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Naval & Maritime
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1749 The Wooden World Dissected in the Character of a Ship of WarLondon: 1749A scarce copy of Ned Ward's controversial account of the Royal Navy. -
1959-69 Jane's Fighting ShipsLondon: 1959-69Five volumes of the immense reference work on the ships arounds the world, each volume illustrated with monochrome illustrations. -
1994 The Commissioned Sea Officers of the Royal Navy 1660-1815England: 1994An important reference work on the Royal Navy, noting the commissioned sea officers between 1660 to 1815. -
1943 Jane's Fighting Ships 1942London: 1943An illustrated annual reference work on the hips in the British Navy, a highly illustrated work. -
1927 Unsere Marine Im Weltkrieg 1914-1918Berlin: 1927A fantastic account of the First World War, written by German vice admiral Eberhard Friedrich Wilhelm von Mantey. -
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1923 The LookoutmanLondon: 1923A lovely first edition copy of this book on vessels, signed and inscribed by the author to John Masefield, with the former Poet Laureate's bookplate. -
1931 By Guess and By GodLondon: [1931]A compelling volume detailing the operations of British submarines in the Great War, illustrated with plentiful photographs. -
1944 Historia Naval ArgentinaBuenos Aires: 1944A lovely edition of this important history of the naval history of Argentina, in the original Spanish. -
1924 WhalingLondon: 1924A collection of historical stories on the subject of whaling, containing marvellous colour plates. -
c1955 Wrecks in Tasmanian WatersTasmania: c1955A thorough account detailing shipwrecks sunk around Tasmania between 1797 and 1950. -
1898 A Fleet in Being Notes of Two Trips With the Channel SquadronLondon: 1898The first edition of Rudyard Kipling's many articles on the power of the Royal Navy, and the British Channel Fleet. -
c1954 Great Norwegian ExpeditionsOslo: c1954A thorough and richly illustrated volume on the history of Norwegian exploration. -
1925 Cadet to CommodoreLondon, New York, Toronto and Melbourne: 1925A scarce account of the author's time spent in the Merchant Navy in the early twentieth century. -
1954 The Great Days of PiracyLondon & New York: 1954A fascinating account of piracy, illustrated and in an unclipped dust wrapper. -
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1904 The Fight for CanadaWestminster: 1904A fascinating sketch from the history of the Great Imperial War, inscribed by the author. -
1958 Hornblower in the West IndiesLondon: 1958A First Edition, first impression copy of the last of C. S. Lewis' Hornblowers series, Hornblower in the West Indies. -
1898 A Fleet in BeingLondon: 1898A well-preserved first edition of this account of the Royal Navy at sea by Rudyard Kipling. -
1958 Hornblower in the West IndiesLondon: 1958A First Edition, first impression copy of the last of C. S. Lewis' Hornblowers series, Hornblower in the West Indies. -
1965 Captain HornblowerLondon: 1965A first edition copy containing three volumes of C. S. Forester's Hornblower series, including James Tait Black Memorial Prize 1938 winner for fiction, A Ship of the Line.. -
1966 Admiral HornblowerLondon: 1966A first edition copy containing the last four volumes of C. S. Forester's Hornblower series, including James Tait Black Memorial Prize 1938 winner for fiction, Flying Colours. -
1952 Lieutenant HornblowerLondon: 1952A First Edition, first impression copy of the second of C. S. Lewis's Hornblower series, Lieutenant Hornblower (1952). -
1953 Hornblower and the AtroposLondon: 1953A First Edition, first impression copy of the third of C. S. Lewis' Hornblowers series, Hornblower and the Atropos. -
1953 Hornblower and the AtroposLondon: 1953A First Edition first impression copy of the third of C. S. Lewis' Hornblowers series, Hornblower and the Atropos. -
1804 The Shipwreck: A PoemLondon: 1804A wonderfully bound epic poem by this Scottish writer, himself lost to a shipwreck. -
1936 Report of the Sub-Committee of the Committee of Imperial Defence on theLondon: 1936A very scarce concise pamphlet discussing keeping capital ships safe against air attacks. -
1931 Rules and Regulations Governing Navigation of the Panama Canal and Adjacent WatersMount Hope: 1931A very scarce collection of rules regarding navigation on the Panama Canal, illustrated throughout. -
1854 Report of the Select Committee Appointed by the House of CommonsNew York: 1854A very scarce pamphlet on the Victorian defence system in Britain regarding their Navy and reserve Navy. -
1859 Description of a Method of Coiling Submarine Telegraph CablesPortsea: 1859An immensely scarce pamphlet of Leopold Heath's methods of organising cables in ships, written upon the H.M.S. Arrogant. -
1918 Naval DemobilisationLondon: 1918A very scarce first edition of this interesting post-First World War pamphlet concerning the issue of naval demobilisation in Britain. -
1934 The Harriet McGregor a Staunch Ship's Sea StoryAustralia: 1934The first edition of this charming account of the Harriet McGregor ship, from the library of the daughter-in-law of the ship's builder. -
1825 A Narrative of the Loss of the Kent East Indiaman, By Fire, in the Bay of BiscayEdinburgh: 1825The first edition of this sad first-hand account of the loss of a ship by fire, the Kent ship of the East Indiaman. Published in the same year as the incident. -
1816 Naval Tactics Extract Encyclopaedia PerthensisNot Stated: 1816An extract from 'Encyclopaedia Perthensis', discussing the subject of naval tactics in fascinating academic detail, illustrated with four plates. -
1952 Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States 1807-1868Connecticut: 1952A limited edition list of the United States merchant steam vessels, limited to one-thousand copies. -
1873 Our Seamen an AppealLondon: 1873The first edition of this important work calling for reform in the safety of ships, written by Samuel Plimsoll. Illustrated throughout. -
1926 Imperial Defence A Book for TaxpayersLondon: 1926A scarce, first edition copy of Stephen King-Hall's political treatise on the Committee of Imperial Defence, and its cost to the British tax-payer. -
1927 Britain's Sea Soldiers. A Record of the Royal Marines During the War 1914-1919Devonport: 1927The first edition of Colonel Herbert Blumberg's detailed history of the Royal Navy during the First World War, illustrated throughout.