Add this copy of The Naval Annual, 1898 to cart. $125.00, fair condition, Sold by Ground Zero Books, Ltd. rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Silver Spring, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1898 by J. Griffin and Co.
Edition:
Presumed First Edition, First printing thus
Publisher:
J. Griffin and Co
Published:
1898
Alibris ID:
15598382440
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Seller's Description:
Fair. vi, [2], 468 pages. Illustrations. Folding Map. Tables. Some cover and edge wear. FEP pencil erasure residue noted. Spine and other parts of the cloth faded and stained. Wear to top and bottom of spine. Hinges weak. Small tear to fep. Chip at rep. The Naval Annual was a book that provided considerable text and graphic information (largely concerning the British Royal Navy) which had previously been obtainable only by consulting a wide range of often foreign language publications. It was started by Thomas Brassey, 1st Earl Brassey in 1886. Though often compared with Jane's Fighting Ships, the two British annuals were, in fact quite different. The Brassey series began a dozen years earlier, and its special strength was the dozen or more detailed articles on naval matters, authored by experts. They covered British and other nations' naval developments ranging from the latest ships to overall policy. Among the contributors were: Lord Brassey, George Clarke, C. N. Robinson, Orde Browne, A. Stroumillo, G. R. Dunnell, C. Gleig, H. R. Thursfield, E. Weyl, J. Leyland and S. W. Barnaby. Among the topics addressed are: Progress of the British Navy, Russian Navy, Manning, Naval Manoeuvres, Food Supply in War, Scouting, Precision Fire, Naval Reinforcements, Marine Engineering, Torpedo-Boars, Armour, Ordnance, Ship Plans, Admiralty, and Naval Estimates.
