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London: Kimber. VG/Fair only (see notes). 1965. 1st. hardcover. 8vo . 254pp . 10-12 pp have some pencil underlining & marginalia. Huge chip (about 2" deep, 3" wide) top rear of o/w decent DJ. Couple blacked out boxes on verso. Why do the UK publishers do that sometimes?? .

New York: Frederick A. Praeger, 1965. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good clipped jacket in protective mylar. Former owner's stamp to front endpaper and index page; some bumping to corners; some dust staining to top edge of pages. Jacket with some wear to edges and corners; rubbing/wear to panels; soiling/darkening to back panel.

New York: Praeger, 1966. hardcover. very good(-). 8vo, original blue cloth, ex-lib with usual markings, pencil annotations in margins. New York: Praeger, (1966).<br/><br/>

New York and Washington: Frederick A. Praeger, 1965. First American edition, 1965. Royal blue blindstamp bordered cloth, gilt spine lettering, 254 pages with index, color illustrated dustjacket. The book is in generally good condition, with minor adhesive tape residue at top and bottom edges of each cover, front free endpaper missing, lightly rubbed spine ends and corners, sound text block, good hinges, clean pages with no names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is not priceclipped and in very good condition with lightly rubbed spine ends.. First US Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: William Kimber. Very Good/Fair. 1965. First Edition. Hard Cover. 8vo Dust jacket unclipped in a clear protective sleeve, tear and chunks missing at edges. Original cloth boards with bright gilt titling on spine, small slightly sunned area.In 1955 British naval officers paid a goodwill visit to Russia and watched fascinated as their ship passed Kronstadt harbour packed with modern warships and up to Leningrad passing berth after berth of cruisers, destroyers and submarines. For the first time credit was given to reports of Russia's construction of a great new fleet. Out of the moribund collection of pre-1914 designed ships that formed the Russian navy before World- War II had grown in the decade following it the second largest navy in the world which today has about eight times as many men afloat as the British navy. How had this unique achievement come about? Mr. Woodward gives a detailed and absorbing analysis of the development of the Russian navy from its first… Read More

London, William Kember, (1965).. First Edition; 8vo; pp. 254; 4 pages maps, acknowledgements, index, original cloth, dustjacket, light flecking to page edges, otherwise a very good copy.

London: William Kimber, (1965).. First edition. Hardcover. Near fine in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket slightly rubbed. 254pp..

New York, NY: Frederick A. Praeger, 1966. Presumed First U. S. Edition, First printing [Advance reading copy/review slip laid in]. Hardcover. Good. 254, [2] pages. Cover has some wear and soiling. Spine printing faded. This book is a historical survey of the Russian Navy, from 1703 through 1965. Includes Maps, Introduction, Acknowledgments and Index. Chapters include Into the Baltic (1703-1725), Into the Black Sea (1695-1738, The Battle for the Baltic (1725-1761), The First Russian Armada (1796-1774), Wars on Two Fronts: The Black Sea and the Baltic (1787-1791); War against--and for--Napoleon, Part 1: The Baltic (1795-1814); Wars against--and for--Napoleon;, Part 2: The Mediterranean (1798-1808); Navarino (1827); The Crimean War (1853-1856); The First Torpedo War (1876-1877); Course for Port Arthur (1904); Course for Vladivostock (1905); Tsushima (1905); "The Old Corruptive Influences" (1905-1914); The Baltic and the Black Sea (1914-1917); The Revolution (1917-1921); Launching the Red Fleet… Read More

William Kimber, London, 1965,. /Dust Jacket Included. 1965. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 1st edition, hardback, 8vo, 254pp, edges browning, text clean and sound, no inscriptions, Very Good / Good dustwrapper. wrapper edges rubbed, small scuffed patch on spine .

London : William Kimber, 1965. First Edition. Hardback. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 254 pages; Description: 254 p. : maps ; 25 cm. Subjects: Soviet Union -- Russia -- Naval history.

London: William Kimber, 1965. Hardback in Dust Wrapper.. Good+ — in Good+ Dust Wrapper. Matt paper dust wrapper has minor edgewear and a touch faded with the price clippped. Edges of the textblock heavily spotted. The contents complete, clean and tight.. First edition (first printing). Hardback in dust wrapper (blue boards with gilt titling to the spine) Physically 9½” x 6¼” (0.9 kg); 254pp; Index; Includes: Maps; || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully 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 my beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the bookshop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #196437|| Condition:

Kimber,, [1965]. 8vo., First Edition, with maps in the text, neat short inscription on front free endpaper; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.

London, W. Kimber [1965], 1965. First Edition. Hardback. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 254 pages; Description: 254 p. Maps. 25 cm. Includes bibliographical references. Subjects: Soviet Union --History, Naval.

William Kimber Ltd. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in. First Edition with dust jacket ex libris with usual markings - rare and collectable - will send out 1 st class post

London: William Kimber, 1965. 254 pages. Illustrated with 3 maps, one of them 2 pages. Pages good condition, clean. Blue cloth, gilt title on spine. Dark blue DJ with gold and white titles. Edges lightly worn. VG+/VG. 1st UK Edtion. Hard Cover.

London: William Kimber, 1965. 254 pages in very good condition. Pages are clean and unmarked with some black and white maps throughout. Page edges are lightly darkened. Some fading blue publisher's stain on the head edges. Bound in blue hardcovers with gilt titles on the spine. Dark blue dustjacket in very good condition with white and yellow titles. Worn around the edges with some creases and tears. Lightly scuffed. VG+/VG-. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good-.

London: Kimber, 1965. 1st edition. Nice Copy. lge. octavo. dust jacket 254pp., maps, index, A History of Russian Naval Power from the time of Peter the Great to the massive modern Soviet Fleet

UsedGood. Hardcover copy is in good,solid,condition,DJ has some wear/tearing, unmarked text, endpages have some staining, a good copy. We take great pride in accurately describing the condition of our books and media, ship within 48 hours, and offer a 100% money back guarantee. Customers purchasing more than one item from us may be entitled to a shipping discount.

London: Kimber, 1965. 1st edition. As New. octavo. dust jacket 254pp., maps, index, A History of Russian Naval Power from the time of Peter the Great to the massive modern Soviet Fleet

William Kimber. Unclipped DJ in archival cover. . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1965.