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THE PLEASURE BOATMEN OF EASTBOURNE
Written by Ted Hide.
Stock no. 1831617
Published by S.B. Publications. 1st 2007. Slightly better than very good condition.

A record of the families, individuals and boats involved in serving Eastbourne in its rise to become a premier seaside resort over the years. It reflects the hard open-air life that produced some remarkable characters and how Eastbourne's coastline was developed together with some interesting incidents that occurred along its fine seafront. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. 192 pages including index. ISBN: 9781857703337. A few scuffs to covers else a decent copy.

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WARSHIP 2004
Written by Antony Preston; Martin Robson; Stephen Dent.
Stock no. 1831579
Published by Conway Maritime Press. 1st 2004. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Volume XXVI. An annual publication. Devoted to the design, development and service history of the world's combat ships. Edited by Anthony Preston et al. Blue cloth boards with gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. 208 pages including index. ISBN: 0851779484. A lovely, clean copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is sunned/faded to spine.

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WARSHIP 2018
Written by John Jordan; Stephen Dent.
Stock no. 1831578
Published by Osprey Publishing. 1st 2018. Slightly better than very good condition.

Warship 2018 is devoted to the design, development and service history of the world's combat ships. The contributors are respected authorities, so detailed and accurate information is the keynote of all the articles, which are fully supported by plans, tables and photographs. Edited by John Jordan. Matt pictorial boards. B/w photos and illustrations throughout. 224 pages. ISBN: 9781472829993. Lower board corners lightly rubbed. Boards lightly scuffed. Some light imprinting of printing inks to prelims (very minor) else contents clean.

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WARSHIP 2019
Written by John Jordan; Stephen Dent.
Stock no. 1831577
Published by Osprey Publishing. 1st 2019. Slightly better than very good condition.

Warship 2019 is devoted to the design, development and service history of the world's combat ships. The contributors are respected authorities, so detailed and accurate information is the keynote of all the articles, which are fully supported by plans, tables and photographs. Edited by John Jordan. Matt pictorial boards. B/w photos and illustrations throughout. 224 pages. ISBN: 9781472835956. Very light rubbing to board corners, light scuffing to boards. Faint pencil erasure to free front endpaper. Else contents clean.

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WARSHIP 1991
Written by Robert Gardiner.
Stock no. 1831576
Published by Conway Maritime Press. 1st 1991. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

An annual publication devoted to the design, development and service history of the world's combat ships. This is volume XV. Includes: The Last Manila Galleon; The Armoured Cruiser USS Brookllyn; British 'M' Class Destroyers; The Father of the Flat-Top?; Inter-War French Submarine Development; Anti-Aircraft Gunnery in the Imperial Japanese Navy; Japanese Naval Air Power; Japanese Oxygen Torpedoes; The Leningrad Class; Romanian Minelaying Operations; Swedish Tre Kroner Class Cruisers; Albacore; Warship Notes; and The Naval Year in Review. Edited by Robert Gardiner. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. 256 pages including index. ISBN: 0851775829. Boards clean and bright. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly sunned/faded to spine and a little scuffed.

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WARSHIP 2015
Written by John Jordan; Stephen Dent.
Stock no. 1831575
Published by Conway. 1st 2015. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

An annual publication. Volume XXXVII. Includes: The Battleships of the Patrie Class; The Incredible Hulks: The Fisgard Training Establishment; The Bonfiglietti Project: An Aircraft Carrier for the Regia Marina; Night Action, Malaya 19472; and more. Red cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. 208 pages. ISBN: 9781844862764. Boards clean and bright. Minor spots to front endpapers. Front Joint has pulled between the endpapers and half-title page. Else contents clean and tight. White pictorial dustwrapper is fine.

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WARSHIP 1990
Written by Robert Gardiner.
Stock no. 1831574
Published by Conway Maritime Press. 1st 1990. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

An annual publication devoted to the design, development and service history of the world's combat ships. This is volume XIV and includes: Chapman's Frigates; Ramming; Sankeikan; USS Oregon; Russian 'Lake' Type Submarines and the Baltic War 1914-1916; Engadine at Jutland; The Weird Sisters; The Japanese Repair Ship Akashi; The Yorktown Class; Aircraft to Malta; The Midget Submarine Attack on the Tirpitz; Naval Notes; and The Naval Year in Review. Edited by Robert Gardiner. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and sketches. 255 pages including index. ISBN: 0851775470. Minor mark to front board. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper has previous bookseller's address label to front flap and rear panel is scuffed.

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WARSHIP 2016
Written by John Jordan; Stephen Dent.
Stock no. 1831567
Published by Conway. 1st 2016. Slightly better than very good condition.

Warship 2016 is devoted to the design, development and service history of the world's combat ships. The contributors are respected authorities, so detailed and accurate information is the keynote of all the articles, which are fully supported by plans, tables and photographs. Edited by John Jordan. Matt pictorial boards. B/w photos and illustrations throughout. 208 pages. ISBN: 9781844863266. Light scuffing to rear board. Contents clean.

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FROM TREE TO SEA: THE BUILDING OF A WOODEN STEAM DRIFTER
Written by Ted Frost. Illustrated by Ted Frost.
Stock no. 1831501
Published by Terence Dalton Limited. 1st thus 2007. Slightly better than very good condition.

In this book, Ted Frost, who was apprenticed as a shipwright in 1916, tells in detail with the aid of his own incomparable drawings how a wooden fishing boat was built in one particular shipyard at the time he began to learn his trade. Oblong format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations. Digitally reprinted from the 1985 edition. xi and 179 pages including index. ISBN: 9780861381098. Light fading to spine and front & rear spine edge. Old price-label to rear cover. Contents clean.

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THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF SHIPS
Written by Frank E. Dodman.
Stock no. 1831347
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1st thus 1970. Slightly better than very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Observers book no. 15. Describing 100 types with 96 text figures, 16 colour plates and 16 Plates of photographs. Revised Edition. Blue cloth boards, blue titles. ISBN: 0723200858. Light rubbing to top & tail of spine. Boards clean. Couple of minor marks to rear endpaper. Diagonal crease to top margin of page 47 and a few corner tip creases. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-rubbed and worn with a few small tears at corners, rear panel is grubby and has a blue ink blot.

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THE FALMOUTH PACKETS 1689-1851
Written by Tony Pawlyn.
Stock no. 1831019
Published by Truran. 1st 2003. Slightly better than very good condition.

First full length study of this unique maritime service to be published for over 100years. For 160 years Falmouth was the centre of international communications between Britain and her allies and colonies on the Atlantic run. At its peak over forty vessels were employed as mail-packets, working out of Falmouth ferrying official dispatches, mail, passengers and bullion. Built for speed and lightly armed these small vessels had not only to contend with the elements but hostile navies and privateers. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w photos/illustrations. 144 pages including index. ISBN: 1850221758. A very nice copy.

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HOLIDAY TOURS IN SPAIN, PORTUGAL & MADEIRA. ILLUSTRATED GUIDE
No author listed.
Stock no. 1830915
Published by The Booth Steampship Co. Ltd.. 6th 1913. Almost very good condition.

Sixth Edition, published before the War. A brief sketch of the places on the route of The Booth Steampship Company's Steamers and visited onthe Tours arranged by the Company. Blue cloth boards, gilt title blocks to front board with blue cloth embossed title. Colour & b/w illustrations, fold-out maps. 135 pages including index plus lxiv advertisements to rear. Spine and top rear board is faded. Boards are rubbed at edges and a few brown spots to spine. Minor browning to top edge of text block. Fold-outs all present with varying degrees of foxing. Some browning to contents. Overall, a decent copy.

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