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$61.97
2d20/25

The Real Navy


KENWORTHY,J.M.

first edition 288pp ills.[b/w incl.fold-out map] VG+ (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled w.sl.bubbling to cloth on lower board,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.w.sl.chipping to head/foot of spine,dealer's label to front pastedown,edges sl.soiled,sl.cocked)

PUBLISHER: hutchinson london 1932

KEYWORDS: military history nautical navy

$92.95
1m38/39

Signals and Instructions 1776-1794


CORBETT,JULIAN S.(ED)

new impression 403pp VG+ (green cloth,minor bumps and wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.to ffep,te green,edges sl.soiled) in NF d/w (sl.sunned spine w.sl.bumps to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: conway maritime press 1971

KEYWORDS: history military nautical signals julian s.corbett

$30.98
2d20/43

Famous Fighters of the Fleet


glimpses through the cannon smoke in the days of the old navy

FRASER,EDWARD

first edition 323pp ills.[b/w] VG (blue cloth,mod.rubbed and stained,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,prelims.browned,untrimmed edges sl.foxed,cocked)

PUBLISHER: macmillan london 1904

KEYWORDS: military history nautical navy edward fraser

$24.79
1m35/24

Cruise of a Corsair


the 'alabama'

ARMSTRONG,WARREN

first edition 207pp VG+ (green cloth,minor bumps to extrems.,edges sl.soiled) in VG+ d/w (sl.soiled w.minor bumps to extrems.,price-clipped)

PUBLISHER: cassell london 1963

KEYWORDS: military history nautical warren armstrong corsair

$55.77
2d19/24

Tales of the Sea


MAWSON,JOHN T.

142pp+ads.ills.[text and ills.in green] VG- (green cloth w.dk.green/gilt stamps,rubbed and stained and sl.sunned,bumps and wear to extrems.w.1cm splits to head and foot of upper hinge,binding attached only at rear gutter,owner's inscr.to both feps,prelims.and edges sl.foxed w.some thumb stains to contents,spine cracked and shaky w.separation starting at some sections,cocked)

PUBLISHER: charles and dible london [nd]

KEYWORDS: history nautical john t.mawson

$20.00
2d20/24

Adventures Ashore & Afloat


KEYES, ROGER

first edition 373pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled w.sl.stain to spine,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,paste action to prelims.,edges sl.soiled,publ.blind stamp to final page of index,sl.shaky spine) lacks d/w

PUBLISHER: george g.harrap london 1939

KEYWORDS: history nautical military roger keyes

$40.00
2d18/30

The British Fleet


the growth,achievements and duties of the navy of the empire

ROBINSON,CHARLES N.

ex-lib first edition in half-leather 560pp ills. VG+ (marbled paper boards w.red half-leather,gilt bands/titling/libr.stamp to spine,mod.rubbed and soiled w.some minor surface losses,spine sl.sunned and mod.stained,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,libr.stamp to ffep o/w no other marks,sl.paper separation at fep gutter,contents clean,edges speckled and sl.rubbed,sl.cocked)

PUBLISHER: george bell london 1894

KEYWORDS: history nautical military britain navy charles n.robinson

$154.91
man1j23/25

Fighting Instructions 1530-1816


CORBETT,JULIAN S.(ED)

new impression 366pp NF (green cloth,v.sl.soiled,owner's inscr.to ffep,te green,ribbon marker) in NF d/w (minor bumps and wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: conway maritime press london 1971

KEYWORDS: history military nautical julian s.corbett

$61.97
2d19/48

Old Oak


the life of john jervis earl of st.vincent

JERVIS,JOHN;JAMES,WILLIAM

first edition 230pp few ills. VG+ (blue cloth,sl.soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,edges sl.soiled,cocked) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled w.spine mod.sunned,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,internal tape reinforcements)

PUBLISHER: longmans,green london 1950

KEYWORDS: history biography nautical john jervis william james

$27.89
2d20/36

Uneasy Oceans


EDWARDS,KENNETH

first edition 382pp ills.[b/w w.fold-out maps at rear] VG (blue cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled w.spine sl.browned,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,maps and paste action to eps,prelims.and edges mod.foxed w.some sl.foxing to contents,amateur internal reinforcements to head/foot of spine)

PUBLISHER: george routledge london 1939

KEYWORDS: military history nautical kenneth edwards

$24.79
2d18/4

The Evolution of Sea-Power


SILBURN,P.A.

