Rif Winfield (139 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Used; Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover.

Condition: Used - Like New. Fine. Cloth, D-j. 2015.

Condition: New.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Photos included in listing. About the book By the end of the sailing era the 50-gun ship had come to be regarded as a hybrid--too small to stand in the line of battle, but lacking the speed and handiness of the frigate--so was often dismissed as a naval architectural dinosaur left over from an earlier age. This prejudiced view has gone unchallenged in modern naval history, but this new book reveals the crucial role of the 50-gun ship in the development of both the battleship and the frigate, and explains the enduring role which ensured the survival of the type into the nineteenth century. True to the intentions of the 'ShipShape' series, it is the first extended study of a type which is both technically interesting and historically undervalued.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1997 first edition hardback with unclipped dustjacket. Interior has previous owner's inscription otherwise clean with no writing, marks or tears and all pages tight within binding, covers clean and unscuffed. Dustjacket generally clean with no major blemishes.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Dust wrapper with creasing, edge & corner wear, sunned spine, Board bumped at bottom of spine. Internally Very Good - clean and tidy copy in tight binding. Unclipped dust wrapper will be fitted with removable archive acetate film. **1090g ** All orders are sent with a tracking /signature service for your peace of mind, so that you can keep tabs on your parcel. For overseas customers - on some sites we use, parcels weighing over the standard rate may incur an additional charge and we will then contact you with the additional shipping fee required. This is for the postage only we do not charge you for our time or our excellent packaging, which we are noted for. Dispatched in cardboard mailers within 24/48 Hours Mon - Friday 2pm, except bank holidays, otherwise next business day - excellent service guaranteed. AANBE10527; Chatham Shipshape S.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Light dj wear, otherwise book vg+. 1300 grams.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very good book . 418pp with b/w illustrations. 0.

Condition: As New. Used book that is in almost brand-new condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. 2001, 2nd edition. Large Quarto. 128pp. Illustrated. Publisher's printed boards, in matching dust jacket. Spine faded. Clean internally. A 'Very Good+' copy.

Hardback in Dust Wrapper. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. John McKay (illustrator). Condition Notes: Dust wrapper sunned at the spine and lightly edgeworn with a small price-sticker ghost to the upper panel. The contents complete, clean and tight.; First edition (first printing). Hardback. Dust wrapper over matching pictorial boards; Measures 11¾" x 10" (1.2 kg); pp 128; Index; In the Shipshape series; Contains: Black & white photographs; Tables; Cutaways; Frontispiece; 2-column text; Plan in folder (1); Appendices (2); || The book is on the shelf, ready to be appropriately packed, and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the book shop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #202733 ||.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 2nd Edition. Second edition. Large Quarto. 29×25cm; 128pp. Illustrated boards with dust jacket; Clean and bright. Monochrome illustrations throughout. Folding plan in back pocket. A 'Fine' copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Dust Jacket. Includes fold-out schematic/scale plan in rear pocket. Text and illustrations unmarked, pages crisp. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square. Scale plan/schematic foldout also in very good+ condition. Sunning to spine, bottom outer corner lightly dinged. A very good+ hardcover with very good dust jacket. Ships same or next business day from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Due to the size/weight of this book extra charges may apply for international shipping.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. McKay, John (illustrator). First edition. 1st thus 2005. Slightly better than very good condition. Pictorial cardwraps. Large format. Plans and cutaway drawings by John McKay. Outboard profile of HMS Leopard of 50 Guns in pocket to inside rear cover. B/w illustrations. Lower edge of text block slightly grubby. Lower cover edges lightly rubbed. Contents clean. Pocket to rear is 3/4 split at base. Plans present in pocket. Rear cover lightly scuffed. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!

Softcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. McKay, John (illustrator). First edition. 1st thus 2005. Fine condition. Pictorial cardwraps. Large format. Plans and cutaway drawings by John McKay. Outboard profile of HMS Leopard of 50 Guns in pocket to inside rear cover. B/w illustrations. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!

Hardback in Dust Wrapper. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. Condition Notes: Dust wrapper lightly sunned at the spine. Leans vaguely. The contents complete, clean and tight.; ### IMPORTANT: Weighing 2.6kg. overseas shipping will be with ParcelForce, additional postage will be requested. ### First edition (first printing). Hardback. Dust wrapper over red boards with gilt titles to the spine; Measures 11¾" x 10" (2.6 kg); pp (xiv) 418; Index; Bibliography; Includes: Deck plans; Cross-sections; Black & white photographs, within the text; Chronological tables (1); Black & white drawings; Tables; List of abbreviations; Glossary; Frontispiece; 2-column text; || The book is on the shelf, ready to be appropriately packed, and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the book shop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #202643 ||.

