This catalog measures approx. 9.75″ by 12.75″ and is in good condition considering age, use, and storage with some overall wear, a rectangular shaped adhesive? Residue on the upper right corner of the title page, and detachment from staple binding. Staples show overall rust. I do not know if this catalog is complete.
Catalog Fighting Ships by T. Jane (aka famous “Jane’s Fighting Ships”). 1920 edition by Sampson Low, Martson & Co Naval Publishers, London and Edinburgh. Hard cover, 12 ½ x 8 format, 579 pp. The front cover and several advertisement pages in the front are loose, but the binding of the text block is otherwise holding together well. The spine cover is missing. Boards worn at the corners and scuffed on the front. Some of the pages, mostly in the back, are wrinkled and creased. The interior is very clean overall with mild age toning only. There is a lightly sketched caricature portrait of a man and some scribbled notes in pencil throughout the first advertisement pages. The main portion of the book however is nearly pristine: shows no stains, pen or pencil marks, or tears, although few last pages (primarily on the Turkish navy) have wear to the edges. This book is a great resource for a naval historian, collector or model builder. The item “Jane’s Fighting Ships Book 1920 ORIGINAL Worlds Naval Warships Catalog post WW1″ is in sale since Monday, October 24, 2016. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\1919-38\Original Period Items”. The seller is “collectrussia” and is located in Tenafly, New Jersey. This item can be shipped to United States.