Worlds Fighting Fleets by Talbot Booth E C (43 results)

Condition: Good. Fourth Edition. 738 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth covered boards with gilt. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Heavy crack at title page, with front board pulled for the text block and held by just binding netting. Text block is very shaky. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Cloth has minor damp and dust stains. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Card panels have mild rubbing with minor pencil mark to front cover. Minor fraying to cloth at spine ends.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. xviii, 694 p. ill., pl. (part. colored) map. Hardcover. Good binding and cover. Chipping to head of spine. Front joint cracking. Gordon Trist Burke's book plate on verso. Clean, unmarked pages.

Condition: Fair. Acceptable condition. No Dust Jacket 3rd edition. Joints broken. (warships, history) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books.…

Condition: Poor. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. No publication date. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,700grams, ISBN.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover, oblong, 4 1/4 by 5 1/2 inches, 732 pages, illustrated. No date of publication, between 1942 and 44. Outer hinges split, re-glued and now solid. Wear to spine ends. Apart from signature of previous owner, William G. Smith radio officer SS Jane Long (a Liberty Ship) on preliminary page, the pages are clean. I will not ship this book overseas.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 4th Edition. 612pp. Illustrated guide to the strength of the World's navies with fleet lists, specifications etc. Not dated but this is the new and revised edition which seems to be published in 1944. Someone has added "1944" to the spine strip in white marker and evidence of previous ownership on the front free end paper and the half-title page. There are a few light pencil ticks alongside some ships names. The binding is loose but holding. The pages are otherwise clean. All orders processed and shipped promptly from the UK. Please email with your questions.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 4th Edition. 738 pages. Illustrated guide to the strength of the World's navies with fleet lists, specifications etc. Not dated but this is the fourth edition which seems to be published in 1941. Someone has added "1941" to the spine strip in white marker and evidence of previous ownership on the front free end paper and the half-title page. There are a few light pencil ticks alongside some ships names. The binding is loose but holding. The pages are otherwise clean. All orders processed and shipped promptly from the UK. Please email with your questions. 5.5"x4".…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 4th Edition. 694pp. Illustrated guide to the strength of the World's navies, at a crucial time in World history, with fleet lists, specifications etc. Not dated but this edition which seems to have been published in 1937, the newest ships, data and photographs seem to be 1936. Someone has added "1937" to the spine strip in white marker. The binding is loose but holding and there is a small split on the front hinge externally. The pages are otherwise clean. All orders processed and shipped promptly from the UK. Please email with your questions.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good Plus. Third Edition. xx,746pp, 100s of ills in colour & b&w. , A 'dumpy' book. No date, but circa 1940- war has begun. Owner name, stamp on rear eps, else vg black cloth h/c in good plus dj. Size: Landscape 12mo.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. xx, 732pp, various colour plates, three fold-outs. Blue cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. Maps on endpapers. Landscape 24mo. Slightly sun-faded spine, rubbed corners and spine ends. Text block edges starting to tan. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has multiple closed tears, shelf wear, heavy chipping to edges, mirrors book damage, not price clipped.…

inb. Condition: Fine. sixth ed.

3rd edition. 3rd edition, in dark blue cloth; "Dumpy" landscape format. 738pp. B&W & line illustrations. Back hinge cracked & repaired; free end papers slightly yellowed; folding chart of RN shoulder straps worn & browned at edge; colour folding chart of flags present but detached. Spine a little worn, with near-illegible lettering; colour-loss on front board Used - Good. Good hardback (no dust jacket) Used - Good. Good hardback (no dust jacket).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Fourth Edition.

