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Edwards Kenneth - The Mutiny at Invergordon

A good copy. Ownership inscription. Fore-edge foxing. Ppxvi,425. Map end-papers. The story of the naval mutiny at Invergordon in 1931.
Published : Putnam, London 1937, First Edition
£7.00

Evans, A. S. - Beneath the Waves : A History of HM Submarine Losses

Hardback. A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper which is complete and untorn. A clean copy without foxing or ownership inscription. 439 pages (with some browning to page edges which is normal for this book). Numerous illustrations. A detailed survey of British submarine losses between 1904 and 1971.
Published : William Kimber, London 1986, First Edition
£15.00

Fayle C. Ernest - History of the Great War Based on Official Documents : Seaborne Trade Vol. I The Cruiser Period

Hardback. Dark blue cloth lettered in gilt on the spine. Boards rather badly flecked. Internally a good copy. Stamp of "Instructor Officer H.M.S. Jufair" on front free end-paper and rear fixed end-paper + small ownership inscription. Pp.xvii,442. Addenda and corrigenda slip tipped-in. Lacks separate map volume. Covers the first eight months of the war "during which the German attack on commerce was carried on mainly by surface cruisers and armed liners."
Published : John Murray, London 1920, First Edition
£25.00

Ferguson David M. - Shipwrecks of Orkney, Shetland and the Pentland Firth

A very good copy in glazed boards. 160pp. Illustrations and charts. A clean copy without foxing or ownership inscription.
Published : David & Charles, Newton Abbot 1988, First Edition
£14.00

Fevyer W. H. And Wilson J. W. - The Queen's South Africa Medal to the Royal Navy and Royal Marines

Softback. Nd. A very good copy. Previous owner's initials stamped on front end-paper. Pp.viii,148. Gives name and rank of recipient by ship of this medal awarded between 1899 and 1902.
Published : The Naval & Military Press 1983,
£12.00

Fevyer W.H. & Wilson J.W. - The Naval General Service Medal 1915-1962 to the Royal Navy and Royal Marines for the Bars Persian Gulf 1909-1914, Iraq 1919-1920, N.W. Persia 1920

Softback. 4to. A very good copy. 239 pages. Medal rolls for the three campaigns together with a wide ranging selection of despatches and correspondence.
Published : The Naval & Military Press 1995, First Edition
£12.00

Finch, Roger - Sailing Craft of the British Isles

Hardback. A very good copy in a near very good dustwrapper which is a little worn at the top of the spine. Small ownership inscription. 160 pages. Numerous illustrations. The author takes 52 types of boat. "For each he gives a map, showing the stretch of coast or estuary concerned, a plan of the hull and rigging, a pencil sketch of the craft in use, and an account of its particular history and uses."
Published : Collins, London 1976, First Edition
£10.00

Fischer Katrina Sigsbee - Anton Otto Fischer Marine Artist His Life and Work

4to. A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper which is a little darkened on the spine. Former owner's name and address label on front end-paper. Pp.xxvi,260. 236 illustrations.
Published : Mill Hill Press, Nantucket 1984,
£15.00

Fraser Edward - Famous Fighters of the Fleet Glimpses Through the Cannon Smoke in the Days of the Old Navy

A good copy in blue cloth lettered and decorated in gilt. Hinges cracked. A little ink side-lining. Stated in ink on endpapers to have belonged to a school library but no library markings as such. Pp. xvi, 323. Illustrated. The story of some famous ships of the British Navy.
Published : Macmillan, London 1904, First Edition
£10.00

Fraser Gibbie (Editor) - Shetland's Whalers Remember

Softback. A very good copy. A clean copy without ownership inscription or other internal marking. Pp.[vi],238. Numerous illustrations. Reminiscences of Shetland whalers. Gives an insight into the different jobs that made up a whaling expedition and provides a historical record of the men and a job that was important to Shetland's economy.
Published : Gilbert A. Fraser 2001, First Edition
£14.00

