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Admiralty

A Seaman's Pocket-Book. June 1943. By Authority of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. SOLE WARTIME EDITION WITH SUPPLEMENT: NEAR FINE COPY IN ORIGINAL BOARDS

HMSO, 1943

52.90 €

Island Books

(Devon, United Kingdom)

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Year of publication
1943
Author
Admiralty
Publishers
HMSO
Keyword
naval, ww2, royal navy, admiralty, seamanship, admiralty, naval, manuals, seaman's, pocket-book
Languages
English

Description

8vo., First and Sole Edition, with 5 coloured plates and very numerous monochrome illustrations (many full-page) in the text; original boards printed in black, blue cloth back, a remarkably well-preserved, near fine copy. Publication code BR 827. With 2 pages of trade advertisements at front and BR 827a Supplement loosly inserted. Sole wartime edition of a deceptively detailed and compact guide aimed primarily at HO ratings that by now were forming an increasing proportion of ships' companies. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION
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