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ROBBINS**, GUY: : THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER STORY 1908-1945.**

LONDON.CASSELL & CO,2001.

ISBN 0304353086.

UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.NFINE/FINE.[Book has a production fault in that it's signatures have been incorrectly aligned whilst being secured by endpapers and therefore misbound.] No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj - publisher's adhesive price-label (£35.) to front inner flap of dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt, monochrome photographic illustrated dw/dj panels,with grey+black lettering to front and black lettering to spine/backstrip and rear panel; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top edges bright and clean,fore-edges with a small blemish but otherwise bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - near pristine (production fault aside!) - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain dark blue cloth bds with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white eps.An inexplicable but small indent/impression to front bd without concomitant impression on dw/dj. UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn,7-288pp [paginated] includes abbreviations list, author's introduction,4 sections comprising 32 chapters/sections,b/w illus+map,profuse b/w contemporary b/w photographs interspersed throughout the text and the book,plus [unpaginated] half- title+title pages,and contents list/table. see also,my book ID rja829319 for another 1st edn example of this title and edn. Aircraft carriers came of age in WW2,when they supplanted the great traditional capital ships as the strategic core of naval warfare.Operating from their mobile bases,able to fly in all but the worse weather,no longer limited in their potential range from land,carrier aircraft could attack and defend with a freedom that changed the conduct of war at sea for ever.Thirty years of experiment and development had paid off handsomely. But the beginnings of the aircraft carrier were slow and difficult.Guy Robbins' detailed history tells of the early days in the First World War,when seaplanes had to be lowered from the ship to take off from the sea,and - with luck - winched aboard again on their return.These impracticalities pointed to the way to what now seems the obvious solution: a long,flat,unobstructed seaborne deck and aircraft adapted to take off from and land on it safely.The author examines Royal Navy,American and Japanese progress in carrier development and strategy through the interwar years,showing how naval powers gradually shifted their thinking to favour the carrier.Together with sharply reported accounts of wartime engagements, both successes and failures,concentrating on US carrier deployment,this book offers a valuable new account of the most significant weapons platform to have emerged in the mid-twentieth century. Please contact seller,because of the weight/value of this item for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included or FREE. That offer available UK only,unless indicated otherwise. ** N.B. US customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to USA can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

ROBBINS**, GUY: : THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER STORY 1908-1945.**

LONDON.CASSELL & CO,2001.

ISBN 0304353086.

UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.NFINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj - publisher's adhesive price-label to front inner flap of dw/dj.Bright,crisp, clean,matt, monochrome photographic illustrated dw/dj panels,with grey+black lettering to front and black lettering to spine/backstrip and rear panel; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present. Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, publisher's original plain dark blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn,7-288pp [paginated] includes abbreviations list,author's introduction,4 sections comprising 32 chapters/ sections, b/w illus+map,profuse b/w contemporary b/w photographs interspersed throughout the text and the book; plus [unpaginated] half- title+ title pages,and contents list/table. See also,my book ID rja723317,for another 1st edn example of this title and edition. Aircraft carriers came of age in WW2,when they supplanted the great traditional capital ships as the strategic core of naval warfare.Operating from their mobile bases,able to fly in all but the worse weather,no longer limited in their potential range from land,carrier aircraft could attack and defend with a freedom that changed the conduct of war at sea for ever.Thirty years of experiment and development had paid off handsomely. But the beginnings of the aircraft carrier were slow and difficult.Guy Robbins' detailed history tells of the early days in the First World War, when seaplanes had to be lowered from the ship to take off from the sea,and - with luck - winched aboard again on their return.These impracticalities pointed to the way to what now seems the obvious solution: a long,flat, unobstructed seaborne deck and aircraft adapted to take off from and land on it safely.The author examines Royal Navy,American and Japanese progress in carrier development and strategy through the interwar years,showing how naval powers gradually shifted their thinking to favour the carrier.Together with sharply reported accounts of wartime engagements,both successes and failures,concentrating on US carrier deployment,this book offers a valuable new account of the most significant weapons platform to have emerged in the mid-twentieth century. Please contact seller,because of the heavier weight/value of this item for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included or FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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