Ships That Saved the Empire

Collins Clear Type Press, London & Glasgow. Pictures By Charles J. De Lacy. Blue cloth with gilt titles and glued plate on front. Front board is cupped and cloth is worn at spine ends. Contents tight with some age-discolouration and a touch of foxing to page edges. No publication date stated but presume first edition of 1919. 96pp with colour and b&w illustrations throughout. Contents include: How the ships saved us; coal and iron; a visit to the steel works; how the ships are built; what drives the ships; how the ships fight; the silent navy and what the great liners did. This is a large, heavy book so please check postage with bookseller.