WEALTH FROM THE SEA
Written by Allan C. Crothall.
Stock no. 1825082
Published by Starr Line. 1st 1993. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

An astonishing history of top secret underwater operations - which combined big business with fantastic feats of seamanship and underwater engineering - this book reveals how more than 100,000 tons of non-ferrous metals (with a 1992 value exceeding £100,000,000) have been recovered from wrecks in depths of up to 1,000 feet of water. Blue boards with gilt title to spine. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 0952274701. Board corners lightly bumped. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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YARROW AND COMPANY LIMITED: THE FIRST HUNDRED YEARS
Written by Alastair Borthwick.
Stock no. 1825041
Published by Yarrow And Company. 1st 1965. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of the shipbuilding company 1865-1965. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt titles and crest to front. B/w photos and illustrations. Spine & corners lightly rubbed. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. White dustwrapper is a little grubby and edge-worn.

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NARRATIVE OF THE BATTLE OF JUTLAND
Written by H.W. Fawcett; G.W.W. Hooper.
Stock no. 1825034
Published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 1st 1924. Good condition.

A collection of personal narratives largely based on notes made during the action, compiled by Lieutenants H.W. Fawcett and G.W.W. Hooper. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to front. 45 diagrams, some folding. A few minor marks to boards, edges of boards lightly rubbed. Text block browned. Endpapers browned and crinkled. Some hinges pulled. All diagrams present - diagram 22 bound in upside down. Some foxing to contents.

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THE BATTLESHIP
Written by Walter Wood. Illustrated by Frank H. Mason.
Stock no. 1825032
Published by Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1912. Good condition.

Being the Story of the Greatest Naval Weapon From the First Ship-of-the-Line to Present-Day Leviathans. Green pictorial boards, gilt titles. 8 tissue guarded colour plates plus numerous b/w engravings, plans and photographs. Top edge gilt. Spine slightly cocked. Board corners lightly rubbed. Front pictorial board is nice and bright. Joints cracked but binding tight. Neat name in ink to front pastedown. Foxing throughout.

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MARITIME ARKLOW
Written by F. Forde.
Stock no. 1324733
Published by The Glendale Press Ltd.. 1st 1988. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 354 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 0907606512. Spine and corners bumped. Top edge of textblock is a bit grubby. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and slightly faded to spine.

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MARTIN THE SKIPPER
Written by James F. Cobb.
Stock no. 1324655
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co.. Very good condition.

A tale for boys and seafaring folk. 5 b/w plates. Blue pictorial cloth with gilt title block to spine and title to front, gilt vignettes. 403 pages plus 2 catalogues at rear. Spine bumped and very slightly browned. Name plate and tiny booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Small red ink stamp (and blue ink marks) to front free-endpaper. Textblock is foxed. Some spots to margins.

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YANGTZE SHOWDOWN: CHINA AND THE ORDEAL OF HMS AMETHYST
Written by Brian Izzard.
Stock no. 1824876
Published by Seaforth Publishing. 1st 2015. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The dramatic story of the Communist Chinese attack on the British frigate HMS Amethyst in the Yangtze in 1949. Navy blue boards, yellow title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781848322240. Boards marked, a few tiny knocks to lower edges of boards. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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FAMOUS SHIPS
Written by Frank C. Bowen. Illustrated by Frank Mason.
Stock no. 1324318
Published by Penguin Books Ltd. 1st 1946. Almost very good condition.

Puffin Picture Book No. 39. Pictorial paperwraps. B/w and colour lithographs throughout. Unpaginated. Foxing to covers. Covers slightly edge worn. Staples rusty. Pencil tick marks and other annotations to title list inside front cover.

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A NAVAL BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY
Written by William R. O'Byrne.
Stock no. 1824564
Published by John Murray. 1849. Very good condition.

Comprising the Life and services of Every Living Officer in Her Majesty's Navy, from the rank of Admiral of the Fleet to that of Lieutenant, inclusive. Compiled from Authentic and Family Documents. A fat Tome. Modern binding with brown cloth spine & corners and grey cloth sides. Gilt title to spine. Marbled text block. 1400 pages. Heavy bump to lower edge of rear board.Light fading to vertical edge of rear board. A few light scuffs to boards. New endpapers. Title page professionally repaired. Text block browned. Some light page browning and marks to contents but remarkable clean for its age.

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THE LONG SILENCE FALLS: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE MERCHANT NAVY RADIO OFFICER 1900-2000 (VOLUME II)
Written by Tony Selman; et al.
Stock no. 1824441
1st thus 2015. Nearly fine condition.

More stories from QSO. A cross section of articles that have been published in The Radio Officers' Asssociation quarterly newsletter 'QSO' between 1999 and 2012. Introduction by Tony Selman, Chairman of The Radio Officers' Association. Large format. Blue cardwraps. B/w photos. A nice copy.

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THE LONG SILENCE FALLS: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE MERCHANT NAVY RADIO OFFICER 1900-2000 (VOLUME I)
Written by Brian Cotton; Richard Woodman; et al.
Stock no. 1824438
1st thus 2012. Nearly fine condition.

A cross section of articles that have been published in The Radio Officers' Asssociation quarterly newsletter 'QSO' between 1999 and 2012. Introduction by Professor Brian Cotton, Life President of The Radio Officers' Association; Foreword by Captain Richard Woodman. Large format. Matt blue pictorial boards. B/w photos. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf worn. Contents clean.

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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.

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