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FRENCH DESTROYERS: TORPILLEURS D'ESCADRE & CONTRE-TORPILLEURS 1922-1956
Written by John Jordan; Jean Moulin.
Stock no. 1828104
Published by Seaforth Publishing. 1st 2015. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Between the wars, the French produced some of the larges and fastest destroyers in the world. This volume blends technical and historical analysis. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 9781848321984. Corners lightly rubbed else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is very lightly faded to spine.

FRENCH ARMOURED CRUISERS 1887-1932
Written by John Jordan; Philippe Caresse.
Stock no. 1828103
Published by Seaforth Publishing. 1st 2019. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

This book has as its subject the French armoured cruisers built from the late 1880s until shortly before the outbreak of the Great War, beginning with the revolutionary Dupuy-de-Lome, the world's first modern armoured cruiser, and ending with the impressive six-funnelled Edgar Quinet and Waldeck-Rousseau. The primary focus is on the tgechnical characterstics of the ships. Large format. Blue boarfds, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 9781526741189. Light rubbing to corners else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is clean and bright.

BRITISH CRUISERS OF WORLD WAR TWO
Written by Alan Raven; John Roberts.
Stock no. 1828099
Published by Arms & Armour Press. 1st 1980. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Oblong format. B/w photos. 444 pages including index and appendices. A detailed account of the design, construction and technical history of the cruisers that served in the Royal Navy during the second world war. 121 cruisers are described with over 60 sets of detailed plans. ISBN: 0853683042. Board edges lightly rubbed. Contents have been bound a little too low in the boards so the lower text block edge is level with the lower board. Text block browned. Name & number in red ink to front pastedown. Pictorial dustwrapper is browned, faded to spine, lightly edge-worn.

LORDS OF THE LAKE: THE NAVAL WAR ON LAKE ONTARIO, 1812-1814
Written by Robert Malcolmson.
Stock no. 1828089
Published by Chatham Publishing. 1st 1998. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The Naval War Between the United States and the British Provinces in Canada 1812-1814. Yellow cloth boards, navy title to spine. B/w illustrations. xx + 411 pages. ISBN: 1861761120. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

ENGLAND'S MEDIEVAL NAVY 1066-1509: SHIPS, MEN AND WARFARE
Written by Susan Rose.
Stock no. 1327768
Published by Seaforth Publishing. 1st 2013. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

How English kings after the Norman Conquest learnt to use the Navy of England. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 208 pages including index. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 9781848321373. Evidence of some erased pencil writing to front free-endpaper else contents fine. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Minimal rubbing to wrapper edges.

NAVAL FIREPOWER: BATTLESHIP GUNS AND GUNNERY IN THE DREADNOUGHT ERA
Written by Norman Friedman.
Stock no. 1828032
Published by Seaforth Publishing. 1st 2008. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

This book outlines in layman's terms the complex subject of fire-control, as it dominated battleship and cruiser design from before World War I to the end of the dreadnought era. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 9781844157013. Light shelf wear to top & tail of spine. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is light rubbed at corners.

SEAFORTH WORLD NAVAL REVIEW 2020
Written by Conrad Waters.
Stock no. 1828031
Published by Seaforth Publishing. 1st 2019. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

An authoritive summary of all that has happened in the navel world during the previous 12 months. Oblong format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 192 pages. B/w photos and colour photos throughout. ISBN: 9781526760623. Light knock and rubbing to base of spine, contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is bright and clean.

SEAFORTH WORLD NAVAL REVIEW 2019
Written by Conrad Waters.
Stock no. 1828030
Published by Seaforth Publishing. 1st 2018. Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

An authoritive summary of all that has happened in the navel world during the previous 12 months. Oblong format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 192 pages. B/w photos and a few colour photos throughout. ISBN: 9781526745859. Couple of minor scratch marks to front board and light rubbing to top & tail of spine. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

THE HEAVY CRUISER TAKAO (THE ANATOMY OF THE SHIP)
Written by Janusz Skulski.
Stock no. 1327731
Published by Conway Maritime Press. 1st 1994. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Anatomy of the Ship series. B/w photos and technical line diagrams. Grey boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0851776280. Small mark to lower edge of front cover. Small bump to top of spine. Dustwrapper is slightly worn at top of spine.

THE DESTROYER THE SULLIVANS (ANATOMY OF THE SHIP)
Written by Al Ross.
Stock no. 1327726
Published by Conway Maritime Press. 1st 1988. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Anatomy of the Ship series. Grey boards, gilt title to spine. 119 pages. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 0851774768.

NOZZERS
Written by Raymond Lambert.
Stock no. 1327622
Published by Rayl. 1st 2003. Very good condition.

The authors experiences aboard HMS Ganges. Cardwraps. 146 pages. ISBN: 0954451902. Some foxing to prelims and some slight creasing to corner tips. Some curving of covers by spine (where book has been held open).

SCIMITAR (FROM THE COCKPIT 2)
Written by Michael J. Doust.
Stock no. 1327278
Published by Ad Hoc Publications. 1st 2006. Very good condition.

The Supermarine Scimitar naval fighter and strike aircraft entered Royal Navy service in August 1957 and was in existence for approximately nine months. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and colour illustrations. ISBN: 0946958548. Covers edge rubbed. Contents fine.