The Black Battlefleet [a study of the capital ship in transition]

by Adm. G.A. Ballard

Nautical Publishing Co., 1980.

large format hardback. (33x25cm). 261 pages. well illustrated with photos & drawings. ISBN 0245530304 .

very good condition in a slightly creased dust-jacket.

an excellent study of the mid-Victorian navy and its sailors. expanded from a series of articles that appeared in the "Mariner's Mirror".