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From Trombay to Changi... The Story of the Arakan Coastal Forces

By: Arakan Coastla Force Reunion Committee

Price: £30.00

Publisher: Arakan Coastla Force Reunion Committee: 1987

Seller ID: 018563

Binding: Card Cover

Condition: VG

First hand accounts of the Royal Indian Navy Coastal forces in WW2. c.250pp, illustrated. VG copy in card covers.
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Recollections of My Sea Life from 1808 to 1830

By: Boteler John Harvey

Price: £12.00

Publisher: Navy Records Society: 1952

Seller ID: 016069

Condition: VG

Navy Records Society volume LXXXII. 272pp. VG clean copy in their standard blue over white cloth boards.
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THE LITTLE SHIPS OF DUNKIRK

By: BRANN CHRISTIAN

Price: £15.00

Publisher: COLLECTORS' BOOKS: 1989

Seller ID: 004361

ISBN: 0946604029

Condition: VG

Superbly produced history of the 'little ships' which helped at the Dunkirk evacuations in 1940 - yachts, motor boats, sailing craft, lifeboats, pleasure steamers etc. 240pp, extensively illustrated. VG copy in slightly edge worn dw.
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The Naval Annual 1909

By: Brassey T A

Price: £45.00

Publisher: J Griffin & Co: 1904

Seller ID: 016846

Condition: Good

1909 ediiton (23rd issue) of Brassey's Naval Annual. viii+440pp, with details of all the main navies vessels and ships drawings etc., plus many articles on current developments, not least the rise of the German Navy! Clean copy in the original blind stamped cloth, front hinge cracked, spine rubb ed to top with some spliting at sides
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SOVIET WARSHIP DEVELOPMENT Volume 1: 1917 - 1937

By: BREYER SIEGFRIED

Price: £19.95

Publisher: CONWAY: 1992

Seller ID: 009771

ISBN: 0851776043

Condition: VG

Detailed account of Russian naval vessels between the wars. 288pp, many photos and drawings. VG copy in dw. Heavy - please enquire for overseas postage costs
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32 Miscellaneous Acts of Parliament 22 March 1805 to 20 May 1809

By: British Parliament

Price: £50.00

Publisher: London, George Eyre & Andrew Strahan:

Seller ID: X019690

Condition: Very Good

Recent rebinding in half calf with marbled boards, 32 original Acts of Parliament mainly reflecting the Naval War and Trade in the period 1805 to 1809, in very good + condition
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PADDLE WARSHIPS - The Earliest Steam Powered Fighting Ships, 1815-1850

By: BROWN D K

Price: £25.00

Publisher: CONWAY: 1993

Seller ID: 011606

ISBN: 0851776167

Condition: VG

Important study of the early steam powered paddle warships of the Royal Navy. 94pp, well illustrated. VG clean copy in dw.
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The Life and Letters of David, Earl Beatty

By: Chalmers W S

Price: £15.00

Publisher: HODDER & STOUGHTON: 1951

Seller ID: 017403

Condition: VG

Biographjy and letters of the great WW1 fighting Admiral. xxvii+488pp, illustrated. VG clean copy in very slightly edge worn dust wrapper, old ownership label to front end-paper. A nice copy of a book which is difficult find to decent condition.
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Lord Nelson's Swords

By: Comfort Sim

Price: £75.00

Publisher: Sim Comfort Associates: 2014

Seller ID: 016394

ISBN: 0905887107

Condition: Fine

Detailed account of Nelson's swords and those of his contemporaries - Hardy, St.Vincent, Collingwood & Northesk etc. The Third Volume of the Author's works on Naval Swords & Dirks. 197pp, heavilly illustrated. Fine copy in dust wrapper. Signed limited edition copy 52/500.
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BATTLESHIP AT WAR

By: COWARD B R

Price: £9.00

Publisher: LONDON, IAN ALLAN: 1987

Seller ID: 000789

ISBN: 0711017409

Condition: VG

Well illustrated account of battleships in action from WW1 to Vietnam, especially Royal Navy. Accounts of many naval actions. 128pp, 200+ photos and plans. VG copy in dw.
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Russian War, 1855 :Black Sea Official Correspondence