Gambier J.W. - Links in My Life on Land and Sea

A near very good copy in red cloth decorated on spine and upper board. Gift inscription on f.e.p. Lacks rear end-paper. The cloth's red dye has run slightly on to front paste-down and end-paper. 452pp. Frontispiece and 8 illustrations. Memories of a far travelled life including China, Japan, Australia, New Zealand etc.
Published : T.Fisher Unwin, London 1907,
£18.00

Gardiner Robert (Editor) - Fleet Battle and Blockade : The French Revolutionary War, 1793-1797

Hardback. 4to. A fine copy in a fine dustwrapper. 192 pages. 300 contemporary images. A volume in the "Chatham Pictorial Histories" series.
Published : Chatham Publishing, London 1996, First Edition
£8.00

Gardiner Robert (Editor) - Navies and the American Revolution 1775-1783

Hardback. 4to. A fine copy in a near fine dustwrapper. 192 pages. 300 contemporary images. A study of the maritime aspects of the war for American Independence. A volume in the "Chatham Pictorial Histories" series.
Published : Chatham Publishing 1996, First Edition
£25.00

Gartside V.O.B. - Nile Additional

Nd. c. 1946? A good copy. Signed by the author above his portrait frontispiece. Presentation copy from the author's brother and signed by him also. 148pp. Illustrated. described as "an account of a few very ordinary adventures of a very ordinary 'Temporary Surgeon Lieut.' in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, and being factual rather than imaginative". Covers the author's naval service from 1942 to 1945.
Published : , First Edition
£20.00

Gee Marjory - Captain Fraser's Voyages 1865-1892

A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper which is now protected. Previous owner's signature on front end-paper. 217pp. Illustrated. The book evolved from notebooks kept by Captain Fraser of 25 voyages in clipper ships carrying varied cargoes all over the world.
Published : Stanford Maritime, London 1979, First Edition
£8.00

Goodwin, Peter - Nelson's Ships: A History of the Vessels in which he Served 1771 - 1805

Hardback. 4to. A fine copy in a near fine dustwrapper. 312 pages. Fully illustrated including colour. "The first book to examine in detail each of the 25 ships which play an integral part in the Nelson legend."
Published : Conway Maritime Press Ltd, London 2002, First Edition
£24.00

Gordon Major Lawrence L. - British Batles and Medals

A good copy in a rather edge-worn dustwrapper which has chips at the top of the spine (but not affecting the title lettering). Rear hinges cracked. Pp.xvi,451. Numerous illustrations. Loosely inserted are sheets of addenda and corrigenda dated August 1964, August 1965 and December 1966. Includes "a description of every campaign medal and bar awarded since the Armada, with the historical reasons for their award and the names of all the ships, regiments and squadrons of the Royal Air Force whose personnel are entitled to them".
Published : Privately Published 1962,
£30.00

Greene Major William Howe - The Wooden Walls Among the Ice Floes : Telling the Romance of the Newfoundland Seal Fishery

A very good copy in blue cloth lettered and decorated in gilt on the spine and decorated in gilt on the upper board. No ownership inscription. Some light edge and end-paper foxing. Pp.xix,298. 102 illustrations. 2 maps. Includes a chronological list of the ships of rthe steam sealing fleets of Newfoundland from 1863 to 1929.
Published : Hutchinson & Co., London 1933, First Edition
£65.00

Grimble Ian - The Sea Wolf : The Life of Admiral Cochrane

A good plus copy. In a good, price-clipped, dustwrapper which shows some edge wear and tear. Gift inscription on front free end-paper. 399 pages. Plates. A biography of a daring naval commander.
Published : Blond & Briggs, London 1978, First Edition
£12.00

Grimble Ian - The Sea Wolf: The Life of Admiral Cochrane

A near very good copy in a good plus dustwrapper which has minor edge tears. Gift and ownership inscriptions on front end-paper. 399 pages. Illustrated. Described as "a fascinating biography of a great man" who "was, next only to Nelson, the most brilliant and daring naval commander Britain has ever known."
Published : Blond & Briggs, London 1978, First Edition
£10.00

