{"product_id":"naval-guns-500-years-of-ship-and-coastal-artillery-hans-mehl-1st-ed","title":"Naval Guns: 500 Years of Ship and Coastal Artillery, Hans Mehl — 1st Ed","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePublication\u003c\/b\u003e: London, Chatham Publishing, 2002\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFormatting\u003c\/b\u003e: 4to, pp. 216.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/b\u003e: 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCatalogue Note\u003c\/b\u003e: First UK Edition, preceded only by the German release (\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"71\"\u003eSchiffs- und Küstenartillerie\u003c\/i\u003e) published the prior year. The text was translated into English by Keith Thomas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003eWhile 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003eA 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55715904782675,"sku":"6708","price":32.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20261027_123255.jpg?v=1793620373","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/naval-guns-500-years-of-ship-and-coastal-artillery-hans-mehl-1st-ed","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}