frederic dreyer (8 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. In.

Kartoniert / Broschiert. Zustand: New.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. ".Centuries later, in 1914, the German army was amazed at the speed and accuravy of the rifle-fire from the British regiments of the line trained in competitive rifle-firings. The interest take by the whole nation in these competitive firings inspired great efforts in the Services. I quote from the German official Naval History of the First World War of the appalling effect of the long line of "belching guns" in the two great cannonades of the Grand Fleet battleships in the Battle of Jutland, from which the High Seas Fleet ran away, and on the few occasions on which that Fleet put to sea after Jutland they invariably ran away on getting news of the approach of the Grand Fleet"Ex military library stock so expect to see some markings and sparse annotations in the text. No Dust-jacket. Binder in acceptable to good condition. Hinge action sound. Edges fairly clean and sharp. Boards robust apart from one corner damaged. Signs of wear. Gilt somewhat faded. Quick flickthrough of text shows little in the way of issues of significance other than initial library stamp. Overall acceptable to good condition. 1955 edition. Quick dispatch. Many thanks for looking and supporting independents.

Zustand: New.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Hardcover with dust jacket. Dj has mild edge wear and toning, but is now in a protective mylar cover. Book is bound in dark blue cloth over boards with gold lettering on the spine. Lettering has been rubbed and so is somewhat illegible. Binding is tight and secure. Corners are bumped. Pages are evenly toned, but otherwise crisp and clean. Museum Press Limited. Copyright page dated 1955. 472 pages. A good copy. This volume comes from the Aviation collection of Prof. Chris Sterling. Sterling spent his lifetime teaching, writing, and collecting books on civil and military aviation. We are proud to house his Aviation collection, part of the extensive library which is his legacy. Please email with questions or to request photos. Note: if there is a photo beside this listing, it's a STOCK photo that ABE put there (for reasons that we cannot understand or control) and might not match this actual book.

1st edition. "The first thirty-two chapters of this book covers the author's experiences from 1891 onwards, including both World Wars. Then follows Addendum Chapter I, in which the author, starting with a bref look back until the end o the First World War, then gives notes which largely concern the Second World War - especially in the Pacific. That chapter finishes wuth a brief comparison of the main events in Maritime War during the two World Wars." Pp.472, maps to endpapers, black & white portrait frontispiece + 20 further black & white photo illustrations and many maps and diagrams. Dark blue cloth, gilt title to spine, boards slightly rubbed with bump to lower front edge and wear to corner tip. Scarce. G+.