Section 203: ABC Warships of World War I

A number of ABCs were produced as a six part historical series featuring British Warships of World War I (part 6 was Battleships of Other Nations), with a hardback combined volume consisting of parts 1-5. In addition, a hardback volume of US Warships of WWI was published in 1970, and other hardback books appeared which included Austro-Hungarian, French, German, Italian, US, and Russian warships. As with some other collections, not all of these books fall strictly in the ABC range, but are ABCs in spirit, if not in name, serving precisely the same purpose.

1959 Warships of World War I, No.1 - Battleships, by H M Le Fleming, published May 1959, 64pp 2/6, code: 898/528/100/559. Cover drawing of HMS "Revenge" by B Haresnape.
1961 Warships of World War I, No.1 - Battleships (revised edition), by H M Le Fleming, published April 1961, 64pp 2/6, code: 1094/688/50/461. Reprinted June 1961 (code: 1109/709/50/661, price 2/6); 2nd & 3rd reprints in October 1961 (code: 1130/723/50/1061), and September 1962 (code: 1203/2/150/962) were both priced 3/6 - see next photo. Cover photo of HMS "Canada".
1961 Warships of World War I, No.1 - Battleships (revised edition), by H M Le Fleming (2nd or 3rd reprint, published October 1961, 64pp 3/6, (code: 1130/723/50/1061), or September 1962, 64pp 3/6 (code: 1203/2/150/962). The text on the cover (October 1961 reprint) is slightly different from the previous photo, as well as the price. Cover photo of HMS "Canada".
1961 Warships of World War I, No.2 - Cruisers, by H M Le Fleming, published December 1960, 73pp 3/6, code: 1052/640/750/1260. Reprinted in March 1961 (code: 1100/694/500/361), October 1961 (code: 1100/694/50/1061 R), and a third reprint in September 1962 (code: 1203/2/150/962). Cover photo of HMS "Shannon" in 1915.
1961 Warships of World War I, No.3 - Destroyers, by H M Le Fleming, published March 1961, 80pp 3/6, code: 1074/675/90/361. Cover photo of HMS "Shamrock". Reprinted July 1961 (code: 1114/712/50/761 R) and May 1962 (code: 1190/779/75/562 R).
1961 Warships of World War I, No.4 - Miscellaneous, by H M Le Fleming, published May 1961, 72pp 3/6, code: 1098/691/90/561. Reprinted October 1961, code: 132/725/50/1061 R. Cover photo of monitor HMS "Marshal Ney".
1961 Warships of World War I, No.5 - Submarines, by H M Le Fleming, published November 1961, 80pp 3/6, code: 1118/722/125/1161. Cover photo of HM submarine K.6.

1963 Warships of World War I, No.6 - Battleships of Other Nations, by Charles E Scurrell, published April 1963, 64pp 3/6, code: SWW6/1226/13/125/463. Cover photo of the 14-inch guns of US Dreadnought "Pennsylvania". Note: this book is NOT included in the Combined Volume 'Warships of World War 1', despite being labelled as No.6 in the series.
1961 Warships of World War I, Combined Volume by H M Le Fleming, published October 1961, 353pp 15/-, code: 1112/715/50/1061. Hardback , with a photo of HMS "Resolution" on the dust cover. This consists of Nos.1-5 (the British warships) plus German warships; reprinted November 1963, price 15/-, code: 1298/88/30/1163. Further reprints in 1966, 1967 and 1970 (see next photo).
1966 second reprint of 1961 Warships of World War I, Combined Volume by H M Le Fleming, published April 1966, 353pp 21/-, code: 1486/263/CKK/466; reprinted again in November 1967, cost 21/-, code: 1619/438/DXX/1167, and in November 1970, £1.50, SBN 7110-0201-0, code: 1115/CXX/1170. These reprints have a very different dust cover from the original 1961 edition, with a painting of HMS "Iron Duke".
1970 Italian Warships of World War 1 (hardback) by Aldo Fraccaroli, published November 1969, 304pp 45/-, SBN 7110-0105-7, code: 686 EXX/1169.
1969 US Warships of World War I, Combined Volume, by Paul H Silverstone, published August 1969, 304pp 50s/£2.50, SBN 7110-0095-6, code: 642/EXX/869. Hardback with dust cover, painting of destroyer USS "Preston".
1969 German Warships of World War 1, 1st edition, by John C Taylor, published July 1969, 224pp 30/-, SBN 7110-0099-9, code: 628/EXX/769. Hardback with dust cover.
1971 French Warships of World War 1 (hardback) by Jean Labayle Couhat, published November 1971, 304pp £3.75, SBN 7110-0153-4. Second impression published November 1972, priced £3.75; reprinted in July 1973, £3.75, ISBN 0-7110-0445-5. code: 1525 CEC/773. A third impression was published in June 1974, 320pp £3.75.

1972 The Russian Fleet 1914-1917, 1st edition, by Rene Greger, published February 1972, 195pp £3.70, SBN 7110-0255-X, code: 10146/CEC/272. By no means an ABC per se, nevertheless this Ian Allan book is actually classed as part of the WW1 Warship series. Much larger than the rest, at 255 mm high and 215 mm wide.
1976 Austro-Hungarian Warships of World War 1 (hardback) by Rene Greger, published April 1976, 192pp £3.95, ISBN 0-7110-0623-7, code: BE/0476.

Section 203: ABC Warships of World War I

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