Hakluyt Richard - A Selection of the Principal Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation

Hardback. A very good copy in dark blue cloth lettered in gilt on the spine and decorated in gilt on the upper board. Pp.xxiv,293. Many illustrations, some tipped-in. Preface by Laurence Irving.
Published : William Heinemann, London 1926,
£12.00

Hancock H.E. - Semper Fidelis: The Saga of the "Navvies" (1924 to 1948)

Hardback. A very good copy in blue cloth lettered and decorated in gilt. Pp.xv,140. Many illustrations. This is "an account of the Services of the ships and men of the General Steam Navigation Company, Limited, in peace and war throughout the period 1924-1948."
Published : The General Steam Navigation Co., London 1949, First Edition
£8.00

Hayward Edward - The Sizes and Lengths of Riggings; and the Hayward-Kendal Pamphlet Controversy, 1656

Hardback. 4to. A very good copy in dark blue cloth lettered in silver. This is no. 62 of 500 copies. A clean copy without foxing or ownership inscription.The book was ordered by the Commissioners for the Navy and was first published in 1655. It gave rise to an acrimonious exchange of pamphlets with George Kendall which is also reproduced here.
Published : Francis Edwards Ltd, London 1967,
£14.00

Hewison W. S. - This Great Harbour Scapa Flow

A very good copy. In a good plus dustwrapper which has a tear at join of spine and lower cover. Author's gift inscription on half-title. Pp.vii,390 + Abbreviations, Appendices, Notes, Bibliography and Indices. Ink writing on a few pages. A history of the use of Scapa Flow as a harbour with particular reference to its use in the two World Wars.
Published : The Orkney Press, Stromness 1985, First Edition
£12.00

Howarth Patrick - The Life-Boat Story

A very good copy in a slightly chipped dustwrapper which has sellotape along the top and bottom of the spine. 203pp. 31 illustrations. A standard work on the life-boat service.
Published : Routledge & Kegan Paul, London 1957, First Edition
£5.00

Hunting Sir Percy - The Group and I an Account of the Hunting Group with Which is Interwoven My Own Life and Thoughts

A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper with a few very minor edge tears. 136pp. Many illustrations. A history of the shipowning and aircraft manufacturing group.
Published : The Hunting Group of Companies, London 1968, First Edition
£8.00

Hyslop Donald, Forsyth Alaistair, & Jemima Sheila - Titanic Voices: The Story of the White Star Line, Titanic and Southampton

4to. A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper. 296pp. Many illustrations. This is a recreation of the sinking of the Titanic, reliving the events through the first-hand accounts of those who were there.
Published : Southampton City Council 1994, First Edition
£18.00

Hythe Viscount (editor) - The Naval Annual 1913

A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper. 520pp. Illus. This volume is a comprehensive review of the progress and policies of the major navies of the world on the eve of the First World War. It includes an essay on the progress of naval aeronautics.
Published : David & Charles, Newton Abbot 1970,
£6.00

Jarvis S.D And D.B. - Officers Who Died in the Service of British Commonwealth and Colonial Navies, Regiments and Corps and Air Forces 1914-1919

Hardback. 4to. A very good copy in a near fine dustwrapper. Some light edge foxing. 171 pages. "An alphabetically compiled record of officers and nursing sisters who died in the service of their country identifying where they died and are commemorated". This is volume III of "The Cross of Sacrifice".
Published : Roberts, Reading 1994, First Edition
£24.00

Jarvis S.D And D.B. - Officers Who Died in the Service of the Royal Navy, Royal Naval Reserve, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, Royal Marines, Royal Naval Air Service and Royal Air Force 1914-1919

Hardback. 4to. A fine copy in a fine dustwrapper. 165 pages. "An alphabetically compiled record of british officers who died in service of their country identifying where they died and are commemorated". This is volume II of "The Cross of Sacrifice".
Published : Roberts, Reading 1993, First Edition
£12.00

