MALTA CONVOYS 1940-1943
Written by Richard Woodman.
Stock no. 1829118
Published by John Murray (publishers) Ltd.. 1st 2000. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

From the day Mussolini's Italy declared war on Britain in June 1940, the island of Malta was under siege. Its strategic importance was obvious to both sides, standing as it did in the central Mediterranean, athwart the supply route between Italy and the Axis armies in North Africa. Blue cloth boards, silver title to spine. xx and 532 pages including index. ISBN: 0719557534. Top & tail of spine lightly bumped/shelf-worn. Lengthy gift inscription in ink to front endpaper. Else contents clean. Blue dustwrapper is creased & scuffed, small mark to rear panel.

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THE ASHLEY BOOK OF KNOTS
Written by Clifford W. Ashley; Geoffrey Budworth. Illustrated by Clifford W. Ashley.
Stock no. 1829108
Published by Faber & Faber. 2000. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Re-issue of the 1944 publication with amendments by Geoffrey Budworth. Large format. Every practical knot, what it looks like, who uses it, where it comes from and how to tie it. With 7000 drawings representing over 3800 knots. Blue cloth spine with gilt title, blue paper boards. x and 620 pages including index. ISBN: 057109659X. Lower edge of boards lightly scuffed. Lengthy gift inscription to free front endpaper. Else contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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FRIGATES, SLOOPS AND PATROL VESSELS OF THE ROYAL NAVY 1900 TO DATE
Written by M.P. Cocker.
Stock no. 1828906
Published by Westmorland Gazette. 1st 1985. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Grey cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 128 pages including index. ISBN: 0902272527. Top corner of rear board creased. Remains of label to front endpaper. Minor foxing to text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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CHEPSTOW SHIPS
Written by Grahame Farr.
Stock no. 1828865
Published by The Chepstow Society. 1st 1954. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Limited to 500 copies. B/w illustrations. The decline and fall of the Port of Chepstow, from the height of its prosperity. The shipyards, ferries and sailing vessels of the Port of Chepstow. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. xi and 215 pages including index. A little mottling to edges of boards. Text block browned, some foxing to top edge. Contents clean. Cream pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby and spotted, lightly faded to spine, edge-worn with a few tears and small chips.

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SUPERMARINE SEAFIRE (CROWOOD AVIATION SERIES)
Written by Kev Darling.
Stock no. 1328575
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 2008. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Always overshadowed by its far more famous sibling, the Spitfire, the Seafire was an aircraft adapted in haste to fill a large gap in the Fleet Air Arm's fighter inventory... Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 9781861269904. Small bump to top of spine else a fine copy. Dustwrapper is just a little edge creased.

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FROM AMERICA TO UNITED STATES PART FOUR
Written by L.A. Sawyer; W.H. Mitchell.
Stock no. 1828747
Published by World Ship Society. 1st 1986. Slightly better than very good condition.

The History of the Merchant Ship types built in the United States of America under the Long-Range Programme of the Maritime Commission in four parts - this is part four only. Blue cardwraps. B/w photos. 140 pages. ISBN: 090561738X. Spine edge and corners lightly rubbed. Light scuffing to rear cover. Contents clean.

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CONVOYS TO RUSSIA 1941-1945
Written by Bob Ruegg; Arnold Hague.
Stock no. 1828745
Published by World Ship Society. 1st 1992. Very good condition.

Allied Convoys and Naval Surface Operations in Arctic Waters 1941-1945. Blue cardwraps. B/w photos. 104 pages. ISBN: 0905617665. Covers a little scuffed, rear cover corners worn. Top edge of text block browned. Contents clean.

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THE EMPIRE SHIPS
Written by W.H. Mitchell; L.A. Sawyer.
Stock no. 1828739
Published by Lloyd's Of London Press Ltd.. 2nd 1990. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Second Edition. A Record of British-built and acquired Merchant Ships during the Second World War. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. viii and 502 pages including index. ISBN: 1850442754. A nice, clean copy. Red dustwrapper is lightly creased & lightly scuffed.

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JANE'S AMERICAN FIGHTING SHIPS OF THE 20H CENTURY
Written by Captain John Moore.
Stock no. 1828709
Published by Studio Editions. 1st thus 1991. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Edited and foreword by Captain John Moore. Compiled from the American sections of Jane's All the World's Ships. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine.B/w photos and illustrations. 319 pages including index. ISBN: 1851707379. Light rubbing to board corners. Contents clean. Pictorial dustgwrapper is lightly rubbed at top & tail fo spine, small score mark to top of spine, a little scuffed to rear panel.

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THE SHORT SUNDERLAND
Written by Chaz Bowyer.
Stock no. 1828677
Published by Aston Publications. 1st 1989. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The complete story of one of the most famous of flying boats. Grey boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 192 pages. ISBN: 0946627347. Minor grubby marks to top margin of half-title page. Else a clean copy. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine and edge-creased at top of spine and rear panel, damp stain to lower edges, only faintly visible to rear panel.

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BRITISH WARSHIP LOSSES IN THE IRONCLAD ERA, 1860-1919
Written by David Hepper.
Stock no. 1828635
Published by Chatham Publishing. 1st 2006. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A chronological listing of all British naval vessels lost through accident or enemy action from 1860 to the end of the First World War. Full indexes by ship name, ship type and commanding officer to facilitate cross-referencing and research. Large format. Blue cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. viii and 168 pages. ISBN: 9781861762733. Light rubbing to top & tail of spine and board corners. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine and unevenly faded to rear panel with a little scuffing.

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THE SEMAPHORE
Written by T.W. Holmes.
Stock no. 1828624
Published by Arthur H. Stockwell Ltd.. 1st 1983. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This book describes how methods were found to communicate between the Admiralty in London and ships at Portsmouth and Plymouth during, and after, the Napoleonic Wars, when only hiterhto horsemen could take messages. The Shutter Telegraph and The Semaphore. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations and diagrams. 223 pages. ISBN: 0722316291. Front edge of spine lightly worn from reading wear. Previous owner's bookplate to rear of free front endpaper, along with minor paperclip marks. Contents clean. Blue dustwrapper is rubbed and scuffed, lightly faded to spine and worn at top of spine.

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