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MARINE ENGINES AND BOATING MECHANICS
Written by Dermot Wright.
Stock no. 1327929
Published by David & Charles. 1977. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Written specifically for the amateur and with the help of many clear diagrams and photographs deals with every aspect of the inboard marine propulsion unit. ISBN: 0715359886. Second impression. Spine bumped. A few light foxspots to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge creased.

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NAVAL WEAPONS OF WORLD WAR TWO
Written by John Campbell.
Stock no. 1828256
Published by Conway Maritime Press. 1st 1985. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

An encyclopaedic work covering all the major weaponry of the period and divided by country. Large format. Black boards with gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 085177329X. Vertical line to endpapers caused by flaps of dustwrapper imprinting. Contents clean. Black pictorial dustwrapper is a little scuffed.

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THE ALGERINES
Written by Jack Williams.
Stock no. 1327876
Published by J.F. Williams. 1st 1995. Slightly better than very good condition.

Fleet Minesweepers of the Royal Navy 1942-1961. Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. 387 pages. ISBN: 0952314118. Slight rubbing to cover edges and slight marking to textblock. Spine a bit faded. Small booksellers sticker to lower margin of title-page.

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THE SHIP OF THE LINE (2 VOLUMES)
Written by Brian Lavery.
Stock no. 1828201
Published by Conway Maritime Press. 1st 1983. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Volume I: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Volume II: Design, construction and fittings. B/w illustrations. Dustwrapper spines are faded. Dustwrapper for Volume I is lightly faded and lightly browned. Dustwrapper for Volume II is lightly browned and has some minor marks. Overall, a nice set.

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NELSON TO VANGUARD: WARSHIP DEVELOPMENT 1923-1945
Written by David K. Brown.
Stock no. 1828199
Published by Chatham Publishing. 1st 2000. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The author brings to account the Royal Navy's response to the restrictions placed on it by the Washington Naval Treaties in the inter-war years, and the construction of the fleet with which the Navy fought the Second World War. Large format. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 1861761368. Pale damp stain (coffee?) to top edge of text block, also to top of pastedowns, endpapers, and inside edge of dustwrapper. Otherwise a clean copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine.

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THE LINE OF BATTLE: THE SAILING WARSHIP 1650-1840
Written by Robert Gardiner; Brian Lavery; et al.
Stock no. 1828189
Published by Conway Maritime Press. 1st 2004. Slightly better than very good condition.

Conway's History of the Ship. Large format. B/w illustrations. Pictorial card wraps. ISBN: 0851779549. Spine lightly faded. Prelims lightly crinkled. Contents clean.

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LINCOLN'S NAVY: THE SHIPS, MEN AND ORGANIZATION 1861-65
Written by Donald L. Canney.
Stock no. 1828188
Published by Conway Maritime Press. 1st 1998. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Companion volume to the highly acclaimed 'Nelson's Navy' and 'The Confederate Navy'. Large format. Navy blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. 232 pages including index. ISBN: 0851776698. Minor fading to base of spine. Contents clean. Dustwrapper has a scuff to both fold edges, rear panel is lightly browned and has previous bookseller's price label, lightly scuffed.

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GRIMSBY FISH: THE STORY OF THE PORT AND THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE DEEP WATER INDUSTRY
Written by Charles Ekberg.
Stock no. 1828182
Published by Barracuda Books. 1st 1984. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of the fishing industry in Grimsby, the men who made it, and the ships that worked it, of the great companies, the disputes, the tragedies and the triumphs. Red imitation leather boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. A few minor grubby marks to margins. Slight odour present. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine, rear panel is a little creased and has a minor score mark to spine edge.

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BRITISH BATTLESHIPS 1919-1945
Written by R.A. Burt.
Stock no. 1828177
Published by Seaforth Publishing. 1st thus 2012. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

New, revised edition. The evolution of the battleship classes through all their modifications and refits. Large format. Grey cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 9781848321304. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine else a lovely copy.

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THE TRAFALGAR COMPANION
Written by Mark Adkin. Illustrated by Clive Farmer.
Stock no. 1828174
Published by Aurum Press. 1st 2005. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A guide to history's most famous sea battle and the life of Admiral Lord Nelson. Large format. Colour illustrations. 560 pages. ISBN: 1845130189. Dustwrapper spine lightly faded, minor loss of surface paper to rear panel, lower edge. Else a lovely copy.

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THE WINE TRADE OF THE PORT OF CHEPSTOW
Written by Ivor Waters.
Stock no. 1327832
Published by The Chepstow Society. Almost very good condition.

1019 copies printed. Card wrap booklet with orange covers. Fading to front cover edges. Top of spine is been bumped. Contents clean.

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FRENCH BATTLESHIPS 1922-1956
Written by John Jordan; Robert Dumas.
Stock no. 1828115
Published by Seaforth Publishing. 1st 2009. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The battleships of the Dunkerque and Richelieu classes were among the most radical and influential designs of the interwar period. This is a study of these important and technically interesting ships. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 9781848320345. Base of spine lightly rubbed. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine (title has gone from red to pink).

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