[Rarebooks] fs: Early Brassey Naval Annuals

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Brassey, Sir Thomas. BRASSEY'S NAVAL ANNUAL, 1898. Portsmouth; J. Griffin 
and Co.: 1898.
Brassey's books provide a wonderful, detailed study of the development of 
the ironclad warship during those years when development followed 
development and a wonder ship could become obsolete within a matter of 
months. Each "Annual" discusses and illustrates the new naval developments 
and ships, and surveys the world's navies and their vessels at this 
interesting time. This issue includes a chapter on the Russian Navy by Lt. 
A. Stroumillo. Hardcover. 6.5"x10", 468 pages, tinted frontispiece and 8 
b/w plates, 86 line diagram plates, and some b/w illustrations; somewhat 
faded covers, light wear and soil. [03854] $100.00


Brassey, Sir Thomas. BRASSEY'S NAVAL ANNUAL, 1915. London; William Clowes 
and Sons: 1915.
This is the first true "war" edition, as the 1914 edition was issued before 
the declaration of war in August. As such it is somewhat truncated, as it 
is noted in the preface that all material relating to British ships, 
usually the "meat" of the book, has been removed for security reasons. 
There is, however, a good account of the naval war, such as it had been up 
to then, and an estimate of the German navy, as well as an essay, "Thoughts 
on the Present, and the Future", by Lord Brassey, who came out of 
retirement to edit this volume. Hardcover. 6.5"x10", 264 pages, 4 b/w 
plates, line diagram plates 18-78, with a note that the line diagrams of 
British warships (1-17) have been withdrawn from the publication at the 
request of the Admiralty. A bright copy, with a little light wear, etc. 
[03856] $100.00


and, speaking of World War One-era navies-

Weyer, Kapitanleutnant B. TASCHENBUCH DER KRIEGSFLOTTEN, XIV. Jahrgang 
1913. Munchen; J.F. Lehmann's Verlag: 1913. A German "Jane's", this edition 
shows the state of the world's navies at the brink of the First World War. 
Each ship is pictured and described, there are also pages of silhouettes 
for instant identification and a colored double-page plate of flags. 
Softcover. 4.5"x7", 590 pages, plus 28 pages of adv's at the rear; b/w 
illustrations and a double-page color plate; covers with some wear and 
rubbing, tips thumbed and worn, bookplate on endpaper; some internal soil 
and a little light spotting. [02240] $125.00

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