BARROW, John 1808-1898.

Memoirs of the naval worthies of Queen Elizabeth's reign; of their gallant deeds, daring adventures, and services, in the infant state of the British Navy. With brief biographical notices of the respective commanders.

London: John Murray, 1845. 22cm. xvi, 495[1]pp. Contemporary half blue calf, raised bands, decorated compartments, spine lettered direct, marbled sides, endpapers and leaf edges. Binding rubbed with wear. Presentation inscription to front blank. Sabin 3668.

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Book number: 46676

Catalogue: Naval & Maritime History

Keywords: NAVAL & MARITIME HISTORY Biography Great Britain. Royal Navy ; Biography. Great Britain. Royal Navy Royal Navy Great Britain. Royal Navy History. Great Britain. 1558-1603 Naval history Great Britain. Great Britain History Elizabeth, 1558-1603. Great Brita

SCOTTISH SHIP BUILDING.

Two Centuries of Ship Building by the Scotts at Greenock. [Partly reprinted from "Engineering."]

London: Offices of "Engineering," 1920 2nd revised and enlarged edition. 4to. xviii, 192pp, colour and b/w plates, text illustrations, text tables, head and tail-pieces, decorated capitals. Original quarter green calf gilt, matching cloth sides, marbled eps, teg o/w uncut. Extremes lightly rubbed; spine browned; front hinge-paper cracked but binding holding firm.

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Book number: 37883

Catalogue: Naval & Maritime History

Keywords: NAVAL & MARITIME HISTORY Shipping Scotland Company History

HARPER, Charles G.

The Smugglers: picturesque chapters in the story of an ancient craft.

Newcastle Upon Tyne: Frank Graham. 1966 reprint [1909]. 8vo. 167[1]pp, double-sided plates within the pagination, text illustrations (some full-page). Original red cloth gilt, pictorial coloured d/w, 22 cm x 14.5 cm.

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Book number: 40524

Catalogue: Maritime History

Keywords: Maritime History HARPER Smugglers Frank Graham

KING, J. W., Chief-Engineer, United States Navy.

The war-ships and navies of the world; containing a complete and concise description of the construction, motive power, and armaments of the modern war-ships of all the navies of the world; naval artillery, marine engines, boilers, torpedoes, and torpedo-boats.

Boston: A. Williams & Co.; London: E & F N Spon, 1881 2nd edition. 8vo. xvi, 615pp, frontis with guard, plates, text illustrations and diagrams. Contemporary full navy calf gilt, raised bands, decorated compartments, red calf gilt spine label, Spine a little faded; calf lightly rubbed with isolated wear. Admiralty presentation bookplate dated 1882 to front paste-down. With the 66 plates called for plus a further 3 not in the plate list. Contains the substance of a work, Report of Chief Engineer J.W. King, United States Navy, on European ships of war ... Washington, Govt. Print. Off., 1877, which was reprinted in England as "The war-ships of Europe ..."

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Book number: 44614

Catalogue: Naval & Maritime History

Keywords: NAVAL & MARITIME HISTORY binding

KIPLING, Rudyard.

La battaglia di Jutland. Le gesta dei cacciatorpediniere di Rudyard Kipling.

Londra: Hayman, Christy & Lilly, Ltd, 1917. 18cm. 40pp, tinted frontis. Original printed card wraps, stapled. Wraps very lightly browned; staples rusted but holding firm.

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Book number: 46010

Catalogue: Naval & Maritime History

Keywords: NAVAL & MARITIME HISTORY World War I World War, 1914-1918 Naval operations. Jutland, Battle of, 1916. World War, 1914-1918 Campaigns Denmark. World War, 1914-1918 Naval operations.

RAE, Thomas.

Four tales of the Clyde. Selected and introduced by Thomas Rae; illustrated by Crawford Paterson.

Greenock: Black Pennell Press, 1983. limited edition number 99 of 200 numbered copies. 8vo. 48pp, text maps and illustrations, printed i n blue and black. Original quarter-style cloth. Computer barcode to rear paste down otherwise a fine copy.

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Book number: 44320

Catalogue: Maritime History

Keywords: Maritime History scotland Shipping

SHORE, Henry N.

Smugglers of Fowey: containing an authentic account of the exploits of the smugglers in and around the Port of Fowey.

Newcastle Upon Tyne: Frank Graham. 1966. 80 pp, text illustrations. Original red cloth gilt, pictorial coloured d/w, 22 cm x 14.5 cm. SOLD - ROGER HAWKINS 11/2020

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Book number: 40525

Catalogue: Maritime History

Keywords: Maritime History