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This handsome publication surveys the evolution of ship modeling, emphasizing the various purposes models have served.
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Ship Models: Their Purpose and Development from 1650 to the Present
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Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd, 1995
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First Edition. 1995 1st edition with numerous B&W and colour illustrations; tightly bound in orange cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Dust jacket edges are a bit worn with slight yellowing to edges. Internally, owner's sticker on front free endpaper; otherwise, a clean, tidy copy. Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG dust jacket Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG dust jacket. Seller Inventory # BOOKS336504I
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Ship Models: Their Purpose and Development from 1650 to the Present
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Condition: acceptable. The book is complete and readable, with all pages and cover intact. Dust jacket, shrink wrap, or boxed set case may be missing. Pages may have light notes, highlighting, or minor water exposure, but nothing that affects readability. May be an ex-library copy and could include library markings or stickers. Seller Inventory # BSM.SISW
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Ship Models: Their Purpose and Development from 1650 to the Present
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SHIP MODELS: THEIR PURPOSE AND DEVELOPMENT FROM 1650 TO THE PRESENT
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 256 pp; comprehensive study and overview of ship models using as examples; selections from the magnificent collection held by the National Maritime Museum at Greenich; profusely illustrated with highly detailed b & w photos, line drawings and several full-color photos; discusses various types of models and their uses; plus chapters on techniques of construction; the craftsmen who made them; their history, display and conservation. minor foxing to upper page edges. Seller Inventory # 70209
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Ship Models: Their Purpose and Development From 1650 to the Present
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Hardcover. Orange cloth over boards; white illustrated dj; 256 pp; 153 bw and color plates and figures. This comprehensive catalogue presents the most celebrated collections of ship models in the world, from the magnificent Navy Board models of Samuel Pepys's day through replicas of frigates, steamships, clippers, battleships, cargo and passanger ships, and today's submarines and aircraft carriers, which are housed at the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich. VG- (two stickers on dj, slight foxing on dj). Seller Inventory # 115677
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Ship models : their purpose and development from 1650 to the present / Brian Lavery, Simon Stephens ; illustrated from the ship model collection of the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
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First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a good, somewhat edge-bumped and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; 256 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm. Subjects; National Maritime Museum (Great Britain) Catalogs. Ship models History. Ship models Great Britain Catalogs. 3 Kg. Seller Inventory # 451081
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Ship models : their purpose and development from 1650 to the present / Brian Lavery, Simon Stephens ; illustrated from the ship model collection of the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
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First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a good, somewhat edge-bumped and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; 256 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm. Subjects; National Maritime Museum (Great Britain) Catalogs. Ship models History. Ship models Great Britain Catalogs. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 451081
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Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. 256pp. Colour plates and b&w illustrations. Seller Inventory # 29601*
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SHIP MODELS: THEIR PURPOSE AND DEVELOPMENT FROM 1650 TO THE PRESENT
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Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. 1st 1995. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. The National Maritime Museum at Greenwich houses one of the most celebrated collections of ship models in the world and its riches are presented here, from the magnificent Navy Board models of Samuel Pepy's day through replicas of frigates, steamships, clippers, battleships, cargo and passenger ships, to aircraft carriers and submarines. Large format. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w & colour photos. 256 pages including index. SIGNED by both authors. Boards clean. Light pencil erasure mark to blue front endpaper (small). Contents otherwise clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is grubby. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched! SIGNED - please see description for details. Seller Inventory # 1830763
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Ship Models: Their Purpose and Development from 1650 to the Present
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