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In-8 (cm. 22.30), brossura (sgualcita), pp. 330, (2), con numerose carte geografiche ripiegate fuori testo e grafici/schede nel testo. Conservato il piatto anteriore originale. Firme d’appartenenza. peraltro, volume in buono stato (good copy).
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with numerous coloured and monochrome photographs hroughout; printed wrappers, a near fine copy.
8vo., First Edition; red cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with very minor traces of storage. 291pp. The author reveals that at the time of the Falklands War in 1982, Argentina was developing its own nuclear weapons. That, and how to strengthen Margaret Thatcher who was on the verge of being toppled as British prime minister, led Ronald Reagan to encourage Britain to respond to the Argentine attack on the Falklands Islands. Reagan needed Thatcher in power to assist in his moves to contain the Soviet Union.
8vo., First Edition, with plates and endpaper maps; brown cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper.
8vo., First Edition, with 25 plates on 16 and front and rear endpaper maps in red and black; blue cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly rubbed at edges and with small scar on backstrip. With a relevant cutting loosely inserted. Detailed account of the actions at Coronel and the Falklands in the early days of WWI. Albion, p.272; Enser, p.101.
Sm. folio, First Edition, with coloured and monochrome photographs throughout; original pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy.
160p. Profusely illustrated. Folio. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket. Nice copy WWI 12
Paris, Nelson, s.d. (191..), in-8, br., pp. 103, (5). Con illustrazioni in b.n. f.t. e carte. (In Appendice: i gradi nella Marina Reale).
8vo., First Edition, with 33 plates on 16 and 14 maps in the text; blue cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Completed as the second most powerful warship in existence, the first of Britain's battlecruisers performed well in her allotted role as scourge of German commerce raiders in WWI. Only when called upon to fulfil a fleet role for which she was never designed did she come to spectacular grief at Jutland. A gripping, if inevitable, story, well told with much new material and good clutch of uncommon photographs.
8vo., First Edition, with 17 plates on 12 and 5 maps in the text; cloth, a very good, clean copy in the dustwrapper, the latter lightly frayed and creased at edges. The best biography to date, by the editor for the Navy Records Society of the Jellicoe Papers. Enser, p.,184.
8vo., Uncorrected Proof Copy, with 17 plates on 12 and 5 maps in the text; original purple wrappers, upper wrapper and backstrip printed in black, publisher's proofing stamp on upper wrapper, covers unevenly faded else a very good, clean copy. With the publisher's compliments slip and Advance Notice loosely inserted. Unusually, this proof has been bound with all the plates and maps. The best biography to date, by the editor for the Navy Records Society of the Jellicoe Papers. Proof copies are very scarce. Enser, p.,184.
28 pages. Features: Showdown in the South Atlantic - the Falklands War; What Howard Hughes DID take with him when he died; The plain truth about fasting; What's wrong with science; What kind of god do you worship?; Is God to blame?; When conflicts go unresolved. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Magazine
68 pages. Features: Trouble in Puerto Rico; Profile of David Horrobin; Spreading voter revolt in Canada's west - WCC/Western Canada Concept; Saskatchewan's government out of step; The rise of the invisible man, Grant Devine; The painful legacy of Sinai; Alsands - the demise of a megaproject; Ian Sinclair steps down as head of Canada Pacific; Even with Gretzky's help, Canada places third in the World Ice Hockey Championships; The Battle for the Falklands; Washington sides with England - at what cost?; TV ads warn of buying imported cars; The assault of the PC threatens familiar habits of pencil-and-eraser executives; Allan Fotheringham on Paul Robinson - America's new Ambassador to Canada; Somewhat above-average external wear. Magazine
