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$9.00
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SBS: The Invisible Raiders: The History of the Special Boat Squadron From World War Two to the Present


LADD, JAMES D. & DAVIS, LT-COL. P. G.

Paperback (VG): all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Fontana/Collins 1984

KEYWORDS: military history sbs special boat squadron ww2 second world war maritime nautical naval royal marines courage

$26.50
xxqea144108

Explorers, Whalers & Tattooed Sailors: Adveture Tales From Early New Zealand


ELL, GORDON & ELL, SARAH (Eds)

Octavo hardcover (Near Fine) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost

PUBLISHER: Random House 2008

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history exploration stories biographies legends maritime nautical anthology collection seafarers seafaring

$24.50
xxqeg144474

American Sanctuary: Mutiny, Martyrdom and National Identity in the Age of Revolution


EKIRCH, A. ROGER

Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable.They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

PUBLISHER: Pantheon Books 2017

KEYWORDS: US America history revolution identity culture HMS Hermione mutiny naval nautical maritime exploration

$17.50
xxqeg144488

Blind Man's Bluff


SONTAG, SHERRY & DREW, CHRISTOPHER & DREW, ANNETTE LAWRENCE

Super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable.They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

PUBLISHER: Public Affairs 1998

KEYWORDS: US America military modern history submarines espionage spies maritime nautical

$12.00
xxqfl145390

Captain Cook: The Life, Death and Legacy of History's Greatest Explorer


COLLINGRIDGE, VANESSA

Octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost

PUBLISHER: Ebury Press 2003

KEYWORDS: history Captain James Cook exploration biography nautical sailing

$40.00
1y13/38

The Influence of Law on Sea Power


O'CONNELL, D. P.

Notable enclosures, octavo, navy blue faux leather heavy boards, silver coloured lettering to spine, xv + 204pp, VG+ (light tanning to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & light chipping to edges, light soiling to spine, price clipped, previous bookseller's price label to corner)

PUBLISHER: Manchester University Press 1975

KEYWORDS: international law sea maritime nautical legal naval navy military politics

$42.50
1y15/10

The Naval War of 1812


FORESTER, C. S.

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt naval equip't motif to front board, illus eps, frontispiece, 255pp, illus, VG- (moderate creasing & scuffing to spine extrems & boards with some surface loss, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, previous owner's name in ink & bookseller's sm stamp to front pastedown, sm inscription in felt pen to half title page, boards sl warped) in d/w, VG- (heavy chipping & creasing to edges with some loss & tape repair, light tanning & soiling to both internal & external sides)

PUBLISHER: Michael Joseph 1957

KEYWORDS: first edition history navy naval military nautical maritime war politics 1812

$55.00
1y27/45

Model Racing Yachts: Their Architecture, Design, Construction and Handling


PRIEST, B. H. & LEWIS, J. A.

Quarto, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, 111pp, illus, VG- (moderate creasing & fraying to spine extrems, moderate scuffing to board edges & corners, moderate staining & discolouration to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & prelims/terminals, owner's name in ink to fep, light creasing to bottom corner of page edges sporadically throughout) in d/w, tatty (v heavy chipping to edges with some heavy loss, heavy creasing to spine, price clipped, light tanning to covers, moderate tanning & light foxing to internal sides)

PUBLISHER: Model Aeronautical Press n/d

KEYWORDS: model yachts hobbies nautical marine illustrated design construction racing sport building

$25.00
xxrcb147208

Elementary Manual for the Deviations of the Compass in Iron Ships. Intended for the Use of Seamen of the Royal Navy and Mercantile Marine and Navigation Schools, and as an Introduction to the Admirality Manual for the Deviations of the Compass.


CREAK, E. W.

Super octavo hardcover (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: D. Potter 1912

KEYWORDS: nautical seamen compass instruction maritime marine navigation

$45.00
1y33/4

Builder of Fast Boats


WERFT, LURSSEN

Quarto, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, illus front eps, illus booklet attached to rear eps, frontispiece, unpaginated, illus, VG (light creasing to spine extrems & board corners, light soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps/prelims) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping to edges, light chafing & soiling to covers, 1cm closed tear to base of front flap)

PUBLISHER: H. M. Hauschild GmbH n/d

KEYWORDS: boating boats illustrated shipping nautical maritime building

$80.00
1y33/50

Castrol: Vol 1- The First Hundred Years, Vol 2- Achievements: Land Sea and Air: A Century of Conquest


GRAVES, RICHARD & SEYMOUR-URE, KIRSTY

2 VOLUME SET, quarto, green heavy card boards, silver coloured lettering to spine, printed eps to vol 2, illus title pgs, vol 1- 96pp + vol 2- 208pp, illus, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing to covers) in slipcase, VG (light chafing to boards, light indentations & scuffing to edges with sl surface loss)

PUBLISHER: Bloomsbury 1998

KEYWORDS: Castrol business lubricant oil history illustrated engineering aviation motor maritime nautical cars motorsport

