Author: WATTON, ROSS
Title: The Battleship Warspite
Description: London: Conway Maritime Press Ltd, 1986. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover with dustjacket. ISBN: 0851774121. Near fine grey cloth hardcover with a very good unclipped dustjacket which is a trifle faded to the spine area. No inscriptions or marks. HMS "Warspite" was arguably one of the finest capital ship designs of all time. "Warspite" and her four sister ships of the "Queen Elizabeth" class were the prototypes of the modern fast battleship, the ultimate development of the "Dreadnought" type. Contains a complete set of superbly executed line drawings, both the conventional type of plan as well as explanatory views, with fully descriptive keys. These are supported by technical details and a record of the ship's service history. ; Anatomy of the Ship; Black & white photographs and line drawings; Landscape format 4to 9" - 11" tall; 120 pages. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket .

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