By: Dewar A C

Price: £15.00

Publisher: Navy Records Society: 1945

Seller ID: 016067

Condition: VG

Navy Records Society volume LXXXV. 445pp. VG clean copy in their standard blue over white cloth boards.
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Submarine Vessels Including Mines, Torpedoes, Guns Steering, Propelling, & Navigating Apparatus

By: Dommett W E

Price: £20.00

Publisher: Whittaker & Co: 1915

Seller ID: 016292

Condition: VG-

Early account of Royal Navy submarines and equipment and their service at the begining of WW1. 106pp, 16 photo plates plus drawings in text. Unlike some copies this one has the full set of plates, some being later 'censored' by the Admiralty! Contents VG, minor wear to corners, old ownership name to top of title page. Original card covers,some light wear and marking but genarally well preserved for age.
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Allied Minesweeping in World War II

By: Elliott Peter

Price: £30.00

Publisher: PSL: 1979

Seller ID: 018392

ISBN: 0850593506

Binding: Cloth

Condition: VG

VG account of British & US minesweepers and minesweeping in WW2.201pp, illustrated. VG clean copy in dust wrapper. Uncommon.
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Cradle of Ships : A History of the Bath Iron Works

By: Eskew Garnett Laidlaw

Price: £12.00

Publisher: G P PUTNAM'S SONS: 1958

Seller ID: X012716

Condition: VG

History of the Bath Iron Works, Maine, noted US builder of warships. 278pp, illustrated. VG copy (slight browning to edges and end papers) in edge worn dw.
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A New and Universal Dictionary of the Marine

By: Falconer William & Burney William

Price: £650.00

Publisher: Cadell & Davies: 1830

Seller ID: 016797

Condition: VG

1830 edition of Falconer's classic Marine Dictionary first published in 1769 and in this ediiton as much revised and enlarged by William Burney. xv+707pp, errata, 87pp index. Bound complete with 35 engraved plates as required. Contents VG, clean and without foxing etc. Plates VG only small fault being a little loss to top corner of margin of last plate. Original full leather, rubbed on edges, rebacked with later leather/gilt spine. A near fine copy and complete with all plates unlike most copies! Heavy - UK postage £10.00.
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A Treatise on Masting Ships and Mast Making

By: Fincham John

Price: £38.00

Publisher: CONWAY: 1982

Seller ID: 014162

ISBN: 0851772749

Condition: VG

Facsimile reprint of the 3rd edition (1854) of this classic treatise on ships masts, first published 1829. 337pp plus plates. VG copy in dw, badly faded on spine. Heavy - please enquire forr overseas postage costs.
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Fast Fighting Boats 1870-1945

By: Fock Harald

Price: £45.00

Publisher: NAUTICAL PUBLISHING COMPANY: 1978

Seller ID: 014793

ISBN: 0245528636

Condition: VG

Important study of the development of the fast attack craft (torpedo boats, MGBs, PT boats etc) by the major navies up to the end of WW2. 304pp, well illustrated. VG clean copy in dw, faded on spine as usual. Very Large and Heavy - UK postage £7.95.
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Ship on Shore

By: Foster Jane

Price: £15.00

Publisher: Rowfant Books: 1982

Seller ID: 018166

ISBN: 0908644000

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: VG

Account of the Royal Navy brig HMS Osprey built in 1844 and wrecked off New Zealand in 1846. 144pp, illustrated. VG copy in dust wrapper.
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ITALIAN WARSHIPS OF WORLD WAR II

By: FRACCAROLI ALDO

Price: £14.95

Publisher: IAN ALLAN: 1978

Seller ID: 000189

ISBN: 0711000026

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: VG

Standard IA Warship series listing all vessels with photos. 204pp. VG copy in dw.
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The Cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni

By: Gay, Franco & Gay, Valerio

Price: £18.00

Publisher: CONWAY: 1987

Seller ID: X020018

ISBN: 0851774539

Condition: VG

Standard Anatomy of the Ship series covering this WW2 Italian light cruiser. 120pp. VG copy in dw.
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The Construction and Fitting of the Sailing Man-of-War 1650-1850

