Langmaid capt kenneth (14 resultados)

Hardcover. Condición: Poor. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Poor. Hardback. Poor copy. Yellowing to pages throughout. Binding is coming away from cover. Inside pages have ink stamp marks and water staining. Jacket has rubbing to all edges and some discolouration. 256 pages.

Condición: Good. 1966. First Edition. 242 pages. Illustrated jacket over cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Clipped jacket has light edge-wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. 1st Edition. Each chapter covers a moment where the initiative of a naval officer impacted world events. Includes 20*b/w photographs and illustrations. xxii, 166pp. Light rubbing to upper DJ edge with several nicks. DJ price-clipped.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. A history of the use off minefields around Britain with emphasise on those employed during the First and Second World Wars. Includes 16*b/w photographs. 256pp. Black cloth boards.

Hardback. Condición: Very Good. 1st Edition. Octavo Size. Very Good in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. Gift inscription to front free endpaper (flyleaf). Illustrated with Black and White plates. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. xvi, 176pp. The history of the Royal Navy in action from defending against invasions to the counter-invasions of the second world war.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. 1st ed. 256pp. Illus. Sl fxg to outer edge but VG in a torn dw with 3 small closed tears & 1 large closed tear. The spine is sunned & the flap p/c. The history of the use of mines in naval warfare from conception to the part played in WW1 & WW2.…

Hardback. Condición: Very Good. 1st Edition. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with Black & White Photographs and Maps. 207 pages. From 'The Stone Frigate in 1804-5 to The Sheet Anchor in 1942. Not just your usual famous naval battles. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels.…

256 pages. illustrated with photos. very good condition hardback in an edge worn and tape repaired dust-jacket. a good readable history of the development of mine warfare at sea, and in particular its role in the first and second world wars [ Please see our storefront page for shipping information].

Hardback in Dust Wrapper. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. Condition Notes: A little rubbing to the edges of the dust wrapper, nicked at the head of the spine. The pages are somewhat tanned, if tight, and a little musty; First edition (first printing). Hardback. Dust wrapper over blue boards with gilt titles to the spine; Measures 8¾" x 5¾" (0.6 kg); pp 176; Index; Bibliography; Contains: Black & white photographs; Appendices [2]; || The book is on the shelf, ready to be appropriately packed, and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the book shop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #105715 ||.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Poor. 1st Edition. A very good first edition hardcover copy in a poor, torn dustcover. There's a previous owner's name stamp inside the front cover along with a little light shelf wear to the lower edges of the book cover. The spine is straight, the binding is tight and the pages are bright, clean and spotting-free. Please see photos.…

1st Ed. XVI, 176 PP plus 8 pages with 16 b/w illust. Hard cover, dj. Occasional foxing. Near fine. 22.2 x 14.2. Record of the sequence of foreign invasions which led to the establishment & growth of British naval strength; to control, eliminate them and counter attack.

Hardback. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good Plus. First Edition. This copy is in fine unmarked condition bound in black cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. Bright, tight, white and square. The unclipped dust wrapper has some inimal edge wear so best described as very good plus condition, it has now been covered in clear, removable, archival, protective film. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased charges will be quoted. Of all the weapons used at sea perhaps the most devilished and most feared has been the mine. Comparitively cheap, far reaching in its effact, it has more than once turned the tide not only of a battle, but of a whole campaign. This book traces the development of the sea mine from its conception and man's first efforts to put it into use, begilnning with the Fire Ships and the dangerous experiments of the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries up to the period of 1914. The author then tells the story of the part played by this formidable weapon in the First and Second World Wars. It is a record of cunning and counter-measures, extreme cruelty and extreme courage. Ref GGG3.…

1st edition dust jacket Near Fine octavo 166pp., b/w pls., maps, appendix., bibliog., index, Daring & Independent Actions in Naval History from Nelson to Pulo Weh. Lacks ffep o/w nice copy.

1st edition dust jacket Nice Copy octavo 166pp., b/w plates, maps, appendix., bibliog., index, Daring & Independent Actions in Naval History from Nelson to Pulo Weh.