The British Battle Fleet, vol. 2, by Fred. T Jane

The British Battle Fleet. Its inception and growth throughout the centuries to the present day. Vol. 2.
Fred. T Jane

Hardback. Inside pages good but cover is poor condition. Blue cloth cover with gilt image debossed on front cover. Spine faded and edges heavily worn. Cover stained and marked.

Contents:
The Barnaby Era, The White Era, The Watts Era, the Dreadnought Era, Submarines, Naval Aviation, Auxilliary Navies, General matters in the last hundred years.

Illustrations include:

Dreadnoughts anchoring, 1912
Boarding a slave dhow
Second class cruiser of the Naval Defence Act era, now converted into a minelayer
White era battleships of the Majestic class
Early type of ’27 knot’ destroyers
The Dreadnought, 1906
Indefatigable and Invincible, 1911
Early ’30 knot’ destroyers
Submarines leaving Portsmouth Harbour
Battle cruiser New Zealand on the stocks, 1912

288 pages
B&W photographs and illustrations + 10 colour plates by W L Wyllie R.A.
160 mm x 236 mm (approx. 6.25 in x 9.25 in)
1915, The Library Press Ltd, London