Author: SMITH, PETER C.
Title: Royal Navy Ships' Badges
Description: Huntington, England: A Balfour Book, 1974. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0859440117. Color Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing, along with a thin strip of fading. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has some edge wear, rubbing and wrinkling to the spine ends, spine joints and corners of the dust jacket. There are several scratches to the dust jacket as well. "Designs were submitted as watercolours and those which were approved were passed to the College of Arms for a’ Sealed Pattern’ to be made for the Admiralty. From this pattern a full size wooden carving was then produced. The master carving was then used to make a mould to cast metal versions for approval. The master carvings and artwork were held at RN Dockyard Chatham until its closure in 1984; they are now held by Davenport Naval Dockyard. The first ship of the Royal Navy to bear an official badge was HMS Warwick in 1919" (Fly Navy website). Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .
Keywords: 0859440117 Ships & Sailing Peter C. Smith Royal Navy Ships Badges Insignia Royal Navy Ships Badges Ships & Sailing
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Title: Royal Navy Ships' Badges
Description: Huntington, England: A Balfour Book, 1974. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0859440117. Color Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing, along with a thin strip of fading. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has some edge wear, rubbing and wrinkling to the spine ends, spine joints and corners of the dust jacket. There are several scratches to the dust jacket as well. "Designs were submitted as watercolours and those which were approved were passed to the College of Arms for a’ Sealed Pattern’ to be made for the Admiralty. From this pattern a full size wooden carving was then produced. The master carving was then used to make a mould to cast metal versions for approval. The master carvings and artwork were held at RN Dockyard Chatham until its closure in 1984; they are now held by Davenport Naval Dockyard. The first ship of the Royal Navy to bear an official badge was HMS Warwick in 1919" (Fly Navy website). Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .
Keywords: 0859440117 Ships & Sailing Peter C. Smith Royal Navy Ships Badges Insignia Royal Navy Ships Badges Ships & Sailing
Price: US$ 15.00 Seller: S. Howlett-West Books
- Book number: 40588
- Book number: 40588
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