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.
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1959 Warships of World War I, No.1 - Battleships.
1959 Warships of World War I, No.1 - Battleships. Published: May 1959. Author: H. M. Le Fleming. Pages: 64. Price: 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).
1961 Warships of World War I, No.1 - Battleships (Revised Edition). Published: April 1961. Author: H. M. Le Fleming. Pages: 64. Price: 2/6. Code: 1094/688/50/461. Cover: Photo of HMS "Canada". Keynotes: 1st Reprint June 1961 (code: 1109/709/50/661, price 2/6). 2nd Reprint October 1961 (code: 1130/723/50/1061, price 3/6). 3rd Reprints September 1962 (code: 1203/2/150/962, price 3/6).
1961 Warships of World War I, No.1 - Battleships (Revised Edition), 2nd or 3rd Reprint.
1961 Warships of World War I, No.1 - Battleships (Revised Edition), 2nd or 3rd Reprint. Published: October 1961 and September 1962. Author: H. M. Le Fleming. Codes: See previous image. Cover: Photo of HMS "Canada". Keynotes: The text 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.
Published: December 1960. Author: H. M. Le Fleming. Pages: 73. Price: 3/6. Code: 1052/640/750/1260. Cover: Photo of HMS "Shannon" in 1915. Keynotes: 1st reprint March 1961 (code: 1100/694/500/361). 2nd reprint October 1961 (code: 1100/694/50/1061 R). 3rd reprint September 1962 (code: 1203/2/150/962).
1961 Warships of World War I, No.3 - Destroyers.
1961 Warships of World War I, No.3 - Destroyers. Published: March 1961. Author: H. M. Le Fleming. Pages: 80. Price: 3/6. Code: 1074/675/90/361. Cover: Photo of HMS "Shamrock". Keynotes: 1st reprint July 1961 (code: 1114/712/50/761 R). 2nd reprint May 1962 (code: 1190/779/75/562 R).
1961 Warships of World War I, No.4 - Miscellaneous.
1961 Warships of World War I, No.4 - Miscellaneous. Published: May 1961. Author: H. M. Le Fleming. Pages: 72. Price: 3/6. Code: 1098/691/90/561. Cover: Photo of monitor HMS "Marshal Ney". Keynotes: Reprinted October 1961: Code: 132/725/50/1061 R.

1961 Warships of World War I, No.5 - Submarines.
1961 Warships of World War I, No.5 - Submarines. Published: November 1961. Author: H. M. Le Fleming. Pages: 80. Price: 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.
1963 Warships of World War I, No.6 - Battleships of Other Nations. Published: April 1963. Author: Charles E Scurrell. Pages: 64. Price: 3/6. Code: SWW6/1226/13/125/463. Cover: Photo of the 14-inch guns of US Dreadnought "Pennsylvania". Keynotes: 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.
1961 Warships of World War I, Combined Volume. Published: October 1961. Author: H. M. Le Fleming, Pages: 353. Price: 15/-. Code: 1112/715/50/1061. Dustjacket: Photo of HMS "Resolution". Keynotes: Light gray board hardback 5 x 7 1/2" with dust jacket. This consists of Nos.1-5 ( British Warships titles plus German Warships). Reprinted November 1963, price 15/-, code: 1298/88/30/1163. Further reprints in 1966, 1967 and 1970 (see next photo).
1966 2nd Reprint of 1961 Warships of World War I, Combined Volume.
1966 2nd Reprint of 1961 Warships of World War I, Combined Volume. Published: April 1966. Author: H. M. Le Fleming. Pages: 353. Price: 21/-. Code: 1486/263/CKK/466. Keynotes: 5 x 7 1/2" black board hardback with dust jacket. Reprinted November 1967, cost 21/-, code: 1619/438/DXX/1167, Reprinted November 1970, £1.50, SBN 7110-0201-0, code: 1115/CXX/1170. The reprints have a very different dust cover from the original 1961 edition, with a painting of HMS "Iron Duke".
1969 US Warships of World War I.
1969 US Warships of World War I. Published: August 1969. Author: Paul H. Silverstone. Pages: 304. Price: 50s/£2.50. ISBN(10): 0711000 95 6. ISBN(13): 978 07110 00957. Code: 642/EXX/869. Dustjacket: Painting of destroyer USS "Preston" Keynotes: 5 x 7 1/2" green board hardback with dust jacket.
1969 German Warships of World War 1, 1st Edition.
1969 German Warships of World War 1, 1st Edition. Published: July 1969. Author: John C. Taylor. Pages: 224, Price: 30/. ISBN(10): 0711000 99 9. ISBN(13): 978 07110 00995. Keynotes: 5 x 7 1/2" orange board hardback with dust jacket.
1971 French Warships of World War 1.
1971 French Warships of World War 1. Published: November 1971. Author: Jean Labayle Couhat. Pages: 304. Price: £3.75. ISBN(10): 07110 01537. ISBN(13): 978 07110 01534. Keynotes: 5 x 7 1/2" mid-blue board hardback with dust jacket. 2nd impression November 1972. July 1973 Reprint £3.75. Code 1525 CEC/773. ISBN(10): 0711004 45 5. ISBN(13): 978 07110 04450. 3rd impression June 1974 - 320 pages £3.75.

1970 Italian Warships of World War 1.
1970 Italian Warships of World War 1. Published: November 1969. Author: Aldo Fraccaroli. Pages: 304. Price: 45/-. ISBN(10): 0711001 05 7. ISBN(13): 978 07110 01053. Code: 686 EXX/1169. Keynotes: 5 x 7 1/2"blue board hardback with dust jacket.
1976 Austro-Hungarian Warships of World War 1.
1976 Austro-Hungarian Warships of World War 1. Published April 1976 Author: Rene Greger. Pages: 192. Price: £3.95. ISBN(10): 0711006 23 7. ISBN(13): 978 07110 06232. Code: BE/0476. Keynotes: The most scarce and expensive in the series. 5 x 7 1/2" black board hardback with dust jacket.
1972 The Russian Fleet 1914-1917, 1st Edition.
1972 The Russian Fleet 1914-1917, 1st Edition. Published: February 1972. Author: Rene Greger. Pages: 195. Price: £3.70. SBN 7110-0255-X, Code: 10146/CEC/272. Keynotes: This is not an ABC but it is classed as part of the WW1 Warship series. Much larger than the rest, at 255 mm high and 215 mm wide.
1972 1st Edition British Warships 1914-1919.
1972 1st Edition British Warships 1914-1919. Published: February 1972. Authors: F.J. Dittmar & J.J. Colledge. Pages: 336. Price: £4.95. ISBN(10): 0711003 80 7. ISBN(13): 978 07110 03804. Code: 10360 DM 972. Keynotes: This is not an ABC but it has been included along with the WW1 Warship series. A mid-blue board hardback 5 1/2" x 8 3/4".