The Mutiny Run
London: Michael O'Mara, 1994. First edition. Hardcover. Fine / Fine. As new. An unopened and unread copy. The U.K. edition is much scarcer than the U.S. A fine copy of this nautical novel from the Age of Fighting Sail.
Adventure
North Sea Spy
London: Butterworth Press, 1941. Hardcover. Very Good / very good. A clean, bright and attractive copy of the second edition. The jacket shows some minor edge-wear and the rear panel has some soiling. The jacket is un-clipped. Color frontis-piece. Previous owner inscription on the front free endpaper.
John Williams, The Martyr Missionary Of Polynesia
London: S. W. Partridge & Co., 1904. Hardcover. Near fine. Circa 1904, the "sixteenth thousand." Original blue cloth decorated in gilt and black. Twenty pages of ads in the rear. A very clean, bright and attractive copy. Illustrated throughout.
Audacity
London: Hodder & Stoughton, (1985). First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near Fine. More World War I Naval action. This copy inscribed and signed by the author to the front free endpaper. There is a vertical crease in the middle of the rear panel. Very attractive wrap-around cover art.
Dauntless
London: Hodder & Stoughton, (1980). First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near Fine. The third title from this author involving Naval Combat in World War I. This novel is mainly set in the Mediterranean off the coast of Palestine. Wrap-around cover art by Fred Gambino. Previous owner name to the front free endpaper.
Deed Of Glory
London: Hodder & Stoughton, (1984). First edition. Hardcover. Fine / Fine. A very clean, bright and solid copy of this exciting novel of World War II Naval action concerning the attack on huge docking facilty at St. Nazaire. Very nice wrap-around cover art by Chris Mayger.
Eagle At Taranto
London: Hodder & Stoughton, (1987). First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near Fine. World War II Naval action in the Mediterranean. A lovely copy in all respects. Wrap-around cover art.
Night Action
London: Hodder & Stoughton, (1989). First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near Fine. World War II Naval action. Lovely wrap-around cover art. Pages browning along the edges.
Orphans Of The Storm
London: Hodder & Stoughton, (1990). First edition. Hardcover. Fine / Fine. World War II Naval action involving the Graf Spee. A clean, bright and solid copy.
Seek Out And Destroy!
London: Hodder & Stoughton, (1982). First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near Fine. The fourth title in Evan's highly acclaimed World War I Naval series. Wrap-around cover art by Chris Mayger. This one set off the coast of Italy in the Adriatic. Small embossed name to the bottom of the half-title.
Ship Of Force
London: Hodder & Stoughton, (1979). First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near Fine. A lovely copy in all respects of this World War I naval action novel. Wrap-around cover art by Mike Trim. Some spotting to the top edge.
Sink Or Capture
London: Hodder & Stoughton, (1993). First edition. Hardcover. Fine / Fine. A very clean, bright and solid copy of this exciting World War II novel of Naval action off the coast of Narvik, Norway. Beautiful wrap-around cover art by Geoff Hunt.
Sword At Sunrise
London: Hodder & Stoughton, (1994). First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Fine. A very clean, bright and solid copy of this novel of D-Day. World War II action. Wrap-around cover art by Geoff Hunt. Pages toning along the edges, else fine.
Thunder at Dawn
London: Severn House, 1995. Hardcover. Fine / Fine. A re-issue of the 1978 First Edition. A lovely copy. World War I naval action. Very nice wrap-around cover art by Martin Buchan.
Thunder At Dawn
London: Hodder & Stoughton, (1978). First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near Fine. A fine copy of the author's first book for adults. World War I naval action. Wrap-around cover art by Mike Trim.
Tudor Adventurers. An Arctic Voyage Of Discovery: The Hunt For The Northeast Passage
New York: Pegasus Books, (2014). First edition. Hardcover. Fine / Fine. As new. Unopened and unread. A fascinating work of discovery during the Tudor Era. Illustrated.
Bomber's Moon. London In The Blitzkrieg
New York: Harcourt, Brace And Company, (1941). First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near Fine. Original navy cloth boards lettered in silver on the spine. Farson was born in America, studied at Penn State and subsequently expelled, then took off to explore the world. In this volume he writes of his experiences living in London during the Blitz. Illustrated throughout.....
The Proud and the Free
London: The Bodley Head, 1952. First UK edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Very Good. A lovely copy of the first UK edition. Just a hint of edge-wear at the foot of the spine, else fine.
Mary Celeste: The Odyssey Of An Abandoned Ship
Salem: The Peabody Museum, 1942. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Original blue cloth, lettered in gilt. Previous owner bookplate to the front paste-down and his signature there as well, and on the very top of the title page. Illustrated with photographs, maps, letters and a large fold-out chart opposite page 70. A lovely copy in all respects...
In The King's Name
New York: Scribner & Welford, (c. 1887). Hardcover. Near Fine. Probable US edition, second printing. With "The Lion of St. Mark" by Henty listed first in the ads at the rear. No date, circa 1886. The date 1886 is present in the rear of the book regarding ads for other publications. Deep burgundy cloth lettered and illustrated in gilt and.....
The Paths of Glory
London: Hutchinson, 1951. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Very Good. A very attractive copy. Tells the story of General Wolfe and the attack at Quebec.
Heroes From Hakluyt
New York: Henry Holt, 1928. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Good. 4to. Jacket with chipping at the bottom edge, from the spine and around to the front board. Lovely woodcuts by Paul Honore. Illustrated endpapers.
The Blitz
London: Wingate, 1957. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Very Good. With eight drawings by Henry Moore. An exceptionally clean, bright and pleasing copy. The jacket is not price-clipped. A compelling narrative of life in London during the darkest days of World War II.
The Captain's Chair
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1938. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good / Very Good. Original blue cloth with illustrated endpapers. The jacket has some rubbing and creases but overall remains very bright and appealing and complete. A featured title in "Jackets Required" by Heller and Chwast, p. 69. By the author of Nanook of the North.
Through Storm and Stress
London: W. & R. Chambers, 1928. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near Fine. A very clean, bright and pleasing copy. No date given. This is a school award volume with a bookplate affixed to the front free endpaper. The book plate is dated 1928. Originally published in 1892. Lovely dust jacket and extremely scarce. Color frontispiece...