Navy

Written by a Professor of Mathematics of the US Navy. Subtitled "A Study of the Principles and Practice of Exterior Ballistics, as Applied to Naval Gunnery, and of the Computation and Use of Ballistic and Range Tables."

A very handsome reproduction of Darwin's ground-breaking work.

PUBLISHERSouvenir Press.
BINDINGBlue cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONGood, boards are just a little worn and faded at edges. Browning / foxing affecting block edges and outer leaves, but text and images remain largely clear and little marked.
DUST JACKETWear and creasing at edges, especially along top. Some marks...

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...

PUBLISHERDavid and Charles, Newton Abbot.
BINDINGBlue cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONA little wear and slight fading to edges of boards. Printed pages and images remain clear with few noticeable marks. 
DUST JACKETSome creasing at edges, a small patch of delamination at top of spine. A little faint scratching...

The true story of how three airmen of the US Navy survived in a raft for 34 days after their scout bomber crashed in to the Pacific.

A detailed history of the lesser known activities of the Royal Navy during WWI, in the Mediterranean area. One of a series by the publishers.

An illustrated history of shipbuilding, from the earliest dugout canoes to the warships of WWII.

A history of the now gone Portsmouth naval base of HMS Vernon, with particular attention to it's role as a training school for the operation of torpedos.

PUBLISHERNaval Institute Press.
BINDINGBlue cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONA little shelf wear to very edges of boards. Printed pages and images remain clear with no noticeable marks.
DUST JACKETSlight wear to edges, spine a little faded, a few scuff marks. 
EDITIONFifth revised edition 1978.
DESCRIPTIONThe standard...

PUBLISHERHer Majesty's Stationery Office, London.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards with black title patch on spine and gilt lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards a little worn and a faded at edges. Hinges slightly weak but binding secure. Printed pages and images remain clear with just the odd small foxing mark. 
DUST...