Navy

Hugh Popham
£20.00

A Damned Cunning Fellow: The Eventful Life of Rear-Admiral Sir Home Popham 1762-1820

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PUBLISHEROld Ferry Press, Cornwall.
BINDINGBlue cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONGood, just a little wear to very edges of boards. Printed pages and images remain clear with no noticeable marks. Very slight discolouration to block edges.
DUST JACKETSome creasing, especially around top of spine. Faint scratching to gloss surface,...

Alex A. Hurst
£45.00

Arthur Briscoe - Marine Artist: His Life and Work

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PUBLISHERTeredo Books Ltd, Brighton.
BINDINGNavy blue cloth boards with gilt lettering and design.
BOOK CONDITIONIn good condition some slight wear and bumping to corners. Binding tight. A little light foxing, mainly confined to outer leaves and block edged. Printed pages and images remain clear and little marked. 
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Walter Karig and Eric Purdon
£35.00

Battle Report, Pacific War: Middle Phase

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PUBLISHERRinehart and Company Inc. New York, Toronto.
BINDINGGrey cloth boards with navy title patch and roundel and gilt lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have some general shelf wear and slight fading, a couple of marks. A little browning, but printed pages and images remain largely clear and little marked. 
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Alexander Richardson and Archibald Hurd
£18.00

Brassey's Naval and Shipping Annual, 1928

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PUBLISHERWilliam Clowes and Sons, Limited, London.
BINDINGBlue cloth boards with embossed design on front, gilt lettering on spine. 
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have general wear and some fraying at edges. Hinges a little weak but binding secure. 
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EDITION1928, 39th annual edition.
DESCRIPTIONA comprehensive yearly overview...

Nicholas Tracey
£45.00

Britannia's Palette: The Arts of Naval Victory

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A scholarly exploration of the lives and work of British war artists of the "Golden Age" of Naval History.

Arthur J. Marder
£60.00

British Naval Policy 1980 - 1905: The Anatomy of British Sea Power

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A detailed history of the Royal Navy in the ironclad era, before the growth of German rivalry.

H.M. Denham
£20.00

Dardanelles: A Midshipman's Diary (Signed)

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An important addition to the Gallipoli archive, this eye witness account by a young midshipman reveals the courage, waste, muddle and triumph of the campaign.

Charles Hocking
£35.00

Dictionary of Disasters at Sea During the Age of Steam 1864-1962 (two volumes)

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PUBLISHERLloyd's Register of Shipping, London.
BINDINGBlue cloth boards with gilt lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONA little general shelf wear and a few marks to boards. Bindings secure. Printed pages remain clear with few noticeable marks. Small previous owner's address stickers. 
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EDITION1969.
DESCRIPTIONA comprehensive dictionary with...

Donald Macintyre
£35.00

Fighting Admiral: The Life of Admiral of the Fleet Sir James Somerville

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PUBLISHEREvans Brothers Limited, London.
BINDINGNavy blue cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONGeneral shelf wear and slight fading to edges. Some browning and light foxing to outer leaves and block edges, but printed pages and images remain largely clear and little marked.
DUST JACKETIn worn condition with tearing, creasing and...

Arthur J. Marder
£165.00

From the Dreadnought to Scapa Flow: The Royal Navy in the Fisher Era, 1904 - 1919 (Five Volumes)

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A most thorough and detailed history of the Royal Navy, written with the full co-operation of the Admiralty and use of its archives

Marjorie Hubbell Gibson
£25.00

H.M.S. Somerset 1746-1778

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PUBLISHERAbbey Gate House, Mass. USA.
BINDINGNavy blue cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have a little general shelf wear to edges, and some marking / discolouration.
DUST JACKETCreasing and some tearing at edges. Scuff marks and some discolouration. Preserved in removable book wrap.
EDITION1992.
DESCRIPTIONThe Life and...

Herbert Ellis
£15.00

Hippocrates, RN: Memoirs of a Naval Flying Doctor (Signed)

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The autobiography of a doctor who served with the Fleet Air Arm from the late 1940's to 1959, an era of incredible mechanical and medical advances.

Samuel Eliot Morison
£10.00

History of United States Naval Operations in World War II (Assorted volumes)

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The volumes we have are listed below, all priced at £10 each. Please contact the shop to order individual books. Vol III, The Rising Sun in the Pacific, 1931 - April 1942.   Vol IV, Coral Sea, Midway and Submarine Actions, May 1942 - August 1942.  Vol V, The Struggle for Guadalcanal, August 1942 - February 1943.  Vol VI, Breaking the Bismarcks Barrier, 22 July 1942 - 1 May 1944.  Vol VII, Aleutians, Gilberts and Marshalls, June 1942 - April 1944.  Vol VIII, New Guinea and the Marianas, March 1944 - August 1944.   Vol XII, Leyte, June 1944 - January 1945.   Vol XIII, The Liberation of the Philippines, 1944 - 1945.  Vol XIV, Victory in the Pacific, 1945

Raymond V.B. Blackman (Editor)
£30.00

Jane's Fighting Ships 1968-69

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PUBLISHERSampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd. London.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards. 
BOOK CONDITIONA little shelf wear and slight fading to edges of boards. Some browning to outer leaves and page edges, but text and images remain clear with few noticeable marks. 
DUST JACKETWorn at edges, with some tearing...

Georg Von Hase
£40.00

Kiel and Jutland

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The memoires of the First Gunnery Officer of the German battle cruiser Derfflinger, including the Battle of the Skagerrak.

F.A. Hook
£20.00

Merchant Adventurers 1914-1918

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A history of the role of mercantile shipping during WWI.

David W. Bone
£20.00

Merchantmen-at-Arms: The British Merchants' Service in the War (Signed)

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A history, based on the unique experiences of individual seamen, of the role of the Merchants' Service during WWI.

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