Submarines by Antony Preston

Submarines (Illustrated Naval History in Original Dust Jacket)

A Richly Illustrated Survey of Submarine Development, Design and Naval Use by Naval Historian Antony Preston

Bibliographic Specifications

• Title: Submarines
• Author: Antony Preston
• Publisher: Bison Books, London
• Publication Date: 1982
• ISBN-10: 086124043X
• Edition Details: First published in 1982.
• Binding: Publisher's dark blue cloth boards with a plain, unlettered spine, issued with an illustrated colour photographic dust jacket.
• Physical Format: Large illustrated quarto format, with black-and-white photographs and cutaway line drawings.
• Language: English

Official Condition Report

• The Book: Very Good (VG)
• Exterior / Boards: The dark blue cloth boards are clean, with only very slight bumping at the corners. The spine is plain, unlettered and straight.
• Interior: The pages are clean and bright, with no foxing or markings. The binding is tight. A small paper fragment or tape-like mark sits at the top edge of the title page.
• The Dust Jacket: Present. The illustrated colour photographic jacket shows a submarine on the front and a submarine under construction on the back. It is generally good, with slight wear at the corners. It is protected in a durable archival-type plastic cover, which itself shows some creasing and scuffing.

Synopsis & Historical Value

Submarines by Antony Preston, published in London by Bison Books in 1982, is a large, lavishly illustrated history of the underwater warship. It follows the development and design of submarines and their use by various navies, with a wealth of photographs and technical cutaway drawings.

The book also looks at the submarine's combat record in the two world wars, when the type moved from experimental curiosity to a decisive naval weapon. The generous format lets the photographs and line drawings carry much of the story.

A clean, handsome copy in its original illustrated dust jacket, this is a useful reference and a good addition to a naval or militaria library.

Author Profile: Antony Preston

Antony Preston (1938-2004) was an English naval historian and editor, born in Salford, Lancashire. He specialised in nineteenth- and twentieth-century naval history and warship design.

He edited the Warship yearbook and was chief editor of the magazine Naval Forces in the early 1990s. His other works include Send a Gunboat (with John Major), Submarine Warfare: An Illustrated History, The Royal Navy Submarine Service: A Centennial History (2001) and The World's Great Submarines (2005).

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