{"product_id":"submarines-antony-preston-1982","title":"Submarines by Antony Preston","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubmarines (Illustrated Naval History in Original Dust Jacket)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Richly Illustrated Survey of Submarine Development, Design and Naval Use by Naval Historian Antony Preston\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBibliographic Specifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Submarines\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Antony Preston\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bison Books, London\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1982\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/strong\u003e 086124043X\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e First published in 1982.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Publisher's dark blue cloth boards with a plain, unlettered spine, issued with an illustrated colour photographic dust jacket.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical Format:\u003c\/strong\u003e Large illustrated quarto format, with black-and-white photographs and cutaway line drawings.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial Condition Report\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Book:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very Good (VG)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExterior \/ Boards:\u003c\/strong\u003e The dark blue cloth boards are clean, with only very slight bumping at the corners. The spine is plain, unlettered and straight.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior:\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis \u0026amp; Historical Value\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSubmarines 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA clean, handsome copy in its original illustrated dust jacket, this is a useful reference and a good addition to a naval or militaria library.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Profile: Antony Preston\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAntony 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe 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).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAntony Preston Submarines · illustrated history of submarines · Bison Books 1982 submarines · naval history book with dust jacket · submarine development and design · collectible naval militaria book\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bison Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58773834531119,"sku":"TCB-000249","price":160.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0458\/5524\/4438\/files\/submarines33456_cover_1.jpg?v=1793704326","url":"https:\/\/timeless-collectible-books.com\/products\/submarines-antony-preston-1982","provider":"Timeless Collectible Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}