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A BOOK OF SHIPS
Written by A.C. Hardy; M.J. Hardy.
Illustrated by Laurence Dunn.
Stock no. 1323798
Published by Penguin Books Ltd.
2nd
1942.
Almost very good condition.
Puffin Picture Book No. 11. Oblong format. Pictorial paperwraps. Colour and b/w illustrations. Covers slightly edge worn and chipped. Some light foxing to covers. Staples rusty. Some foxing to contents.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- PUFFIN PICTURE BOOK
- MARITIME
- LITHOGRAPHS
WHEN BEATTY KEPT THE SEAS
Written by Frank H. Shaw.
Illustrated by Gordon Browne.
Stock no. 1323785
Published by Cassell & Co. Ltd..
1917.
Almost very good condition.
Blue pictorial cloth. 4 colour plates. 312 pages. Reprint in same year as first edition. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Child's heavy pencil inscription to front pastedown. Vertical crease to centre of front free-endpaper. Foxing. One plate is loose but all still present.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- BOYS
- BOYS ADVENTURE
- MILITARY
- MARITIME
- PICTORIAL BINDING
- HISTORICAL STORY
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OPERATION PEDESTAL: THE FLEET THAT BATTLED TO MALTA 1942
Written by Max Hastings.
Stock no. 1824165
Published by William Collins.
1st
2021.
Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Operation Pedestal - one of the bloodiest sea battles of Britain's war, ordered by Churchill to save Malta. Limited Signed Edition. Navy boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780008364946. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to half-title page. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel and has a 'signed by the author' sticker to front panel.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- MARITIME
- MALTA
- NAVY
- LIMITED EDITION
STEAMBOATING GUIDE
Written by Roger Calvert; Rob Van Es.
Stock no. 1824083
Published by Steam Boat Association.
2nd
2010.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Second Edition. A synthesis of knowledge and experience gathered over the years which is intended to assist members in building, running, and improving a steam powered boat. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos & diagrams and a few colour. Couple of marks to text block. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- MARITIME
- STEAM ENGINES
SAILING SHIPS
Written by Archie White.
Illustrated by Archie White.
Stock no. 1323196
Published by Penguin Books Ltd.
1st
1951.
Almost very good condition.
Puffin Picture Book No. 88. Pictorial paperwraps, oblong format. Colour and b/w illustrations. Covers edge rubbed. Tiny corner tip of top front corner torn off. Cover and page corner tips lightly creased.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- PUFFIN PICTURE BOOK
- MARITIME
- SAILING
SAILING SHIPS
Written by Ron Van Der Meer; Alan McGowan.
Illustrated by Borje Svensson.
Stock no. 2140916
Published by Viking.
1st
1984.
Almost very good condition.
With their sails hoisted high, three-dimensional ships travel across these pages in dramatic and authentic style. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0670615293. 1" splits to base of spine on either side; some creasing. Bumping to corners. Pop-ups in very good working order. Foxing and marks to pages.
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- CHILDRENS
- POP-UP
- MARITIME
- ACTION BOOKS
THE CUXHAVEN RAID
Written by R.D. Layman.
Stock no. 2139867
Published by Conway Maritime Press.
1st
1985.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The world's first carrier air strike. B/w photos. ISBN: 0851773273. Some browning and marks to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with a faded spine.
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GRUMMAN MALLARD: THE ENDURING CLASSIC
Written by Fred W. Hotson; Matthew E. Rodina.
Stock no. 1823808
Published by Robin Brass Studio.
1st
2006.
Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
The story of an outstanding amphibian aircraft. Light tan paper boards, dark brown titles. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 9781896941448. Lower corners lightly bumped, lower horizontal edges of boards lightly marked. Contents fine. Black pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- AVIATION
- AIRCRAFT
- MARITIME
- COMPANY HISTORY
THE AVIATION FACTFILE: BIPLANES, TRIPLANES & SEAPLANES
Written by Jim Winchester.
Stock no. 1823803
Published by Grange Books.
1st
2004.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Features over 120 biplanes, triplanes and seaplanes, from Airco to Zeppelin. Large oblong format. Pictorial glazed boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 1840136413. A nice, clean copy in dustwrapper which is faintly scuffed.
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WHAT...NO LANDING FIELD? ADVENTURES OF AN ALASKAN SEAPLANE PILOT
Written by Robert E. Ellis; Margaret R. Ellis; Elizabeth Richardson.
Stock no. 2139596
Published by E.S. Richardson.
Circa
1998.
Very good condition.
Large format. Card wraps. B/w photos. Edited by Richardson. ISBN: 0966039610. SIGNED by Mike Ellis (author's son), with dedication to prelim page. Some browning and marks to covers.
THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF SEAPLANES AND FLYING BOATS
Written by Louis S. Casey; John Batchelor.
Stock no. 1823761
Published by Exeter Books.
1st USA
1980.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos and illustrations. This material first appeared in Floatplanes and Racers (1979) Phoebus Publishing and Seaplanes and Flying Boats (1979) Phoebus Publishing. ISBN: 0896730417. Page browning else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is browned and has the remains of a label to front panel as per the photo.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- AVIATION
- MARITIME
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
SEA PLANES AND FLYING BOATS OF THE SOLENT
Written by Adrian Rance.
Stock no. 1823733
Published by Southampton University Industrial Archaeology Group.
1st
1981.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Large format, cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0905280032. Covers lightly scuffed at edges. Contents clean.