2nd Edition. Very good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Minor staining to front board. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Series: Sampson Low's Dumpy books. Physical description: xx, 738 pages, illustrations ; (oblong 8º). Notes: Illustrations on end-papers. Subjects: Warships. Navies. Insignia. 1 Kg.…

Condition: Good. Good condition. No Dust Jacket 3rd edition. (military, fleets, history) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Third Edition. A small book, publication of 738 pages. Third Edition. The book is undated but would appear to be circa 1937. The boards are a little shelf rubbed and edge worn. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 6th Edition. 732 pages (complete). A scruffy copy. The boards are much worn, scuffed, marked all about. They are sure. The frontispage is missing. The contents are worn by use and handling, very occasionally foxed, very occasionally marked by handling, secure, comfortable, certain, diligent, dutiful. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. …

Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. Cloth, gilt printed letters on spine.

2nd Edition. Very good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Minor staining to front board. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Series: Sampson Low's Dumpy books. Physical description: xx, 738 pages, illustrations ; (oblong 8º). Notes: Illustrations on end-papers. Subjects: Warships. Navies. Insignia. 1 Kg.…

Fourth Edition. Very good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Minor staining to front board. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Series: Sampson Low's Dumpy books. Physical description: xx, 738 pages, illustrations ; (oblong 8º). Notes: Illustrations on end-papers. Subjects: Warships. Navies. Insignia. 1 Kg.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. No Dust Jacket. Second Edition.

Fourth Edition. Very good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Minor staining to front board. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Series: Sampson Low's Dumpy books. Physical description: xx, 738 pages, illustrations ; (oblong 8º). Notes: Illustrations on end-papers. Subjects: Warships. Navies. Insignia. 1 Kg.…

Hardback edition. Near fine copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 738 pages : illustrations ; 11 cm. Subjects; Armed Forces Insignia. Navies. Warships. Ships. Navy; description. Navy; British Empire. 1 Kg.…

Third Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Series: Sampson Low's Dumpy books. Physical description: xx, 738 pages, illustrations ; (oblong 8º). Notes: Illustrations on end-papers. Subjects: Warships. Navies. Insignia. 1 Kg. …

Hardcover. Condition: VG. No Jacket. Fourth. A compact, but comprehensive listing of thye ships of all the world's navies --- combatant, neutal or uninvolved --- virtually at the time of the outbreak of war in 1939. It list all the ships, and where possible give details of those under contruction, such as the battleships Bismark and Tirpitz, the RN's King George V and Lion classs and the Italian Littorio class, but not the Japanese Yamato super battleships. The ships lists include capital ships, carriers, cruisers, destroyers, submarines and sometimes auxillary and small craft. The fleet lists are illustrated throuughout by photographs. The first 270 pages cover historical data of warship evolution, warship types, nautical terms for ships and seafaring, mechanical, armour and armament information and a host of other detail in the 43 chapters preceding the fleet list. Throughout the preliminary sections are maps, diagrams, plans etc, some in colour for flags, ships badges, signal flags, medal ribbons etc. Much of this material is devoted to the RN. Some of the illustrations are fold out. Publication date not stated but c.1940. 738 pages, including several left blank for notes, followed by eight pages publishers related books, illustrated throughout including map e/papers. Blue hard covers with gilt spine titles VG, text block generally excellent but one foldout (shoulder and sleeve RN rank designators) has lower section missing, back board is loose, with e/paper split at hinge. Photos, Plans, Diagrams, Drawings Etc (illustrator). …

Condition: Poor. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Re-bound by library. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,700grams, ISBN.…

Hardback edition. Near fine copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 738 pages : illustrations ; 11 cm. Subjects; Armed Forces Insignia. Navies. Warships. Ships. Navy; description. Navy; British Empire. 1 Kg.…

Third Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Series: Sampson Low's Dumpy books. Physical description: xx, 738 pages, illustrations ; (oblong 8º). Notes: Illustrations on end-papers. Subjects: Warships. Navies. Insignia. 1 Kg. …

Condition: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,650grams, ISBN.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. 2nd edition. Small thick oblong format. xviii, 742pp plus adverts. Illustrated. Original blue cloth, gilt titles. Extremities rubbed, minor marking/abrasion to rear board. Contents a little shaken. Overall a 'Very Good' copy.