The Royal Navy, 1872-80: In a Series of Illustrations LIthographed in Colours
Portsmouth: Griffin & Co, 1881. Hardcover. Bound in blue cloth boards, gilt illustration, lettering and bordering; 11 pp; 50 unnumbered leaves of plates (25 color illustrations, 25 leaves of descriptions of color plates). Fair (heavy shelfwear to boards, internal hinges completely worn with all pages loose but present. Age toning and foxing spots. Interior block along hinges is glue stained. Damp staining along top section mostly of beginning pages.). Item #186651
Cover title: The ships of the Royal Navy. Includes an introduction by a naval architect. Color lithographs from original drawings by W.F. Mitchell. Includes a list of all 25 color plates. Each plate is accompanied by a descriptive leaf.
OCLC: 3020548
Price: $250.00