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IS the British battleships - only with 1892-1918 if I remember, by Randolph Pears!

I really do think this is the book. I'll now for sure when I get my finger out and order one. They seem to be available secondhand from Amazon and ABE books.

Tigerfish,

You are most welcome, Timmy C's amazon link is the same book that i have, and in a similar condition by the looks of things.
It is very poorly bound with a glued spine and some of my pages have dropped out although they are all still there and the book is complete but tatty.

It is a great feeling when you find what you are searching for, I just hope this is the book you were looking for.


Regards

Ian

Yay! Awesome! I think that's it! The cover looks very farmiliar to me. I really think that's it.

Thanks so much to Ian Kennedy and Timmy C and of course everyone else who tried to help me. I think the hunt may be over. All I have to do now is find a copy to add to my collection.

Feeling pretty happy over here...


Thankyou, thankyou, thankyou!

In case there were different editions with different cover art, Amazon has these shots of one sample: http://www.amazon.com/Royal-Navy-Battle ... 085524092X

Hi Tigerfish,

It sounds like a book called, Royal Navy Battleships 1895-1946 by W D G Blundell published in 1973 by ALMARK PUBLICATIONS.
I have a copy in paperback but it is quite tatty, but will try to take a cover shot and a few sample page photographs for you.

Regards

Ian

No. That's not it either. But thanks so much.

Perhaps it was this book then: TSUSHIMA: Naval wargames rules for the Pre-Dreadnought era 1880-1906.

It's listed on Abebooks, several times.

Thanks. No. That's not it. Though you have reminded me that I ought to get that book anyway.

Gosh everyone's being so helpful and I feel like a party pooper coming back with all these negative responses. Everyone's efforts a very much appreciated.

I'm not giving up on this however. Something in the back of my mind is telling me this book may have been directed at wargamers. I don't think there were game rules in it though. Maybe it was more of a source book for naval wargamers.

Could it have been Battleships of World War I by Anthony Preston? It was published in 1972. Here is a link to what it looks like; posting images is still a bit beyond my capabilities.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-media ... F8&index=1

-John Emery
Cedar Hill, Texas

Wow! Thanks! but no... that's not how I remember it.

The drawings were modern (1960s or 70s) and clear, not too detailed but a better quality that Jane's drawings.

The chase goes on. I've done a million web searches but so far found nothing.

Could it be one of the Jane's reprints, like this one:

It has drawings like this:

No, that's not it (but thanks). I have that one.

I should have been more precise in my original post. It was a small book (as I remember) probably about 6x8 or possibly a little larger. I don't rememebr it being very thick either, maybe about 100 pages.

Sorry all I have to offer is vague boyhood memories, but I would love to find this book again.

Could it be this one? I've seen it at my local library but only picked up once a long time ago.

British Battleships, 1889-1904
By: R. A. Burt
ISBN: 0870210610

http://www.amazon.com/British-Battleshi ... 581&sr=1-1

I'd have to thumb through it next time I'm at the library to be sure but I seem to remember it full of line drawings and photos.

Hope that helps,

-Mike

When I was ayoungster in the late 70s our local libray had a small book full of photos and line drawings of pre-dreadnought battleships. I think it featured exclusivley British vessels but after all this time I'm not sure. The drawings were in small scale, probably 1/1200. As I recall there was a drawing and a photo for each class, along with a brief history. It prompted me to make several 1/1200 scale models in balsa - my first scratchbuilding attempts.

I have never seen the book again and cannot remember the title. Does this sound like a book anyone might know of? Any information would be a great help as I am trying to track this book down. Obviously a title and author would be wonderful.

Thanks in advance...