Naval Guns: 500 Years of Ship and Coastal Artillery, Hans Mehl — 1st Ed

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Naval Guns: 500 Years of Ship and Coastal Artillery, Hans Mehl — 1st Ed

Name: Naval Guns: 500 Years of Ship and Coastal Artillery, Hans Mehl — 1st Ed
Brand: Broadhursts Books
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Publication: London, Chatham Publishing, 2002

Formatting: 4to, pp. 216.

Condition Report: Near Fine. The dark blue cloth binding remains tight, square, and structurally sound, showing sharp corners and only the slightest hint of rubbing to the extreme bottom edges. Internally, the text block is exceptionally crisp and bright; the pages are completely free from foxing, handling marks, or previous ownership inscriptions, indicating the volume has been carefully stored and scarcely read. The pictorial dust jacket presents beautifully with vibrant, unfaded colours, displaying just a touch of minor shelf-wear and slight creasing along the extreme top edge, and is now protected in a clear, removable mylar sleeve.

Catalogue Note: First UK Edition, preceded only by the German release (Schiffs- und Küstenartillerie) published the prior year. The text was translated into English by Keith Thomas.

The work is profusely illustrated throughout, featuring 350 black-and-white photographs of surviving artillery pieces from museums, historic ships, and coastal forts worldwide. These photographic records are expertly supplemented by precise technical drawings, barrel diagrams, and plans executed by Rudolf Roth.

While this title remains relatively accessible on the secondary market, finding the first English-language hardcover edition in such crisp, well-preserved condition is notable, as these volumes are frequently utilised as working copies by maritime historians and naval model makers.

A lavishly illustrated and comprehensive history of naval and coastal artillery, spanning from fifteenth-century wrought-iron cannons to the fully automated, computer-controlled anti-missile systems of the modern era. Mehl's meticulous survey not only details the technical evolution of marine armament, including extensive, first-time coverage of Russian and former Warsaw Pact weapons rarely seen in the West, but also serves as an indispensable geographical guide to extant pieces preserved on museum ships and historic forts around the globe, making it the foremost single-volume record of marine artillery ever published.

Book Condition: Near Fine

Book Authors: Hans Mehl

Book Publisher: Chatham Publishing

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Non-Fiction

Genre: History

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

Book Pages: 216

Book Publication Year: 2002

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: Rudolf Roth

Book Series: N/A

Country/region of manufacture: London, United Kingdom

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