The Line of Battle The Sailing Warship 1650-1840

EB: Book Sales. Very Good. 2000. Hardcover. Hardcover. 4to. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, MD. 1992. 208 pgs. Illustrated with color & black and white photos. Conway's History of the Ship. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth with titles present to the spine. Boards have light wear present to the extremities of the boards. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid One of the best books in existence for providing both a concise overview of sailing combat as well as highly detailed technical information on the sailing ships that made up the line of battle (and supporting ships) during the age of sail. The writing is excellent, by numerous authors that are particularly knowledgeable in the area their chapter(s) address, as one would expect from the Conway History of the Ship series. EB; Conway's History Of The Ship; 11.6 X 10.0 X 0.8 inches; 208 pages .