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Very Good English Paperback. Pbo. Cr. 8vo. 88 p. B/w ills. Some Turkish naval, battleships, gunboats throughout history. Gazi gemilerimiz.
8vo., First Edition, with numerous plates; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
4to., First Edition, with very numerous colour and monochrome plates throughout, and pictorial endpapers; cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
8vo., First Edition thus, with plates, and maps in the text; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Vividly-written hour-by-hour account of the chase, the battle and the sinking. First published in the US in the previous year.
4to., First Edition, with numerous illustrations (one coloured and double-page) in the text; original pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a very good, clean copy. A scarce title in this valuable and much sought-after series. Law, 1670.
8vo., First Edition, with coloured and monochrome plates, and photographs and maps in the text; black cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, black endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
8vo., First Edition, with coloured and monochrome plates, and photographs and maps in the text; black cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, black endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR WITH HIS SIGNED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON TITLE.
8vo., First Edition thus, with numerous coloured and monochrome photographs throughout; pictorial wrappers, a very good, bright, clean copy.
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece and numerous photographs and illustrations throughout; pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy.
4to., Second Impression thus, with many hundreds of details illustrations in the text, and pictorial endpapers; pictorial cloth blocked in silver, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Standard reference first published in Munich in 1970 with the first English edition appearing three years later. Law 0993 (recording the first UK edition).
Sm. folio, First English Edition, with illustrated title and many hundreds of photographic illustrations and drawings in the text; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Substantially revised version of the German original 'Grosskampschiffe 1905-1970' published by Bernard & Graefe in 3 vols., 1977-79. Arranged by class within country, it contains many unique photographs drawn from the Bundesarchiv and elsewhere. A mammoth photographic resource with unusually detailed captions. Law, 1765.
Pages 77- 116. Features: One-page ad for 'Ski Paradise' Austria; Photo of Egypt popular young Monarch King Farouk; Photos of a royal wedding in the Dutch Indies; Photo of the Bavarian Frey brothers being rescued from the Watzmann; Photo of first airmail plane leaving Ratmalana, Ceylon; Photo of Toscanini receiving Orange Grove from grateful Jews after he conducted pioneer concerts in Palestine; Photo of Hitler receiving traditional gift of salt from representatives of the Halle salt mines; One-page photo of Hitler greeting diplomats in Berlin, an occasion at which he assured the French ambassador that Germany had no designs on Spanish Morocco; Book review of "The Conquest Of Morocco", by vice Adm. C. V. Usborne, with photos; One-page pictorial map of the Straits of Gibraltar, looking east - showing Spanish Morocco, the object of alleged German penetration, and possibly to be protected by a Franco-German agreement; Nice one-page photo of Royal wedding at the Hague, showing Princess Juliana and the Prince of the Netherlands in their gold coach driving through the city; Two page photo of crowd in church to witness the royal wedding; Two pages of text and photos describe ingenious tests for German drivers aimed at preventing death on the roads; Two pages of photos of Hellenistic panels in the Al-Aqsa mosque; Centrefold illustration of Britain's two largest battleships, HMS "Nelson" and "Rodney" firing their 16 inch guns at towed targets with deadly precision; Two fascinating pages of text and photos of skull groves on the Burmese border - headhunting trophies for harvest luck; Peking man's food - the first diet records of Pleistocene date - text with photos; Photos of personalities of the week include Gilbert Holliday, Frank Hodges, Lt. Col. R. S. Stafford, Arthur G. Pite, Prof. Henry Tonks, Lord Wakehurst, Basil S. Long, Sir Edward Ellington, the Duke of Kent, the grand Duchess of Mecklenburg, the Earl of Athlone; One-page illustrated Egyptian travel ad; and more. Several interior pages loose but present. Name atop front cover, otherwise unmarked with moderate wear. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
8vo., First Edition, with numerous coloured and monchrome pgotograpohs and illustrations; cloth, a near fine copy in dustwrapper. The most comprehensive coverage, including builder's plans, of a single British battleship ever attempted.
Oblong 4to., First Edition, with a frontispiece and numerous photographs and diagrams (the majority full-page) in the text; cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Warship Monographs. Monograph Two. The five battleships of this class - Queen Elizabeth, Barham, Malaya, Valiant, Warspite - were the last designed under Sir Philip Watts as Director Naval Construction. All served in the latter stages of WWI (Queen Elizabeth controversially at the Dardanelles) and with distinction (especially Warspite) throughout WWII which all save Barham, a tragic early loss, survived. Scarce, especially in this condition. Law, 0994.
