British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603-1714 Design, Construction, Careers and Fates by Winfield, Rif - 2009

S Yorkshire: Seaforth Publishing. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 2009. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 184832040X . This book outlines the history of every ship built, purchased or captured that saw naval service for Britain during 1603-1714. This period saw Britain emerge from a minor fringe state into a global economic power defended by the most powerful navy in the world. The British fought a civil war, three conflicts with the Dutch, and the first of many wars with the French during this period - all shaped the evolution of their warships. Book's binding is clean and bright, bumped at bottom of spine. Interior is clean - no previous owner marks. Text, photographs, and illustrations all bright. Dust jacket is clean and bright with only a touch of darkening to the white spine. DJ has only minimal wear to all edges, except for a 1.5" by 0.5" inch missing piece from the bottom edge of the back cover and spine. The jacket is nearly perfect except for that substantial missing piece. Ships same or next business day well protected in a box. This is an oversize book - Expedited/Priority and International mail will require extra postage charges in addition to whatever this website may quote. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 314 pages .