MAY W. E.

Swords for Sea Service. With a Note on the Sword-Cutler by J. . Aylward. Drawings by P.G.W. Annis, John Munday, Michael A. Papps and Anne Whittle. [Complete set]. BRIGHT, CLEAN SET IN DUSTWRAPPERS

HMSO [for the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich],, 1970. 2 vols., sm. folio, First Edition, with 2 coloured frontispieces, 140 fine monochrome plates, numerous illustrations and diagrams in the text and pictorial endpapers; cloth, backstrips lettered in dark blue, a very good, clean set in the dustwrapper, the latter lightly frayed and creased at edges. A monumental study and standard reference.

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Book number: 17175

Catalogue: Naval0

Keywords: mstock, naval, royal navy, military, weapons, swords, cutlasses, dirks, edged weapons, cutlers, w.e. may, p.g.w. annis, naval, general, swords, sea, service

MAY W. E.

Swords for Sea Service. With a Note on the Sword-Cutler by J.D. Aylward. Drawings by P.G.W. Annis, John Munday, Michael A. Papps and Anne Whittle. [Complete set]. NEAR FINE SET IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPERS

HMSO [for the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich],, 1970. 2 vols., sm. folio, First Edition, with 2 coloured frontispieces, 140 fine monochrome plates, numerous illustrations and diagrams in the text and pictorial endpapers; oatmeal holland, backstrips lettered in dark blue, red tops, a near fine set in unclipped dustwrapper. A monumental study and a standard reference. VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.

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Book number: 37845

Catalogue: Naval0

Keywords: naval, royal navy, swords, cutlasses, dirks, edged weapons, cutlers

MAYES Gilbert

British Coastal Ships, Tugs and Trawlers. NEAR FINE COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER

Ian Allan, [Shepperton,, 1975]. Sm. 8vo., First Edition, with a frontispiece and numerous photographs throughout; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in dustwrapper.

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Book number: 36532

Catalogue: Naval0

Keywords: mstock, naval, maritime, coastal craft, coastal shipping, g.i. mayes, naval, maritime, british, coastal, ships, tugs, trawlers

MAYES G.I.

On a Broad Reach. The History of the St. Anne's-on-the-Sea Lifeboat Station 1881-1925. FINE COPY

[Bernard McCall, Portishead,, 2000]. Folio, First Edition, with numerous illustrations and tables in the text; pictorial boards, a fine copy.

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Book number: 27145

Catalogue: Naval0

Keywords: naval, maritime, lifeboats, rnli, st. annes, g.i. mayes,j.e. mayes, naval, maritime, broad, reach

MCALISTER A. A.

A Short History of H. Hogarth & Sons Limited and Fleet List [Baron Line].. FINE COPY IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS

World Ship Society,, [1976]. 8vo., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece and numerous photographs (one in colour) in the text; original pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a fine copy

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Book number: 49105

Catalogue: Naval0

Keywords: naval, maritime, merchant navy, shipping lines, line histories, hogarth, baron line,

MCARA Charles

Mainly in Minesweepers. A Scot at Sea. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

Leach,, [1991]. 8vo., First Edition, with 15 plates on 8 (including several illustrations by John Worsley); blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Effectively a privately printed memoir, this account details the author's service including TORCH, HUSKY, ALALANCHE and DRAGOON. A notable addition to the recent spate of minesweeping memoirs, always a significantly under-written sector of WWII. VERY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION.

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Book number: 26115

Catalogue: Naval0

Keywords: naval, ww2, wwii, royal navy, minesweepers, minesweeping, mediterranean, torch, husky, avalanche, dragoon, mcara, charles mcara

MCCART Neil

The Colossus Class Aircraft Carriers 1944-1972.

Fan Publications, Cheltenham,, [2002]. Sm. 4to., First Edition, with illustrated title, numerous photographs throughout and illustrated endpapers; cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Covers the eight light fleet carriers of this class: Colossus, Glory, Ocean, Theseus, Triumph, Venerable, Vengeance and Warrior.

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Book number: 12099

Catalogue: Naval0

Keywords: naval, ww2, royal navy, aircraft carriers, naval aviation, warship classes, neil mccart, naval, wwii, colossus, class, aircraft, carriers, 1944-1972

McCART Neil

Fearless and Intrepid 1965-2002. The Royal Navy's First Purpose-Built Assault Ships. Foreword by Commodore A.J.S. Taylor. NEAR FINE COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER

[Fan Publications, Cheltenham],, [2003]. 4to., First Edition, with coloured and monochrome photographs throughout, and pictorial endpapers, blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in dustwrapper.

