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$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

$30.98
1j24/6

Sea Elephant


the life and death of the elephant seal

MATTHEWS,L.HARRISON

first edition 185pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (green cloth,sl.wear to extrems.,paste action to eps,prelims.and edges sl.foxed) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.foxed,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,internal tape reinforcements to head/foot of spine)

PUBLISHER: macgibbon & kee 1952

KEYWORDS: natural history sea elephant l.harrison matthews

$77.46
man1j24/7

Richtofen The Red Knight of the Air


VIGILANT

285pp ills.[b/w] VG (red cloth,sl.rubbed and mod.stained,sunned spine,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,2x owner's inscr.to feps,paste action to eps,prelims.and edges mod.foxed,contents sl.foxed,sl.cocked)

PUBLISHER: john hamilton london [nd,inscr.dated 1935]

KEYWORDS: history aviation biography military richtofen

$24.79
1j24/15

Civilization


an essay

BELL,CLIVE

first edition 257pp VG (blue cloth,mod.rubbed and stained,spine browned,sl.paper separation to ep gutters,owner's inscr.in pencil to ffep,prelims.and edges sl.foxed,spine cracked and sl.shaky)

PUBLISHER: chatto & windus london 1928

KEYWORDS: history literature clive bell bloomsbury civilization

$43.38
man1j24/16

State Aid and State Interference


illustrated by results in commerce and industry

BADEN-POWELL,GEORGE

first edition 284pp+ads. VG- (red cloth,soiled and mod.rubbed,sunned spine,bumps and chipping to extrems.,contents sl.soiled,spine cracked and shaky)

PUBLISHER: chapman and hall london 1882

KEYWORDS: history politics commerce george baden-powell

$55.77
2d19/42

The South Sea Bubble


MELVILLE,LEWIS

first edition 265pp ills.VG (red cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled w.sunned spine,sl.bumps to extrems.,amateur internal reinforcement to head of spine,owner's bookplate to front pastedown,prelims.and edges mod.foxed w.some sl.foxing to contents)

PUBLISHER: daniel o'connor london 1921

KEYWORDS: history business south sea company lewis melville

$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

$45.00
1j23/30

Cloud Capp'd Towers


ESHER,REGINALD VISCOUNT

first edition 219pp VG (blue/cream cloth w.paper title label to spine,sl.rubbed and mod.soiled,browned spine,sl.bumps and mod.wear to extrems.,paste action to eps,prelims.and untrimmed edges mod.foxed w.some sl.foxing to contents)

PUBLISHER: john murray london 1927

KEYWORDS: history reginald viscount esher biography

$74.36
man1j24/20

Military Operations in the Netherlands from 10th-17th May,1940


DOORMAN,P.L.G.

ex-lib first edition 99pp ills.[b/w incl.fold-out maps at rear] VG (red cloth,libr.mark to spine,sl.bumps to extrems.,usual stamps and pockets,edges sl.browned) in VG- d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,spine browned w.libr.mark,bumps and chipping to extrems.w.some closed tears)

PUBLISHER: allen & unwin london 1944

KEYWORDS: military history netherlands p.l.g.doorman

$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

$136.32
man1j25/3

Independence or Death!


the story of the paraguayan war

KOLINSKI,CHARLES J.

ex-lib first edition 236pp VG+ (red vinyl,minor tape stains to boards and eps,usual stamps and pockets,sl.shaky spine) in VG d/w (sl.soiled w.sunned spine,upper and lower edges trimmed w.gum stains across width,sl.bumps and chipping to extrems.,price-clipped)

PUBLISHER: univ.of florida press gainesville 1965

KEYWORDS: history paraguay military geography charles j.kolinski

$30.98
1j25/5

Edward Gibbon 1737-1794


GIBBON,EDWARD;LOW,D.M.

first edition 370pp VG+ (red cloth,sl.soiled w.sl.stain to foot of spine,sl.bumps to extrems.,prelims.and browned edges sl.soiled,sl.cocked)

PUBLISHER: chatto & windus london 1937

KEYWORDS: history biography edward gibbon d.m.low

$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

$12.39
19402jp9

Journey Down a Rainbow


PRIESTLEY,J.B.;HAWKES,JACQUETTA

first edition 289pp VG+ (green cloth,spine sl.soiled and sunned,sl.bumps to extrems.,te green,edges sl.foxed) in VG- d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.browned and foxed,bumps and chipping and creasing to extrems.,full length closed tear to spine w.4x1cm loss to centre all repaired internally w.tape,price-clipped)

PUBLISHER: heinemann-cresset london 1955

KEYWORDS: modern first edition travel geography history america j.b.priestley jacquetta hawkes

$89.85
1m35/2

North America


vol 1 canada and newfoundland; stanford's compendium of geography and travel

AMI, HENRY M

second edition revised vol one only 1069pp illus, (b/w, incl fold-out maps in part col) VG+ (green cloth w. gilt dec stamp, sl rubbed and soiled w. sl bumps and wear to extrems, mod bump to lower of front board w. cloth not broken, spine sl shaky and cracked, t.e. of contents browned w. sl foxing, sl browning to prelims, fold out map on page 303 w. several closed tears and creases, protruding from extrems of content)

PUBLISHER: edward stanford london 1915

KEYWORDS: geography north america travel canada, newfoundland history henry m ami

$33.50
2d4/12

The Royal Naval Reviews 1935-1977


RANSOME-WALLIS, P.

first edition 144pp illus. (b/w, with some maps and diagrams) VG+ (blue cloth, sl bumps and wear to extrems, spine sl cocked) in VG d/w (very sl bumps to head and foot of spine, sl tape discolouration to foot of spine and internal edges from plastic cover, front flap has 4.5 x 4cm discolouration from removed booksellers sticker, sl foxing to internal side of jacket, small tears and chipping to lower edge of flaps)

PUBLISHER: ian allan london 1982

KEYWORDS: naval reggattas nautical royal navy military nautical great britain history ransome-wallis p

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