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Benson's Antiquarian Books, Dunblane, United Kingdom
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AbeBooks Seller since 6 September 2004
Hardcover with dust jacket. The covers are clean, the dust jacket similar- with small minor edge nick and original price label on the rear. Clean internally, no inscriptions. 196 pages. Seller Inventory # 016530
This is the official history marking the centenary of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve from its formation in 1903 through its unification with the mercantile Royal Navy Reserve in 1958 and on to its present complete integration with the Royal Navy as 'the part-time element of a single naval service'. This detailed and vivid account which is profusely illustrated is written by a distinguished writer of naval history.
Synopsis: The organization is composed of professional Merchant Navy seamen and civilians who voluntarily undertake part-time naval training and in emergency are committed to call-up and service with the Royal Navy wherever they are ordered to go. Howarth is a historian specializing in naval, maritime, and corporate subjects. Distributed in the US by Casemat
Title: Royal Navy's Reserves in War and Peace 1903-...
Publisher: Leo Cooper / Pen & Sword Books Ltd., Barnsley
Publication Date: 2003
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Good
Edition: 1st Edition
Seller: Invicta Books P.B.F.A., Builth Wells, POWYS, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. some light wear to the corners of the dust jacket, illustrated, 196 pages. Seller Inventory # 017293
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: CURIO, Grimsby, N. E. Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition / First Print. Hardback copy in dark blue cloth boards with gold gilt lettering to spine. Unclipped dustjacket in new removable protective clear sleeve. 196pp. B/w photographs throughout. Not library copy, no inscriptions. (26/6). Seller Inventory # ABE-1597148766665
Quantity: 1 available