8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs and illustrations (one coloured and double-page) in the text; original pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy in original wrappers. A scarce title in this valuable and much sought-after series.
4to., First Edition, with numerous illustrations (one coloured and double-page) in the text; original pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, covers very lightly age-marked else a near fine copy. A scarce title in this valuable and much sought-after series.
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs and maps throughout; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Covers WWI, WWII and beyond.
4to., First Edition, with numerous photographs and illustrations (one coloured and double-page) in the text; original pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy.
48 pages. Features: Cover photo of the Shell tanker Halia; On the Waterfront; Shiips Pictorial; New Ship News; 'North Carolina' Class Battleships - Alan Crisp describes the design and history of a notable class of US battleship of WWII including their camouflage schems; Goole's Compartment Boat Hoists - the history of a unique coal shipping system at Goole; Recalling the Atlantic Steam Navigation Co - photofeature; Shell's Classic Tankers - photo-illustrated article; Ferry Fleets Updates; Cruise Ship Review; Freighter Travel Updates; Baltic Ferry Cruise Pictorial; Ship Sales; Full-page photo of the Sir Charles Parsons; and more. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards. slight traces of storage and no bumping to corners. 176pp. Full-page captioned photographs of over 170 ships, submarines, frigates, destroyers and battleships from the Second World War.
8vo., First Edition, with plates; black cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
86 pages. Features: Nice color ad for Laird & Co. Apple Brandy inside front cover; Samson card table ad; Chamberlain and British press censorship; Britain War Preparations; The Kaiser on Hitler; Myra Kingsley - Star of the Star-Gazers; The German-Japanese Spy Alliance - article with photos of Nazi spies in America, Lt. Comm. Farnsworth, Harry T. Thompson, Eric Glaser, Otto Voss, Guenther Rumrich and Johanna Hofmann; 20th-Century Wonder Girl Eleanora Sears of Boston; Feuding Among the FCC; Red Cross Surgeon in China describes how injuried and sick Japanese soldiers are killed rather than tended to, 'for the glory of the Emperoro'; Photos of yoga disciple Buddha Bose in various unusual physical states; Photo of toy tanks being painted in Nuremberg, Germany; Photo of toy battleships being painted by Japanese teen; Other photo subjects include French Foreign Minister Bonnet, Labor man Dave Beck, the Matanuska Valley colony in Alaska, Mr. Rolly sharpening a huge saw blade in Alaska, Japanese soldiers in action, Dr, Virgil Dickson, Principal Bruce Zimmerman, Dr. Vaclav Podstata, many photos of children being racially integrated in the U.S., the Budin Clinic in New York, X-ray devices, streetlighting for safety, and the Brooklyn bail bond racket; Dave Beck - Political and Economic Boss of the Pacific Northwest; Hugh Bartlett Monjar and his assorted 'clubs' make him a lot of money; Meddling in Matanuska; Article on Marihuana - "Our Newest Vice"; America's Solution to a Minority Problem - racial mixing of kids in California; Would You Have Noticed That? - Albert S. Osbornprobably has the world's most observant eyes and is a 'student of questioned documents'; Humanitarian surgeons look forward to the day when their intervention will no longer be needed; Proper Highway Illumination for safety; Cleveland's Negro Problem - the "Future Outlook League" uses racketeer-style methods to promote black employment; Hoaxes often invented to sell newspapers; Photo of bicycle polo game; Article on Crooked Bond Bailsmen in New York; Nice color-photo back cover ad for Lucky Strike features tobacco buyer James Walker and associates chatting around pot-bellied stove; and more. Above-average wear. Front cover nearly loose. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
pp. 113-212. Black and white illustrations. Features: Soviet Battleships - Part II; First-Generation SEAL Support Craft - converted LCM-6 HSSC; 'Made Sail; Up Screw' - Part II - Journal of John Simcoe aboard HMS ORION 1857-61; and much more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy of this informative issue. Book
pp. 331-450. Black and white illustrations. Features: U.S.S. NEWPORT NEWS - a brief history, a technical look at CA 148, and a look at the operation of CA 148; Soviet Battleships - Part I; and much more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy of this informative issue. Book
pp. 299-426. Black and white illustrations. Features: DLs of the U.S. Navy - includes fold-out diagrams of the frigate U.S.S. Mitscher; Presenting the U.S. Navy's DD-963; Japan's Hybrid Battleships and Carriers - fact and fancy; The End of the Great Lakes Navy; The Brownwater Navy; Photos of CMB-103 as preserved at H.M.S. Dolphin, Gosport; and much more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy of this informative issue. Book
