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B T Batsford Ltd London 1967 Vg/G (green dj worn around edges, contents no significant fault) octavo 271pp. With 25 b/w illustrations. Naval policy in the 20th century.

Delacorte Press New York 1971 Vg (no dj, coarse brown cloth with ruled gilt borders and gilt facsimile signature on front board, lightly faded dark blue backstrip with gilt titles, brown marbled endpapers,blue tops to pages, no inscriptions, front hinge weak but paper not broken, no inscriptions, pages very clean, a very good bright copy) substantial octavo 599pp.… Read more about this item

Hodder and Stoughton London 1957 Vg/G (dj chipped and torn at edges, clean blue cloth with bright gilt titles on grey panel on spine, pages clean and bright throughout) octavo 256pp. Fifth impression. Accounts by seamen and famous authors of journeys along the great clipper way. Includes pieces from the three solo yachtsmen who have so far survived doubling… Read more about this item

Hamish Hamilton London 1977 Fine/fine (book and dj both no fault) octavo 150pp. History of the Russian Navy and analysis of Russian maritime policy. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.

W & R Chambers Ltd Edinburgh undated c1918 G (no dj, dark blue cloth with silver-white titles and flag on spine, similar ruled border and vignette of ship on front board, lightly worn at edges and corners bumped, damp bubble to cloth on front board and crease on surface only of top corner of back board,`front hinge weak, light… Read more about this item

Eveleigh Nash London 1913 VG (original blue cloth, lined in gilt with bust of Johnes in gilt on front board, minimal wear. Portrait frontis present but detached) Octavo 424pp illustrated

Readers Union London 1948 VG (no dj, clean yellow cloth with green title panel on spine and green titles front board, faint browning endpapers, internally no fault) 12mo 256pp. British wartime naval mission around the East Aegean coast. With maps.

Nautical Publishing Company / Harrap Lymington 1970 VG/Fine (minor wear to edges of dj, book in fine unmarked condition). Large Octavo. 104pp illustrated throughout. How to handle the essential ropes on board a boat.

Readers Union London 1965 Vg/Vg (intact dj lightly marked, contents no fault) octavo 352pp. Autobiography of a lifetime of adventure. Winner of the first solo sailing race across the Atlantic in 1960, he also made the world's first solo long-distance seaplane flight in 1931. 8pp b/w photographs.

richmond hill printing bournemouth 1911 Good+. no dj as issued. first edition. spine covering is crushed at both ends with very minor associated wear. no splits or cuts. corners are a tad rubbed/rounded but nothing unsightly. hardcovers present as a shiny effect - quite unique. signed and dedicated by the author to pre-title page. ffep shows very faint browning.… Read more about this item

Guild Publishing London 1988 Vg/Vg (dj lightly rubbed at edges, clean dark blue cloth with gilt titles on spine, contents clean and bright throughout) large octavo 230pp. Firsthand account of Dr. Ballard's twelve-year quest to find the sunken liner, and descrivinf the drama of the expeditions that found and explored her. Illustrations throughout in colour and b/w, including rare… Read more about this item

Chancellor Press London 1997 Fine/fine (no faults with book or dj, as new) Large format, quarto. 192pp Profusely illustrated

Sidgwick and Jackson London 1955 Vg/G (clean unclipped dj with light edgewear and very minor loss top of spine, clean dark blue cloth with bright gilt titles on spine, no marks or inscriptions, a very clean tight copy) octavo 348pp. First this translation. The history of the building and use of ships, packed with anecdotes, out-of-the way facts and… Read more about this item

Stanford Maritime London 1975 VG/VG (no significant faults with book or dj) Large octavo. 191pp illustrated throughout with diagrams

Collins London 1954 G/Fair (unclipped dj chipped and worn round edges with 1" area of loss base of spine, blue cloth faded bottom 1" of spine,a clean sound copy with no marks or inscriptions, binding is firm but 2 pages are detached but present) octavo 256pp. First edition. The underwater adventures of a family exploring the sea bed… Read more about this item

Hodder and Stoughton London 1933 VG (original blue cloth lined and titled in dark blue, a little faded but minimal wear, no dj) Octavo 300pp illustrated. The navy in action from 1798 to 1918

William Kimber London 1971 G/G (clean clipped dj with one large tear top of bacvk cover and library number taped to spine, clean sea-green cloth with bright gilt titles on spine, ex BBC library copy with several stamps and remnant of plate prelims, internally in very good condition with pages clean and unmarked and binding tight) octavo 176pp. First edition.… Read more about this item

collins 1973 VG/VG. no inscriptions or marginalia. spine of dj is very sunned/bleached. boards beneath are clean and bright. top edge of textblock is speckled - but not internally - shelf-life really. first edition. The harrowing story of the destruction of the french fleet at mers-el-kebir by the british navy - killing 1300 sailors - and the… Read more about this item

George Allen and Unwin London 1949 G/Fair (dj chipped and worn round edges with small area of loss to back cover, clean blue cloth with gilt titles on spine and gilt vignette on front board, top page edges blue, brown spotting to outside page edges, occasional foxing to margins but contents generally clean tight and bright) octavo 560pp. Second impression.… Read more about this item

Stanford Maritime London 1980 VG/VG (no significant faults with book or dj) Octavo 251pp Maps at endpapers. South Pacific island-hopping