$45.00
1y36/31

Historical Atlas of the North Pacific Ocean: Maps of Discovery and Scientific Exploration 1500-2000


HAYES, DEREK

Lg quarto, black heavy card boards, silver coloured lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, 224pp, illus, Near FINE (light creasing to spine extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light foxing to internal sides)

PUBLISHER: The British Museum Press 2001

KEYWORDS: illustrated nautical history maritime exploration maps north Pacific ocean

$12.50
xxgpb147790

Ship Construction Sketches and Notes


KEMP, J.F & YOUNG, PETER

Octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost

PUBLISHER: Stanford Maritime Ltd 1984

KEYWORDS: ships boats nautical contrustion engineering building

$70.00
1y47/45

Memoir of the Life and Services of Admiral Sir William Hargood


ALLEN, JOSEPH & LADY HARGOOD

Super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering & naval motif to spine, gilt military motif & blind stamp decoration to front board, deckled page edges, xii + 296pp, illus, tatty (heavy chipping with some loss & discolouration to spine, heavy bruising & scuffing to board corners, moderate chafing & soiling to boards, heavy blackened 1cm gouge to rear board, moderate tanning to page edges, ex-libris plate to front pastedown, moderate cracking to gutters throughout, moderate annotations in pencil throughout)

PUBLISHER: Henry S. Richardson 1841

KEYWORDS: biography memoir Admiral Sir William Hargood nautical maritime military navy naval history illustrated

$100.00
1y48/33

Marine Shells of South Africa: An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells


STEYN, DOUW G. & LUSSI, MARKUS & KILBURN, Dr. DICK (Fore)

Quarto,, illus heavy card boards, white lettering to spine, ii + 264pp, illus, VG+ (light foxing & tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, ligth discolouration to spine, light chafing to covers

PUBLISHER: Ekogilde Publishers 1998

KEYWORDS: South Africa marine life shells illustrated maritime nautical nature collectors concology

$75.00
1y51/22

Great Historical Mutinies: Comprising the Story of the Mutiny on the Bounty, the Mutiny at Spithead, the Mutiny at the Nore, Mutinies in Highland Regiments and the Indian Mutiny


HERBERT, DAVID

Octavo, brown leather boards, gilt lettering on title plate & gilt tooling with raised bands to spine, gilt regimental insignia & rule with blind stamp decoration to front board, marbled page edges, frontispiece, illus half title page, 607pp, VG- (moderate scuffing to board edges, heavy water staining to boards, moderate tanning to page edges, presentation plate to front pastedown, light foxing to eps)

PUBLISHER: William P. Nimmo 1876

KEYWORDS: history mutiny rebellion military maritime nautical Bounty Spithead Nore India Highland regiments

$37.50
1y52/9

Ellermans: A Wealth of Shipping


TAYLOR, JAMES

Imperial octavo, blue heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, 320pp, illus, VG (light bruising & soiling to extrems, moderate scuffing to top of board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, light discolouration to spine, light chafing to covers, moderate foxing to internal sides)

PUBLISHER: Wilton House Gentry 1976

KEYWORDS: shipping maritime nautical illustrated history Ellerman business

$200.00
1y53/18

The Sea Heritage: A Study of Maritime Warfare


DREYER, ADMIRAL SIR FREDERIC C.

FIRST EDITION, lg octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained blue, illus eps, frontispiece, 472pp, illus, VG (light creasing & scuffing to extrems, moderate soiling to spine & boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & rear eps, ex-libris plate to verso of half title page) in d/w, scruffy (heavy chipping & creasing to edges with heavy ugly tape repairs, tape reinforcement to spine, moderate chafing & soiling to covers, 3cm gouge to spine)

PUBLISHER: Museum Press 1955

KEYWORDS: maritime nautical history military warfare illustrated navy naval British autobiography memoir Admiral Sir Frederic C Dreyer first edition

$24.50
xxzag149646

The Lower Animals: Living Invertebrates of the World


BUCHSBAUM, RALPH & MILNE, LORUS J. & BUCHSBAUM, MILDRED & MILNE, MARGERY

Lg quarto hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

PUBLISHER: Doubleday & Co 1967

KEYWORDS: marine sea life illustrated nautical invertebrates animals

$50.00
1y56/40

The Fishes of Australia Part 1: The Sharks, Rays, Devil-Fish and Other Primitive Fishes of Australia and New Zealand


WHITLEY, GILBERT PERCY

Super octavo, blue buckram boards, black lettering to spine & front board, 280pp, illus, VG- (moderate bruising & chipping to extrems, heavy discolouraton to spine, moderate soiling to boards, moderate foxing to eps, 6cm closed tear to bottom pg 69/70)

PUBLISHER: RZSNSW 1940

KEYWORDS: Australia New Zealand marine life nautical fish sharks

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