Jarvis S.D. And D.B. - Non- Commissioned Officers, Men and Women of the United Kingdom, Commonwealth and Empire Who Died in the Service of the Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Royal Naval Air Service, Royal Flying Corp and the Royal Air Force 1914-1921

Hardback. 4to. A very good copy in a fine dustwrapper. 321 pages. "An alphabetically compiled record identifying where they died and are commemorated". Includes Commonwealth navies and air forces. This is volume IV of "The Cross of Sacrifice".
Published : Roberts, Reading 1996, First Edition
£20.00

Jobe Joseph (Editor) - The Great Age of Sail

4to. First published in 1967 this is described as a "reduced, unabridged version of the first edition." Ownership inscription on front end-paper. 252pp + 22 unnumbered pages. Numerous illustrations including colour. Includes a list of sailing ships which "have been preserved either as training-ships or floating museums."
Published : Patrick Stephens/Edita Lausanne,
£25.00

Johnson Brian - Fly Navy The History of Maritime Aviation

A very good copy in a near VG dustwrapper. 383pp. Many photographic illus. There are chapters on both World Wars.
Published : David & Charles, Newton Abbot 1981, First Edition
£5.00

Johnson. Laureen - Shetland's Whaling Tradition from Willafjord to Enderby Land

First softback edition. 4to. A near fine copy. Pp.xvi,184. Over 200 illustrations with some in colour. "The main part of the book draws extensively on the knowledge of the last Shetland whalers, and their memories of their whaling days as young men in the South Atlantic."
Published : Shetland ex-Whalers Association, Lerwick 2015,
£25.00

Johnston Ian - Ships for a Nation: John Brown & Company Clydebank

Hardback. 4to. A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper. A clean copy without ownership inscription or other marking. 360 pages. Numerous illustrations throughout. A history of perhaps the most famous of the Clyde shipbuilding companies. Includes a list of all ships built by the company with dates, details and the ship's fate.
Published : West Dunbartonshire Libraries & Museums 2000, First Edition
£15.00

Johnston, Ian - Ships for a Nation: The History of John Brown & Company Clydebank

4to. A very good copy. A clean copy without ownership inscription or other marking. 360 pages. Numerous illustrations throughout. The story of a famous Clyde shipbuilding yard. Includes details of all ships built by the company.
Published : West Dunbartonshire Libraries & Museums 2000, First Edition
£12.00

Keir David - The Bowring Story

Hardback. A very good copy in a good dustwrapper which is a little chipped and torn and with spots of foxing to the spine. The book is dedicated to Compton Mackenzie and beneath the dedication the author has written "from David with affection". (This copy came from Compton Mackenzie's library). 448 pages. 10 illustrations. Folding genealogy at end.
Published : The Bodley Head, London 1962, First Edition
£20.00

Kenworthy, Lieutenant-Commander the Hon. J.M. - The Real Navy

Hardback. A very good, bright, copy in black cloth lettered in gilt. A clean copy without foxing or ownership inscription. 288 pages. Many illustrations. Mostly about life in the navy after the First World War but with two chapters on the early history of the Royal Navy, two chapters on lessons of the First World War etc.
Published : Hutchinson & Co., London 1932, First Edition
£20.00

Lavery, Brian - Nelson's Navy : The Ships,Men and Organisation,1793-1815

Hardback. 4to. A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper. A clean copy without foxing or ownership inscription. 352 pages. Many illustrations. A study of the British navy at the time of Nelson.
Published : Conway Maritime Press, London 1995,
£14.00

Lenman Bruce - From Esk to Tweed Harbours Ships and Men of the East Coast of Scotland

A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper which is now protected. 255pp. 16 plates. 8 maps.
Published : Blackie, Glasgow 1975, First Edition
£5.00