By: GOODWIN PETER

Price: £35.00

Publisher: CONWAY MARITIME PRESS: 1987

Seller ID: 013559

ISBN: 0851773265

Condition: VG

Detailed and well illsutrated account of the methods of construction of wooden warship hulls and evolutional changes, based on Royal Navy practice. 276pp. VG copy in dw. Heavy - UK postage £6.00.
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Schley and Santiago: An Historical Account of the Blockade and Final Destruction of the Spanish Fleet

By: Graham George Edward

Price: £20.00

Publisher: W.B. Conkey: 1902

Seller ID: 018620

Binding: Cloth

Condition: VG

Account of the destruction of the Spanish fleet by the US Navy in 1898.474pp, illustrated. VG clean copy in original cloth/gilt boards.
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BRITISH VESSELS LOST AT SEA 1914 - 18

By: H.M.S.O.

Price: £12.00

Publisher: PATRICK STEPHENS LTD: 1977

Seller ID: 005462

ISBN: 0850592917

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: VG

Reprint of the HMSO listing of all Royal Navy and British Merchant vessels lost during WW1. 184pp. VG copy in slightly edge worn dw.
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Seek and Strike : Sonar, anti-submarine warfare and the Royal Navy 1914-54

By: Hackmann Willem

Price: £35.00

Publisher: HMSO: 1984

Seller ID: 013716

ISBN: 0112904238

Condition: VG

Official, detailed accounr of the development of submarine detection systems (Asdic, Sonar etc) in the Royal Navy up the the 1950s, 487pp, illustrated. VG copy in dw.
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FIFTY YEARS OF NAVAL TUGS

By: HANNAN BILL

Price: £8.95

Publisher: MARITIME BOOKS: 1986

Seller ID: 002984

ISBN: 0907771254

Condition: VG

Account of Royal navy Tugs from 1935 - 1985, details of all vessels.160pp, well illustrated. VG copy in slightly worn card covers.
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EMPIRE TUGS

By: HARVEY W J & TURRELL K

Price: £15.00

Publisher: World Ship Society: 1988

Seller ID: 018684

ISBN: 0905617479

Binding: Card

Condition: Good

Detailed account of WW2 built British Tug boats and their subsequent histories. 160pp, many drawings and photos. Contents clean, sligth wear to edges. Card covers rather with obvious creasing. A decent reference copy.
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Modern Shipping Disasters 1963-1987

By: Hooke Norman

Price: £22.00

Publisher: Lloyds: 1989

Seller ID: 015125

ISBN: 1850442118

Condition: VG

Records of all merchant and naval vessels over 500 tons lost or declared as contructive losses from 1963 to 1987. 539pp. VG clean, stamp of Institute of Marine Engineers Library to front end-paper, in VG dust wrapper
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Embleme, Wappen, Malings : Deutscher U-Boote 1939-1945

By: Högel Georg

Price: £25.00

Publisher: KOEHLER: 2001

Seller ID: 017032

ISBN: 3782208269

Condition: Fine

The coats of arms and emblems of WW2 U-Boats with brief vessel histories. 227pp, illustrated, German text. Fine copy in glazed boards
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Experimental Researches in Steam Engineering

By: Isherwood B F

Price: £350.00

Publisher: Philadelphia, William Hamilton: 1863

Seller ID: X017270

Condition: VG

2 volume set published in 1863/5. Details of experiments and studies undertaken by the US Navy dept on the efficient use of steam power. Original red half calf with red cloth and gilt title, some scuffing to leather, xxxi/355 and cxii/502pp, Vol 1 with 17 plates and Vol 2 with 30 plates some pull-out, ex Institution of Naval Architects library London with their bookplate in each volume and a paper accession number on the spine of Vol 1. Very Heavy - UK postage £10.00
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Russian Convoys : Memories of the Heart

By: Ivan Mazour

Price: £30.00

Publisher: Moscow, Elima Publishing Centre: 2009

Seller ID: X015168

ISBN: 5896740328

Condition: VG

Hardcover with dustwrapper, 152pp, fully illustrated in sepia and colour Landscape format.
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