1815, ISBN: 56de25d5dc3485fa3b36456bcca04714

Newnes 1937. Ex library, octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reas… More...

Newnes 1937. Ex library, octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost., Newnes 1937, 0, Annapolis: The Naval Institute Press, 1989. Hardcover. In exceptionally good condition/In exceptionally good condition. Demy table, [30cm/12nches], full gilt-embossed taupe--coloured cloth with mylar-protected dust jacket, pp. 352, indexed. Fully illustrated with b-w halftones as well as a plethoria of colour plates. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional snapshots. ... Brian Lavery was brought up in Dumbarton. Upon graduating, Lavery worked first as a teacher, then in the printing industry, before gradually fulfilling his interest in maritime heritage as an author, consultant and curator, building a solid reputation as a highly respected authority in the field. He worked at Chatham Historic Dockyard on the Wooden Walls exhibition. During 14 years in the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich he developed the modern collecting policy, and worked on numerous exhibitions such as Seapower, All Hands, and several of the galleries in the Neptune Court development. He has lectured regularly on cruise ships, including many trips on the square rigger Sea Cloud, and he undertakes maritime tours in the United Kingdom and Europe. Traditional Boats & Tall Ships refers to him as ‘one of the world's leading naval historians.’ He has since published over 30 books, covering marine architecture, ship construction (including several in Conway's Anatomy of the Ship series), and naval warfare from its infancy to present day. He is a leading expert in the career of Nelson and the broader Royal Navy. Patrick O’Brian found Nelson's Navy (1989) to be ‘the most nearly regal that I have come across in many years of reading on the subject.’ The Times labelled the same book a "masterpiece on life in the Senior Service under England's favourite seafaring son."  In exceptionally good condition in In exceptionally good condition dust-jacket. Hardcover. (24464) $23.50, The Naval Institute Press, 1989, 2.5<

1815, ISBN: 56de25d5dc3485fa3b36456bcca04714

Annapolis: The Naval Institute Press, 1989. Hardcover. In exceptionally good condition/In exceptionally good condition. Demy table, [30cm/12nches], full gilt-embossed taupe--coloured cl… More...

Annapolis: The Naval Institute Press, 1989. Hardcover. In exceptionally good condition/In exceptionally good condition. Demy table, [30cm/12nches], full gilt-embossed taupe--coloured cloth with mylar-protected dust jacket, pp. 352, indexed. Fully illustrated with b-w halftones as well as a plethoria of colour plates. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional snapshots. ... Brian Lavery was brought up in Dumbarton. Upon graduating, Lavery worked first as a teacher, then in the printing industry, before gradually fulfilling his interest in maritime heritage as an author, consultant and curator, building a solid reputation as a highly respected authority in the field. He worked at Chatham Historic Dockyard on the Wooden Walls exhibition. During 14 years in the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich he developed the modern collecting policy, and worked on numerous exhibitions such as Seapower, All Hands, and several of the galleries in the Neptune Court development. He has lectured regularly on cruise ships, including many trips on the square rigger Sea Cloud, and he undertakes maritime tours in the United Kingdom and Europe. Traditional Boats & Tall Ships refers to him as ‘one of the world's leading naval historians.’ He has since published over 30 books, covering marine architecture, ship construction (including several in Conway's Anatomy of the Ship series), and naval warfare from its infancy to present day. He is a leading expert in the career of Nelson and the broader Royal Navy. Patrick O’Brian found Nelson's Navy (1989) to be ‘the most nearly regal that I have come across in many years of reading on the subject.’ The Times labelled the same book a "masterpiece on life in the Senior Service under England's favourite seafaring son."  In exceptionally good condition in In exceptionally good condition dust-jacket. Hardcover. (24464) $23.50, The Naval Institute Press, 1989, 2.5<