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NO STARS TO GUIDE
Written by Adrian Seligman. Illustrated by Konstance Pares.
Stock no. 1822832
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1947. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Brown cloth. Folding maps. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. The story of a naval action in World War II around Turkey. Some foxing to spine and front board, top edge of front board a little grubby. Text block browned, some foxing. Browning to endpapers. A few foxspots to prelims. Pictorial dustwrapper is chipped at edges, browned and grubby. Musty odour present.

PROFILE WARSHIP 26: RUBIS FREE FRENCH SUBMARINE
Written by H.L.G. Rousselot.
Stock no. 2134911
Published by Profile Publications. 1972. Very good condition.

Pictorial cardwraps. Staple binding. B/w photos. Colour centre-spread. Some browning and a few marks.

PROFILE WARSHIP 30: IJN YAMATO AND MUSASHI/BATTLESHIPS
Written by Masataka Chihaya.
Stock no. 2134910
Published by Profile Publications. 1973. Very good condition.

Pictorial cardwraps. Staple binding. B/w photos. Colour centre-spread. ISBN: 0853830614. A few marks and light browning.

PROFILE WARSHIP 17: RN ZARA/HEAVY CRUISER 1929-1941
Written by Aldo Fraccaroli.
Stock no. 2134907
Published by Profile Publications. 1972. Very good condition.

Pictorial cardwraps. Staple binding. B/w photos. Colour centre-spread. Remains of old price label to front cover; a few marks and some browning.

PROFILE WARSHIP 15: USS ENTERPRISE/(CVAN-65) NUCLEAR ATTACK CARRIER
Written by W.H. Cracknell.
Stock no. 2134905
Published by Profile Publications. 1972. Very good condition.

Pictorial cardwraps. Staple binding. B/w photos. Colour centre-spread. Some foxing/browning and marks.

PROFILE WARSHIP 5: HMS CAMPBELTOWN (USS BUCHANAN)/FLUSH DECKER DESTROYER ('4-STACKER') 1918-1942
Written by John Wingate.
Stock no. 1820334
Published by Profile Publications. 1st 1971. Very good condition.

Pictorial cardwraps. Staple binding. B/w photos. Colour centre-spread. Covers a little grubby/scuffed. Small circular price label (old) to front cover. Contents clean.

PROFILE WARSHIP 21: USS TENNESSEE (BB 43)/ BATTLESHIP 1920-1959
Written by William H. Cracknell.
Stock no. 1819902
Published by Profile Publications. 1st 1972. Slightly better than very good condition.

Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos, colour centre-spread. Staple binding. Light browning to covers. Small price sticker to front cover. Light browning to text block. Contents clean.

THE MUTINY ON H.M.S. BOUNTY
Written by Donald A. Maxton.
Stock no. 1819658
Published by McFarland & Company, Inc.. 1st 2008. Nearly fine condition.

A guide to non-fiction, fiction, poetry, films, articles, and music. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 9780786430642.

US NAVY AND MARINE CORPS FIGHTERS (WORLD WAR 2 FACT FILES)
Written by William Green; Gordon Swanborough.
Stock no. 1819431
Published by Arco Publishing. 1st 1977. Very good condition.

Matt pictorial boards. B/w photos and diagrams. One double-page colour spread. ISBN: 0668041749. Boards lightly browned. Small biro mark to title page.

BRITANNIA'S DRAGON A NAVAL HISTORY OF WALES
Written by J.D. Davies.
Stock no. 2132480
Published by The History Press. 1st 2013. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth covered boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780752470139. Big bump to bottom edge of rear cover. Contents are still excellent!

TIN-POTS AND PIRATE SHIPS: CANADIAN NAVAL FORCES AND GERMAN SEA RAIDERS 1880-1918
Written by Michael L. Hadley; Roger Sarty.
Stock no. 1818370
Published by McGill-Queen's University Press. 1st 1991. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The authors shed new light on Canadian and German history - and on Canada's naval defences in particular - by exploring the naval operations and politics of both nations between 1880 and 1918. Red cloth boards, silver title to spine. A few b/w photos. xvi and 391 pages including index. ISBN: 0773507787. Boards lightly bowed. A few minor foxspots mainly to prelims and text block. Grey pictorial dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine.

WHO KILLED SURCOUF?
Written by George Young.
Stock no. 1818289
Published by George Young. 3rd 1987. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Third Edition. The untold story of the occupation of the Islands of St. Pierre and Miguelon by Free French forces under General de Gaulle at the instigation of Winston Churchill, in defiance of the wishes of Canada and the USA. This was followed by the mysterious loss of the giant French Cruiser/Submarine Surcouf... Blue cardwraps. B/w photos. 103 pages. ISBN: 0920454062. SIGNED by the author with dedication to verso of front endpaper. Matching card dustwrapper slightly faded at spine.