Item #901544 Warship, Volumes 1 – 10 ( Volumes I – X) , 10 Volume Set Complete. Robert Gardiner, Antony Preston, Randal Gray, John Roberts, Andrew Lambert, Managing.

Warship, Volumes 1 – 10 ( Volumes I – X) , 10 Volume Set Complete

Annapolis & London: Naval Institute Pess / Conway Maritime Press, 1977-1986.
Hardcover.

Warship is a quarterly series devoted to the design, development and service history of combat ships. The contributors are all well-known authorities so detailed and accurate information is the keynote of all the articles – fully supported by plans, tables and photographs. 

Each volume in this 10-volume set contains four issues; the complete set spanning the years 1977 to 1986 (Issues 1-40). Volume II is a 2nd Impression; all other volumes are 1st Printings.

Item #901544

7-3/8 x 9-5/8", various colors of paper over boards, 288-292pp per volume, 200-280 photographs and 100-130 plans and diagrams per volume, volumes include series on naval aircraft, and naval guns, detailed centerspread drawings, pictorial features, book reviews and a correspondence column. Books have mild toning and are generally very good to fine in very good to fine dust wrappers and protective mylars. Specific defects noted below (books and dust wrappers else near fine):

Volume 1 (0-87021-975-8, 1977). The first four issues.

Volume II (0-85177-149-1, 1980). Issues 5-8. Publisher’s label title page, dust wrapper laminate separated at spine fold and one small gouge to rear panel of dust wrapper.

Volume III (0-87021-977-4, 1979). Issues 9 – 12.

Volume IV (0-87021-9790, 1980). Issues 13 – 16. Free endpapers glued to paste-downs (apparent binding anomaly), else fine.

Volume V (8-87021-980-4, 1981). Issues 17 – 20.

Volume VI (0-87021-981-2, 1982). Issues 21 – 24. Tape repair to 1” tear and an associated 1-1/2 x 3-1/2” area of crumpling rear panel of dust wrapper.

Volume VII (0-87021-982-0, 1983). Issues 25 – 28. Laminate separated and curling at bottom of rear panel of dust wrapper.

Volume VIII (0-87021-983-9, 1984). Issues 29 – 32. Bumping extreme corner rear boards & shallow dent rear board and dust wrapper, very good overall.

Volume IX (0-87021-984-7, 1985). Issues 33 – 36. Rubbing to dust wrapper.

Volume X (0-87021-985, 1986). Issues 37-40.




Price: $350.00