Holland, A.J. Ships of British Oak. The Rise and Decline of Wooden Shipbuilding in Hampshire. 1st. Ed. Pub. David & Charles. 1971
pp.204 with b/w. illus. 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw.
After describing the background to the industry, this carefully researched book gives an account of commercial shipbuilding in Hampshire from the latter part of the seventeeth century to the decline of wooden shipbuilding after 1815.
£12.00 [Ref: 56534]