Condition: V G. in D J. 29 cm. B/W ills. and plates.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very Good Hardcover With A Little Edge Wear At Extremities In A Very Good Dust Jacket With A Couple Of Small Closed Tears, Now In A Protective Mylar Cover. 384 Pages Including Index. The New Hanoverian Dynasty That Came To Power With The Accession Of George I In 1714 Inherited The Largest Navy In The World. In The Course Of The Century, This Force Would See A Vast Amount Of Action Against Nearly Every Major Navy, Reaching A Pinnacle Of Success In The Seven Years War Only To Taste Defeat In The American Revolutionary Struggle, When It Faced The Combined Navies Of France, Spain, The Netherlands, And The Rebellious Colonies Themselves. Considering The Contribution To History Of These Ships, There Is Surprisingly Little Readily Available On Their Careers. Now This Gap Is Comprehensively Filled By This Superb Reference Book, Outlining The Service History Of Every Ship, Built, Purchased Or Captured, That Fought For The Royal Navy In The Great Wars Of The Eighteenth Century - Well Over 2000 Vessels. The Book Is Organized By Rate, Classification And Class, With Outline Technical And Building Data, But Followed By A Concise Summary Of The Careers Of Each Ship In Every Class. This Includes Commissioning Dates, Refit Periods, Changes Of Captain, The Stations Where They Served (And When), As Well As Details Of Any Noteworthy Actions In Which They Took Part. It Will Enable Anyone To Follow Up A Casual Reference To Any Warship, And Will Provide The Researcher With A Solid Core Of Information On Which To Base Further Study. With Nothing Remotely Like It In Print, This Is A Work Of The Utmost Importance To Every Naval Historian And General Reader Interested In The Navy Of The Sailing Era. Size: Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Second, Revised. 420pp. 11.5 x 10 inch. Still tightly bound. Unmarked and in very nice clean condition throughout, looks hardly used. Large heavy tome, Weighs 2.2kg - additional postage may be required for overseas shipment, please request a quote from seller before ordering.

Condition: very_good. This books is in Very good condition. There may be a few flaws like shelf wear and some light wear.

Orig.cloth with Dust-Jacket. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 168pp. Richly illustrated, many in clolour. A FINE COPY IN A FINE DUST JACKET.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Naval Institute Press Historical Books (Naval Institute Press) First Rate - The Greatest Warship of the Age of Sail (VG+/NM)Manufacturer: Naval Institute PressProduct Line: Historical Books (Naval Institute Press)Type: HardcoverCopyright Date: 2010Author: Rif WinfieldPage Count: 160Please review the condition and any condition notes for the exact condition of this item. All pictures are stock photos. The condition of the item you will receive is VG+/NM. Our grading system is explained in the terms of sale section of our bookseller page. Please feel free to contact us with any questions. Product Description:In the sailing era, the warships called First Rates were the largest, most powerful, and most costly ships to construct, maintain, and operate. Built to the highest standards, they were lavishly decorated and given carefully considered names that reflected the pride and prestige of their country. They were the very embodiment of national power, and as such drew the attention of artists, engravers, and printmakers. In this first history of the major ships in the Royal Navy during the Age of Sail, virtually every British First Rate from the Prince Royal of 1610 to the end of sail is represented by an array of paintings, drawings, models, or plans. This spectacular collection of illustrations, many in full color, is a celebration of these magnificent ships, combining an authoritative history of their development with reproductions of many of the best images of the ships, chosen for their accuracy, detail, and sheer visual power in an extra-large format that does full justice to the images themselves. It also includes comparative data on similar vessels in other navies, so it is a book that all with an interest in wooden warships will find both enlightening and a pleasure to peruse.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Corners bumped. Clean, unmarked pages. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.

Hard cover dust wrapper, large quarto, 128pp, photos, plans, cutaways, drawings. Plans/cutaways of HMS Leopard in pocket on rear pastedown. Light wear to dw/board edges; a near fine copy. By the end of the sailing era the 50-gun ship had become regarded as a hybrid, too small to stand in the line of battle, and lacking the speed and hardiness of the frigate, so it has often been dismissed as a naval architectural dinosaur left over from an earlier age. This book aims to reveal the crucial role of the 50-gun ship in the development of both the battleship and the frigate, and explains the enduring role which ensured the survival of the type into the 19th century. Charting its origins in the pre-Commonwealth frigates, the author follows the development of the type in the 18th century and its gradual transition from battlefleet to heavy cruiser role, highlighting its revival for the special conditions of colonial warfare during the American Revolution. Thereafter they were employed as peacetime flagships for distant stations, achieving final glory leading small craft in anti-invasion operations during the Napoleonic War. Includes: textual history of the 50-gun ship; tables of technical data covering dimensions, construction, armament and details; collection of illustrations including original draughts, models and contemporary paintings and drawings; a selection of perspective and cutaway drawings; a seperate loose set of plans (on a large foldout) of the HMS Leopard.

Hardback in Dust Wrapper. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. ### IMPORTANT: Weighing 2.6kg. overseas shipping will be with ParcelForce, additional postage will be requested. ### First edition (first printing). Hardback. Dust wrapper over olive boards with gilt titles to the spine; Measures 11¾" x 10" (2.6 kg); pp (viii) 438; Index; Includes: Cross-sections; Black & white photographs, within the text; Black & white drawings; Maps; Frontispiece; 2-column text; Addenda; Appendices (9); || The book is on the shelf, ready to be appropriately packed, and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the book shop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #202732 ||.

1st ed. thus stiff wrappers Nice Copy quarto 128pp., b/w pls., drws., appends., index, Detailed account of the development and design of these early frigates. Inc. a selection of specially commissioned perspective and cut away drawings by John McKay. Large scale plans for the Leopard of 1790 in rear pocket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Book and jacket in very good condition.320pp with colour illustration.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. First American edition. Unclipped dust jacket protected by archival mylar.

Condition: Very Good. London, Chatham, 1997. 4to. 128 pp.+ folio leaf in pocket. Publ. cloth with dustwrapper. (ShipShape.). Hardcover / Hardback.