By George Emslie

Published: Leigh-On-Sea F. Lewis

Size: 10.5" by 7.5" Pagination: 44pp.

First edition of this scarce volume looking at the history of warships in England, enriched with poetry and illustrations by Frank Brangwyn.

By George Emslie

1944 The Last of the Wooden Walls of England

Name: 1944 The Last of the Wooden Walls of England
SKU: 818A84
Price: 95 GBP
Availability: InStock

Published: Leigh-On-Sea F. Lewis

Size: 10.5" by 7.5" Pagination: 44pp.

First edition of this scarce volume looking at the history of warships in England, enriched with poetry and illustrations by Frank Brangwyn.

£95.00

weight: 0.5kgs / stock code: 818A84

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Description

Colour Plates, First Edition, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding, Scarce, With Dustwrapper

The first edition of this work, a scarce volume. A history of English warships compiled by George Emslie, with notes and poems dedicated to the history and importance of such HSMs as 'Victory,' 'Implacable,' 'Foudroyant,' 'Deadnought,' 'Caledonia,' and others.

With illustrations from paintings, etchings, and sketches by Sir Frank Brangwyn, including a tipped in frontispiece in black and white, some tipped, many in colour.

Complete with scarce, unclipped dust wrapper. Printed on grey paper.

Condition

In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear, minor bumping to head and tail of spine. Dust wrapper unclipped and smart with minor loss and chipping to head and tail of spine and extremities, few closed tears, general light soiling. Previous owner's gift inscription to front free endpaper, dated 1945. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. With illustrations both tipped in and in text, black and white and in colour.

Overall: Very Good Indeed

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