first edition 288pp VG (blue cloth,mod.rubbed and stained w.spine browned,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,paste action to eps,prelims.and edges mod.foxed w.some minor foxing to contents,spine cracked and sl.shaky)

PUBLISHER: longmans,green london 1912

KEYWORDS: military history nautical p.a.silburn

$49.57
1m38/5

Danger Zone


the story of the queenstown command

CHATTERTON,E.KEBLE

first edition 437pp ills.[b/w] VG (blue cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.sunned,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,amateur internal reinforcements to head/foot of spine,maps to eps,prelims.and edges sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: rich & cowan london 1934

KEYWORDS: history nautical military e.keble chatterton queenstown

$30.98
2d20/28

The Londons of the British Fleet


how they faced the enemy on the day of battle and what their story means for us to-day

FRASER,EDWARD

first edition 455pp+ads.ills[b/w] VG (green cloth,sl.rubbed and mod.soiled,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.to front pastedown,prelims.and edges mod.foxed w.contents sl.foxed,owner's stamp throughout,sl.shaky spine)

PUBLISHER: john lane bodley head london 1908

KEYWORDS: history military nautical edward fraser

$49.50
2f14/30

Blockade and Sea Power


the blockade,1914-1919,and its significance for a world state

PARMELEE,MAURICE

first edition 449pp VG+ (black cloth,sl.rubbed,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,edges sl.browned/foxed,sl.cocked)

PUBLISHER: hutchinson london [1924]

KEYWORDS: military history nautical maurice parmelee

$74.36
2d20/7

Hurrah For the Life of a Sailor!


fifty years in the royal navy

KENNEDY,WILLIAM

first edition rebacked 356pp ills.[b/w] VG (blue cloth,rebacked w.original cloth laid down on spine,soiled and mod.rubbed,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.w.some sl.surface losses,new eps,edges soiled o/w contents clean,tight but sl.cocked)

PUBLISHER: william blackwood edinburgh 1900

KEYWORDS: history military nautical biography william kennedy

$61.97
2d17/46

Recollections of an Admiral's Wife 1903-1916


POORE,LADY

344pp VG- (blue cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.sunned boards w.spine sl.browned,bumps and chipping to extrems.,head and foot of lower hinge starting,prelims.and edges mod.foxed,spine cracked and mod.shaky w.separation starting at some sections,cocked)

PUBLISHER: smith,elder london 1916

KEYWORDS: history biography military nautical lady poore

$40.28
2d18/9

Fifty Years in the Royal Navy


SCOTT,PERCY

first edition 358pp ills.[b/w] VG (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and mod.soiled,browned spine,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,paste action to eps,paper separation to ep gutters,edges mod.soiled,dealer's label to rear pastedown,spine cracked and sl.shaky)

PUBLISHER: john murray london 1919

KEYWORDS: history military nautical biography percy scott

$27.89
2d20/22

Naval Intelligence


by the author of 'in the northern mists'

n/a

rebound in half-leather 237pp+ads. VG+ (rebound in red cloth boards w.red half-leather,gilt bands and titling to spine,new eps,tape to prelim.gutters,contents browned o/w v.tidy,tight)

PUBLISHER: hodder and stoughton london 1918

KEYWORDS: military history nautical naval intelligence

$49.57
1m38/6

Chats on Naval Prints


CHATTERTON,E.KEBLE

first edition 208pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (black cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,spine mod.rubbed,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.to ffep,edges sl.soiled)

PUBLISHER: t.fisher unwin london 1926

KEYWORDS: military history nautical arts naval prints e.keble chatterton antiques

$34.09
2d2/16

From Howard to Nelson:


twelve sailors

LAUGHTON, JOHN KNOX

first edition 476pp illus, (b/w, incl maps) VG (black cloth w. gilt titling to front board and spine, sl rubbed and soiled w. mod bumps and wear to extrems, amateur internal reinforcements to head and foot of spine, front and rear boards starting at foot of hinges and upper rear hinge, spine sl cocked and cracked, t.e. gilt w. some minor stains and foxing, untrimmed outside and bottom edges of contents sl foxed, paper seperation to e.p. gutters but binding holding though sl shaky, mod foxing to front and rear incl some paste action, mod foxing to prelims w. sl foxing to contents though patches of mod foxing throughout to gutters, sl internal separation to some gutters, many light pencil marks and underlinings with some notes)

PUBLISHER: lawrence and bullen london 1899

KEYWORDS: naval, history, nautical, biography, commanders, warfare

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