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Book number: 46133

Catalogue: Naval0

Keywords: mstock, naval, post-1945, royal navy, hms fearless, hms intrepid, assault ships, neil mccart

MCCART Neil

HMS Glory 1945-1961. In association with the Fleet Air Arm Museum. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

Maritime Books, [Liskeard],, [2002]. 4to., First Edition, with frontispiece and very numerous photographs and maps in the text; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. HMS GLORY arrived in the Far East too late to take an active combat role in WWII, but she accepted the surrender of Japanese forces in New Guinea and participated in the operation to repatriate British and Commonwealth POWs after the war. She conducted several active tours of duty during the Korean War in the early 1950s. Detailed account from builders to breakers, drawing on first hand accounts and including many previously unpublished photographs

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Book number: 13286

Catalogue: Naval0

Keywords: naval, royal navy, ww2, wwii, korean war, korea, hms glory, carriers, naval aviation, mccart, neil mccart

MCCART Neil

HMS Victorious 1937-1969. Foreword by Vice-Admiral Sir Ian McIntosh. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

[Fan Publications, Cheltenham,, 1998]. 4to., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece, very numerous coloured and monochrome photographs throughout and illustrated endpapers; green cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.

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Book number: 15190

Catalogue: Naval0

Keywords: naval, post-1945, royal navy, victorious, aircraft carriers, naval aviation, neil mccart

MCCART Neil

HMS Centaur 1943-1972. Foreword by Rear-Admiral St. John Steiner. NEAR FINE COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER

[Fan Publications, Cheltenham],, [1997]. 4to., First Edition, with frontispiece and very numerous coloured and monochrome photographs in the text, and pictorial endpapers, neat signature on front free endpaper; red cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in dustwrapper. Detailed account of one of the Royal Navy's major post-war warships, from builders to breakers, drawing on first hand accounts and including many previously unpublished photographs. VERY SCARCE.

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Book number: 40278

Catalogue: Naval0

Keywords: mstock, naval, royal navy, ww2, wwii, korean war, korea, warship types, carriers, naval aviation, neil mccart

MCCART Neil

HMS Vanguard 1944-1960. Britain's Last Battleship. NEAR FINE COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER

[Maritime Books, Liskeard],, [2001]. 4to., First Edition, with numerous photographs throughout; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in dustwrapper. Detailed career history with badge and battle honours. SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION.

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Book number: 45291

Catalogue: Naval0

Keywords: mstock, naval, ww2, wwii, royal navy, battleships, vanguard, hms vanguard, mccart, neil mccart

MCCART Neil

Nelson & Rodney 1927-1949. The Big Battleships. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

Maritime Books, [Liskeard,, 2005]. 4to., First Edition, with numerous photographs throughout; blue cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Detailed histories of the RN's only 16-inch gun battleships. SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION.

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Book number: 24472

Catalogue: Naval0

Keywords: naval, ww2, wwii, royal navy, battleships, nelson, rodney, mccart, neil mccart

MCCART Neil

SS Canberra 1957-1997. S Canberra 1957-1997.

[Fan Publications, Cheltenham,, 1998]. 4to., First Edition, with a frontispiece, very numerous coloured and monochrome photographs throughout and illustrated endpapers; cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Detailed and well-illustrated account of P&O's most famous passenger ship.

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Book number: 12191

Catalogue: Naval0

Keywords: naval, maritime, canberra, po, liners, cruise ships, passenger ships, neil mccart, naval, maritime, ss, canberra, 1957-1997

MCCART Neil

Three Ark Royals 1938-1999. Foreword by Rear-Admiral T W Loughran. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

Fan Publications, Cheltenham,, [1999]. Sm. 4to., First Edition, with 15 coloured plates on 8, numerous monochrome photographs throughout and illustrated endpapers; red cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Still the sole single-volume account of the three famous vessels of this name: the legendary wartime Ark allegedly 'sunk' so many times, her post-war namesake of the Cold War and the third Ark which carried the FAA into the 21st century.

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Book number: 12103

Catalogue: Naval0

Keywords: naval, ww2, wwii, royal navy, aircraft carriers, ark royal, naval aviation, warship classes, neil mccart