Leslie Jean and Paxton Roland - Bright Lights the Stevenson Engineers 1752-1971

Hardback. A very good copy in a good dustwrapper which shows some edge wear and tear. Small ownership label. This is an inscribed presentation copy from "Roland", very probably the co-author. 207 pages. 128 illustrations of which 36 are in full colour. Includes a chapter on Robert Louis Stevenson's life as a reluctant trainee civil engineer together with his own account of a "night stage-coach journey south after his uncongenial experiences working at Wick breakwater."
Published : Published By the Authors, Edinburgh 1999, First Edition
£18.00

Lipscomb F.W. - Heritage Of Sea Power The Story Of Portsmouth

A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper. 256pp. Illus. Includes much on England's naval heritage.
Published : Hutchinson, London 1967, First Edition
£5.00

Long, Bill - Bright Light, White Water: Story of Irish Lighthouses and Their People

A fine copy in a fine dustwrapper. 224 pages. Colour plates. Black and white illustrations. Includes a roll call of lighthouse keepers.
Published : New Island Books, Dublin 1993, First Edition
£15.00

Loomis Alfred F. - Ocean Racing: The Great Blue Water Yacht Races

Hardback. A very good copy in a slightly worn but otherwise very good dustwrapper. Pp.viii[6],278 + 8 pages of track charts at end. Frontispiece and 18 illustrations. The story of all the famous yacht races from the race from the USA to England in 1866 to the race to Bermuda in 1946. Includes a register of ocean racing yachts, a comprehensive list of architects and a chapter on "The Rules of the Game" by Herbert L. Stone.
Published : Yachting Publishing Corporation, New York 1946,
£14.00

Lubbock Basil - Coolie Ships and Oil Sailers

4to. A very good copy in blue cloth lettered in gilt. Very small tear in cloth of spine. Some light foxing mainly to end-papers. Pp.x,180. Many illustrations.
Published : Brown Son & Ferguson, Glasgow 1935, First Edition
£55.00

Macfarlane, Alasdair (text By Adam and Sheena Duncan) - Marine Drawings

Oblong 4to. This would be a very good copy in a near very good dustwrapper but unfortunately the pages have suffered from paper adhesion at some point and a few of the drawings have been damaged when clearing the adhesion. The great majority however are unaffected. The book contains 169 scraperboard drawings, done in the 1950s, of Clyde-built ships. "Each drawing is accompanied by a clear text, identifying the ship, the builder, the owner, the gross tonnage and the year built." Ships built by 22 Clyde shipyards are included.
Published : Brown, Son & Ferguson Ltd, Glasgow 1986, First Edition
£25.00

MacGregor David R. - The China Bird; the History of Captain Killick and One Hundred Years of Sail and Steam

Hardback. A very good plus copy in a fine dustwrapper. Pp.xvii,366. Frontispiece and 58 plates. 56 figures. 3 folding plans. Map end-papers. The story of Captain Killick who was a clipper captain in the China tea trade and his associates and successors in the firm of Killick Martin & Co.
Published : Chatto & Windus, London 1961, First Edition
£8.00

Mahan Captain A.T. - The Influence of Sea Power Upon the French Revolution and Empire 1793-1812

Hardback. Nd. Vol. 1 may be first edition of 1892. Vol. II is fifth edition. A very good two volume set in dark blue cloth lettered in gilt and decorated in gilt on the upper board. Top edges gilt. No ownership inscription and little foxing. Vol. 1,pp.xx,[2],380. 10 maps and battle plans. Vol.II,pp.xvii,[3],428. 3 maps and battle plans.
Published : Sampson Low Marston & Co, London,
£35.00

Markham Clements R. - The Arctic Navy List; or a Century of Arctic and Antarctic Officers, 1773-1873 Together with a List of Officers of the 1875 Expedition and Their Services

Hardback. A fine copy in a fine dustwrapper. 62 pages. Facsimile reprint of the first edition of 1875. The book "is an attempt to give a complete enumeration of all Officers who have served in the Arctic or Antarctic regions in the century between 1773 and 1873."
Published : The Royal Naval Museum, Portsmouth 1992,
£10.00

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