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FIELD, Lieut-Col. and Brevet Col., R.M.L.I. Cyril : THE BRITISH NAVY BOOK

LONDON.BLACKIE AND SON LIMITED,[nd.but circa 1915.]

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UK,12mo HB,no dw/dj - as issued,1st edn. [Although undated by publisher,familial gift presentation inscrptn reads: 'Tom C(?)urtis From Mother December 21st 1915.Wishing him a successful New Year and a Happy Xmas.' to the book's front free endpaper.] VG++.Publisher's original bright,clean,navy blue background with pictorial decorated cloth boards with 4-colour (blue,black,white and yellow) block illustration to front and spine/backstrip.Front board with black ink single-line border and black ink printed lettering and illustration within it, spine/backstrip with similar black ink single-line border and similar 4-colour block but different illustration within,but with bright, crisp,blocked,non-oxidised gilt title to top and black ink publisher to bottom,rear board plain and unillustrated and clean plain grey endpapers - presentation inscrptn excepted.Negligible shelf-wear or bumping to edges and corners and head+foot of spine/backstrip,some miniscule rubbing of same,but no nicks,tears,splits or any heavy fraying,present.Top+fore-edges along with lower edges,all coloured navy blue; contents tight,solid and sound with minimal,sporadic foxing/spotting - no dog- ear reading creases to any pages' corners,would appear unread - apart from my own collation.UK,12mo HB,no dw/dj - as issued,1st edn,3-312pp [paginated] includes contents list/table,an illustrations list/table, a prologue,XXI(21) chapters and a conclusion,a colour frntis and artists' 4 other colour plates,a mixture of artists' b/w reproduced painting illustrations (17 of 18 present,1 [facing pp90] missing,torn out),profuse b/w sketches/diagrams,contemporary b/w photographs (12,all called for) all interspersed throughout the text.Plus [unpaginated] publisher's advert for another Uniform title (The British Army Book also by same author),artist's colour frntis, title page,publisher's note.The note explaining that as the book was going to press,an Admiralty Order was issued forbidding publication of any text or illustrations likely to prove of service to the enemy (i.e. Germany,WW1).Proofs of the book were sent and subsequently approved. Following instructions from the Lords Commissioners,some illustrations were substituted for some of the more recent ships previously chosen to represent the Great War by sea. Britain's naval history from the invasion of Britain by Julius Caesar,medieval to the Middle Ages,Tudor times,Queen Elizabeth I to Victoria, the evolution of the following: Naval Gunnery, the Ironclad battleship,the submarine and submarine mine,Naval Brigades,warships and their manning,operations in the North Sea and the Channel and other seas,and the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS). Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** This item offered P+p included.Offer available UK only,unless indicated otherwise. ** ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

UK,12mo HB,no dw/dj - as issued,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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