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DOMVILLE-FIFE, CHARLES W[illiam]: : SUBMARINE WARFARE OF TODAY

LONDON.SEELEY SERVICE & CO.,LIMITED.nd (c.1920).

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UK,ex-public library 12mo HB,no dw/dj,1st edn.NFINE.[Though an ex-public library book,in library binding/recasing and with all it's usual library alpha-numerical notations,it's overall appearance both externally and internally,is of a solid, sound,clean example.] Sub-title reads: "How the submarine menace was met and vanquished,with descriptions of the inventions and devices used,fast boats, mystery ships,nets,air-craft,&c. &c.,Also Describing the selection and training of the enormous personnel used in this new branch of the Navy". Though undated to title page,dated author note (1919) and to foot of last page of index,an indication from printer (The Riverside Press, Edinburgh) of 1920.Bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,re-cased in library binding,dark blue,textured cloth with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters and library numeration to spine/backstrip.A neat,clean,dark blue Anchor motif'ed 'Plymouth Public Libraries - MOUNT WISE NAVAL HISTORY LIBRARY' bookplate pasted to immaculate plain white front pastedown.An obliquely placed red ink 'Withdrawn From Plymouth Library Services' vertical, rectangular stamp to ffe.Usual library alpha-numerical library notations/markings /stamp to recto of title page's bottom edge.Recto of rear free endpaper's bottom edge has a taped library barcode,and finally another slim rectangular,faded, black ink 'Plymouth Public Libraries' stamp to book's bottom edges.No other ex-library notation apart from those already described.Top edges darkened/aged, fore-edges similar but to a much lesser degree and therefore brighter and cleaner; contents bright,tight,clean and virtually pristine,no foxing/spotting,no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners, possibly unread - solid and sound.Some library tape strengthening to majority of the b/w plates/photographs and to some other pages too.UK,ex-lib 12mo HB,no dw/dj - ex-public library,1st edn,7-303pp [paginated] includes author's note dated 1919,author intro,separate contents+ illus lists/tables,26 chapters,b/w plan of 55' coastal motor boat,20 contemporary b/w photographs,33 b/w line illus/figs - all called for and present,all dispersed throughout the text and the book and an index.Plus [unpaginated]; 2pp blank, library tape-strengthened gutter edges of the following: half-title page,b/w photographic frntis (with previous owner's inscrptn to verso of same),title page and dedication page. Since April 2013,again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering its prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered its qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact seller,because of the value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

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

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