winklareth robert i (2 resultados)

Hardcover. First Impression. Octavo, [23cm/9.25inches], full gilt-embossed ebony-coloured cloth w/ mylar-protected dust jacket, pp. 384, indexed. Illustrated with b-w halftones. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. In exceptionally good condition.

1st edition dust jacket As New 8vo. 384pp., colour & b/w plates, text ills., maps, glossary, bibliog., index, The core of the book is made up of potted "biographies" of the shipbuilders, describing their corporate development, highlights in their histories, and listing the major ships they built. Book is international in coverage, divided by country, by region and by yard, with maps and plans showing the main areas, the locations of the yards, and the ground layout of the most important builders at significant dates in their history. A general introduction points out the salient features of warship development from wood and canvas to the technology of steam, steel and electronics in order to explain the changes in the shipbuilding industries of the world,