Onze boeken

British Warship Recognition. The Perkins Identification Albums. Volume III: Cruisers 1865-1939, Part 1

Door Richard Perkins

Categorie
Schepen & Scheepvaart
Boeknummer
#242238
Titel
British Warship Recognition. The Perkins Identification Albums. Volume III: Cruisers 1865-1939, Part 1
Auteur
Perkins, Richard
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij
Barnsley, Seaforth Publishing
Jaar van uitgave
2017
ISBN10
1473891450
ISBN13
9781473891456
Taal
Engels
Samenvatting

The Richard Perkins warship identification albums form one of the most detailed studies ever undertaken of the changes to the appearance of Royal Navy ships. However, it is a unique hand-drawn manuscript artifact in the care of the National Maritime Museum, so despite its value it is rarely seen by anyone besides the museum's curators, for whom it is a precious resource, used on an almost daily basis. The first publication of this monumental work in a superbly produced multi-volume edition that captures all the qualities of the original has been possible because of the collaboration with the museum. Every page is reproduced at full size, making the extensive hand-written annotation readable, while the fine-line drawings retain all the colors that Perkins used to denote appearance differe
... (Lees verder)nces and alterations. Following the museum's binding arrangement, the third volume of the series is the first half of the coverage of all cruisers from the Amazon-class corvettes of 1865 to the Belfast-class of 1939; the second half constitutes Volume IV. Highlights of this first part include armored cruisers, the so-called large light cruisers, and the cruisers of the inter-war period.
Pagina's
192
Conditie
Nieuw
Prijs
€ 35,00

Onze gebruikte boeken verkeren in goede tweedehands staat, tenzij hierboven anders beschreven. Kleine onvolkomenheden zijn niet altijd vermeld.