Books - "nautical"
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Signals and Instructions 1776-1794
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
Famous Fighters of the Fleet
glimpses through the cannon smoke in the days of the old navy
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
Cruise of a Corsair
the 'alabama'
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
Tales of the Sea
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
The British Fleet
the growth,achievements and duties of the navy of the empire
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
Fighting Instructions 1530-1816
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
Old Oak
the life of john jervis earl of st.vincent
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
Uneasy Oceans
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
The Evolution of Sea-Power
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
Danger Zone
the story of the queenstown command
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
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
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
Blockade and Sea Power
the blockade,1914-1919,and its significance for a world state
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
Hurrah For the Life of a Sailor!
fifty years in the royal navy
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
Recollections of an Admiral's Wife 1903-1916
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
Fifty Years in the Royal Navy
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
Naval Intelligence
by the author of 'in the northern mists'
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
Chats on Naval Prints
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
From Howard to Nelson:
twelve sailors
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
The Grand Scuttle
The sinking of the German fleet at Scapa Flow in 1919
first edition 240pp illus, super octavo blue heavy card boards VG+ (sl bumps and wear to extrems, sl soiling to covers, light foxing to prelims and page edges) in VG+ d/w (light bruising and wear to extrems, sl rubbing to covers, light foxing to internal side of d/w)
PUBLISHER: hodder & stoughton london 1982
KEYWORDS: navy germany warships battleships history nautical
THE INDIAN OCEAN
blue cloth with gilt to spine, 253pp illus, VG-(corners v sl bruised & scuffed, sl edgwear, spine head & foot sl bumped & scuffed, boards rubbed & sunned with v sl soiling, ep's browned, with sl foxing) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: George G Harrap & Co London 1932
KEYWORDS: history nautical indian ocean