicle the epic of the fighting ship--"a thing of beauty and grace"--from ancient Egypt, when Rameses III was repulsing The Sea People, to the naval operations… Read more about this item

New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company. 1968. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Foxing on top text block edge. Light scratching and shelfwear on spine and front and rear panel. ; 4to 11" - 13" tallt .

New York, Castle Books, (1974).. Oblong. 4to; pp. 280; illustrated endpapers, illustrated frontispiece, profusely illustrated throughout, bibliography, general index, picture acknowledgements, list of ships mentioned in text and illustrations; original cloth, rubbed dustjacket; 6cm closed tear to rear of dustjacket, spine of cloth bumped; otherwise a very good copy.

London: Methuen & Co Ltd. G : in Good condition without dust jacket. 1968. First Edition. Orange hardback cloth cover. 250mm x 270mm (10" x 11"). 273pp. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. .

Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1968. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1968. First Published in GB. 273 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Preface by Edward L. Beach. Black and white and colour illustrations with black and white photographs throughout. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning… Read more about this item

New York: Castle Books. 280pp. A couple small tears on the DJ. B4 . Very Good. Hardcover. Revised.. 1974.

McGraw-Hill, 1971. Numbered. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. No marks or writing observed in text. Binding tight and square. No DJ. Minimal numbering and date inside front cover. Gently read. Family-owned bookshop in Steubenville, Ohio: BookMarx Bookstore. Books shipped within 24 hours.

New York: Castle Books, 1974. hardcover. very good. Illustrated abundantly in color and in black and white. 280 pages. Short, square 4to with orange cloth and black spine lettering. New York: Castle Books, (1974). Cloth lightly dust soiled at edges, page edges toned, internally clean and tight. Lacking dust wrapper. Very good.<br/> <br/> Preface by Edward L. Beach.<br/>… Read more about this item

N. Y.: McGraw Hill Book Co., 1968. cloth hard cover is in fine condition and the dust jacket is in very good plus condition with light wear now protected with mylar cover. is a stated first edition. has illustrated endpapers. copy is unmarked and tightly bound. 273 pages includes index and picture acknowledgements. First Edition. Cloth Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good… Read more about this item