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Vice-Admiral Sir Ian Campbell and Captain Donald MacIntyre
£30.00

The Kola Run: A Record of the Arctic Convoys 1941-1945

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PUBLISHERFrederick Muller Limited, London.
BINDINGPale green cloth boards with red lettering. Maps on endpapers.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have a little general wear at edges, slight fading. Browning to endpapers, but text and images remain clear with few noticeable marks. 
DUST JACKETIntact but worn around edges, with creasing, scuffing...

Keble Howard
£40.00

The Glory of Zeebrugge and The "Vindictive"

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PUBLISHERChatto and Windus, London.
BINDINGPaper pamphlet with two staples. 
BOOK CONDITIONIntact, but in fragile condition. The paper covers are folded and slightly torn at corners, there is a tear from the bottom of the spine to the first staple. Otherwise the binding is held fairly securely. Foxing affecting...

Rachele Mussolini
£20.00

My Life With Mussolini

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PUBLISHERRobert Hale Limited, London.
BINDINGBlack cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have some general wear at edges, a few patches of scuffing. Some foxing and browning mostly affecting outer leaves and block edges. Text and images remain clear and little marked. Ex W.H. Smith library edition, one sticker inside front...

Colonel G.A. Tokaev
£40.00

Stalin Means War

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PUBLISHERGeorge Weidenfeld & Nicholson Ltd. London.
BINDINGRed cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are worn at edges, some faint marking / discolouration. Foxing and browning affecting block edges, outer leaves and margins. The text remains clear and little marked.
DUST JACKETIn worn condition, generally scuffed with creasing and tearing...

A. Conan Doyle
£30.00

The Great Boer War

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PUBLISHERSmith, Elder & Co. London.
BINDINGBlue cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are worn and very faded, especially front cover and spine. Scuffing, cracking and some fraying to edges. Stained with many marks, some of which look like white paint splatter. Hinges are weakened but binding feels secure. Some browning...

George McDonald Fraser
£35.00

The Steel Bonnets: The Story of the Anglo-Scottish Border Reivers

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PUBLISHERHistory Book Club, London.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards. Maps on endpapers. 
BOOK CONDITIONGood, just a little shelf wear and slight fading to edges of boards. Printed pages and images remain clear with few noticeable marks. Fold out map is intact and well preserved.
DUST JACKETWorn at edges, with...

Major H. Davidson
£100.00

History and Services of The 78th Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs) 1793-1881 (two volumes)

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PUBLISHERW. & A.K. Johnston, Edinburgh and London.
BINDINGHalf bound, red cloth boards with leather over spine and corners. Title patch, gilt lettering and emblem. Embossed borders, patterned endpapers.
BOOK CONDITIONThe first volume is in generally worn condition commensurate with age. However, the front board of volume two is...

Captain I.H. Mackay Scobie
£50.00

An Old Highland Fencible Corps

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PUBLISHERWilliam Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London.
BINDINGMid blue cloth boards with silver emblem and gilt lettering. Gilt top block edge.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn at edges, corners bumped and a little fraying. Hinges are weakened but binding feels secure. Some browning and a few foxing spots...

Lieut.-Colonel M.M. Haldane
£60.00

A History of the Fourth Battalion The Seaforth Highlanders

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PUBLISHERH.F. & G. Witherby, London.
BINDINGRed cloth boards with gilt emblem, border and lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are worn and faded at edges. Hinges a little weakened but binding is secure. Browning to block edges and outer leaves, but printed pages and images remain in good condition, clear and...

R. Horn
£60.00

Lieut.-Colonel Robert Horn D.S.O. 1st Seaforth Highlanders: A Sketch by his Mother - Lest We Forget

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PUBLISHERPrinted for private circulation by Robert Maclehose and Co. Ltd. The University Press, Glasgow.
BINDINGGrey woven cloth boards with green leather title patch on spine with gilt lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONA good copy of this rare memoir. Boards have some general wear to edges, corners bumped. Slightly faded /...

Lloyds Register of Shipping
£50.00

Lloyds Register of Yachts 1947

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PUBLISHERLloyds Register of Shipping, London. Surveyor's Office, Southampton.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards with gilt lettering and emblem, embossed border.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn and scuffed, especially around spine. Some scratches. Hinges weakened but binding feels secure. The second supplement has been attached to the endpapers with tape (first...

LLewellyn Howland
£20.00

Sou' West and By West of Cape Cod

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PUBLISHERGeoffrey Cumberlege, London. Oxford University Press and Harvard University Press.
BINDINGNavy blue cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn at edges, with some discolouration. Faint browning to outer leaves, but text and images remain clear and little marked. Inscription to previous owner in flyleaf.
DUST JACKETIn very...

Allan Fea
£30.00

The Real Captain Cleveland

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PUBLISHERMartin Secker, London.
BINDINGNavy blue cloth boards, navy stain to top block edge, gilt lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn with scuffing around edges, corners and ends of spine are bumped. Spine discoloured. Block edges and outer leaves are badly foxed, and most of the printed pages are...

Clifford Ashley
£40.00

The Ashley Book of Knots

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PUBLISHERFaber and Faber Limited.
BINDINGRed cloth boards, illustrated endpapers.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are worn with scuffing and some fraying, corners bumped. Faded, especially the spine, with stain marks and signs of some water damage to the top of the volume. Hinges are weakened, but binding feels secure. Text and...

Cecil Foster
£35.00

1700 Miles in Open Boats

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PUBLISHERRupert Hart-Davis, London.
BINDINGLight blue cloth boards with navy lettering and design.
BOOK CONDITIONGood for age, a little general shelf wear and fading to edges. A few faint foxing spots to outer leaves, but text and images remain largely clear with few noticeable marks. 
DUST JACKETIn worn...

Winifred Brown
£25.00

Duffers on the Deep

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PUBLISHERPeter Davies, London.
BINDINGMid blue cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn at edges, with some fading and discolouration. Foxing throughout, mostly affecting block edges and margins. Images remain little marked. Folded plan is intact and well preserved.
DUST JACKETIn worn condition, with tattered edges and some...

C. Nepean Longridge
£50.00

The Cutty Sark: The Last of the Famous Tea Clippers (two volumes)

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PUBLISHERPercival Marshall & Co. Ltd, London.
BINDINGBlue cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONWhilst the boards are worn and faded, the text and images are preserved in good condition, clear with few noticeable marks. The folded plans remain intact and little handled. 
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EDITIONLimited reissue 1949 (first published...

G. Colman Green
£45.00

The Norfolk Wherry: It's Construction, Evolution and History

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PUBLISHERGeo. R. Reeve, The Model Press, Wymondham, Norfolk.
BINDINGTextured paper covered boards. 
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally rather worn at edges, corners bumped. Fading and a couple of tiny tears. Some faint foxing mostly affecting outer leaves, Text and images remain largely clear and little marked.
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