1940 VOLUME: BRITISH WARSHIPS, THE ROYAL NAVY

"British Warships; The Royal Navy, Completely Illustrated and Described", published by The Illustrated London News 1940, Second Edition, oblong folio, 44 total images illustrated in both drawings and photographs, in gilt stamped blue covers, representing a full catalogue of the vessels of the Royal Navy at the beginning of World War II, showing battleships, cruisers, destroyers, submarines, as well as Australian, Canadian, and Indian escort ships; the large format presentation creates very detailed and dramatic images; the cover exhibiting peripheral wear as are some pages (mostly detached from cover spine) at the extremities but all images are intact and in good clean condition