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WOODWARD, F. W: : PLYMOUTH'S DEFENCES - A Short History. [Author SIGNED copy.]

UK,IVYBRIDGE,DEVON. [Published Privately/Vanity by F. W. WOODWARD],1990.

ISBN 0951639307.

UK,landscape,slim,small 8vo wraps,author SIGNED+ dedicated,illustrated,1st edn. Near MINT. No owner inscrptn but author's neat,handwritten blue ink inscrptn thus: 'For Michael Sewell, With many thanks for your help. Freddy Woodward.' to title page.Bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,cream background with 3/4 wrap-around beige facsimile reproduction of 1540 panoramic illustration of Plymouth Haven map, illustrated card covers with accompanying brown-lettered synopsis to remaining 1/4 of rear cover.Front card cover with capitalised,black-lettered part-title and author's other black-lettered name to front cover.Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight and clean - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread other than my own collation. UK,landscape,slim, small 8vo wraps,author SIGNED,illustrated,1st edn,3-57pp [paginated] includes a Contents list/table with Acknowledgements to its reverse,author's Foreword with an Introduction to its reverse,The Story of Plymouth's Defences,Notes on the Plans of Plymouth's Defences,Visiting the Fortifications - The Royal Citadel,Western King's,Crownhill Fort, Bovisand and Maker Heights+2 b/w maps,profuse b/w facsimile illustration reproductions,b/w maps/diagrams and b/w photographs interspersed throughout the text and the book,illustrated with profuse b/w facsimile illustration reproductions,b/w maps/diagrams and b/w photographs interspersed throughout the text and the book,a Bibliography,a Glossary of Fortification and Gunnery Terms,and an Index.Plus [unpaginated] a b/w map of modern Plymouth to inside of front's cover,author SIGNED+dedicated title page,and to the rear,6pp unused 'Notes' blanks with a thumbnail b/w gun emplacement photograph to lower,fore-edge corners' of each and a blank reverse.                                          Visually,the external appearance is exceptional,and particularly internally,is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of it’s near 25 year-old age and nature, i.e. an ephemeral wrappered item.It really is an exceptional,exemplary example for it’s brightnesss,cleanliness and lack of any other or age-acquired detracting faults commonly encountered in a wrappered item.        Much has already been written about certain aspects of the defences of Plymouth,whose story begins in the 14thC.There is no continuous history of the 70 or more forts and batteries built over the centuries forming a rough triangle from Tregantle in the west,north through Crownhill,to Wembury Point in the east, nor have many aspects of the story been covered in any detail so far.The author plans to cover the subject in three parts,each to be published separately.This particular history tells in outline the story,and shows the developement of the defences chronologically and through a series of plans. "What to See"" will be intended for the visitor who is prepared to spend some time looking at the fortifications in any of six areas.It will showwhat can be seen now and will give a continuous history of the defences in that area. "The Last Hundred Years" will be a more detailed and critical description of the tremendous development which followed the threat of invasion from France in the late 1850's and resulted in Plymouth being ringed with forts on the land side and defended by progressively more modern coast defences until after the end of WW2. Please contact the seller,particularly ALL overseas buyers,for correct [insured,or uninsured at own risk] shipping/P+p quotes BEFORE placing your order, especially if ordering any multiples.                          N.B. ALL buyers please note,stock(s') shipping quotes are adjusted for any refunds AFTER receipt of order and BEFORE the despatch of the order,especially if the item is offered either P+p included/FREE.  ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: US 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 US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **                                                                                                                                                                                        

UK,landscape,slim,small 8vo wraps, author SIGNED,illustrated,1st edn.
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