48 pages. Features: Cover photo of HMS Glamorgan; Great photo of Cunard`s Caronia in 1959 inside front cover; Nice photo of Home Line`s new cruise ship Atlantic in New York; On the Waterfront; Ships Pictorial; The Dutch Coaster - a review of its rise and decline - part 1; Car Ferries to the Western Isles - Part 2; Naval Review; New Ship News; New Era for Cruise Ships - a review of the new generation of cruise ships being built for the 1980s; Where to See the Cruise Ships; Falklands Task Force Pictorial; Ferries to the Falklands - several British short-sea ferries undertake ocean passages to the South Atlantic following their requisition by the Ministry of Defence; European Ferry Commentary; On Target! - the time-honoured practice of gunnery practice by shooting at towed targets; The Great Clyde Steamer Race - the great days of Clyde steamer racing of the last century are remembered; Ship Sales; Letters, Nice photo of the HMS Ramilles in 1939 inside back cover; and more. Above-average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Book
48 pages. Features: Cover photo of the Uganda arriving home from the Falklands; Great photo of Orcades inside front cover; On the Waterfront; Where to See the Cruise Ships; New Ship News; Ferry to the Falklands - Captain Chris Clarke, master of the Townsend Thoresen ro-ro ferry ``Europic Ferry``, describes the part played by his ship in the Falklands War; Enter the Uganda; The Luckiest Ship Afloat - Robin A. Walker reports on HMS ``Glamorgan`s`` role in the Falklands conflict and her lucky escape after being struck by an Exocet missile - the only ship in the RN Task Force to survive such an attack; Task Force Tankers; The Norwegian Veteran Ship Club - how Norwegian steam ship enthusiasts are achieving what other shiplovers dream of; Fleet List 1982 - Pennant Numbers of Warships of the Royal Navy and Vessels of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Service - Part 1 - A to F; Ship Sales; Cruise Ship Pictorial; Under Sail; Letters, European Ferry Commentary; Nice photo of the HMS Loch Lomond in 1959 inside back cover; and more. Average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
48 pages. Features: Cover illustration of the HMS Hermes in the South Atlantic in 1982; Great photo of the Nieuw Amsterdam inside front cover; Nice photo of HMS Hermes leaving Portsmouth with her Sea Harriers; On the Waterfront; Ships Pictorial; Norland Returns from Falklands Task Force Service; European Ferry Commentary; Under Sail; Ships of the Falklands Task Force 1982 - the official list of ships involved in the Falklands Campaign - RN, RMAS, RFA and Merchant Ships requisitioned or chartered; The End of the Line - warships in the twilight of their careers; The Nieuw Amsterdam - a history of the trans-Atlantic liner which became affectionately known as the `darling of the Dutch; Brocklebank Line Fleet History - Part 2; By Coast and River - John Harker`s Tyne-Tees operations described by Mike Taylor; April Meetings and Where to see the Cruise Ships; Ship Sales; By the Latest Packet; Nice photo of the HMS Valiant in 1932 inside back cover; and more. Above-average wear to covers. A worthy reference copy. Book
48 pages. Features: Cover photo of the Russian three-masted barque Tovarisch under full sail; Great photo of Northern Star in 1962 inside front cover; Nice photo of the QE II returning from its role as a Falklands troop ship; On the Waterfront; Where to See the Cruise Ships; Ships Pictorial; European Ferry Commentary; Dutch Motor Coasters - part 2; Southern Cross and Northern Star - Part 1; Heroines of the South Atlantic; Ships that made Falklands Victory possible; Cutty Sark Tall Ships Race - a review of the sail training ships at Falmouth and Southampton; Car Ferries to the Western Isles - the ships and services operating from Mallaig, Kyle of Lochalsh and Ullapool to Skye and Lewis - part 3; Ship Sales; Letters, Nice photo of the HMS Argonaut in 1946 inside back cover; and more. Average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
48 pages. Features: Cover photo of HMS Hecate; Great photo of Canadian Pacific`s Empress of England berthed at Liverpool inside front cover; Nice photo of Bugsier`s tug Simson towing drilling rig through Dover Strait; On the Waterfront; Where to See the Cruise Ships; Naval Review; Shipping of the North East Coast Ports - A review of current activity from Blyth to Seaham Harbour; Part 1; Still in Steam on the Clyde - Lennox II and Hopper No 25; Falklands Fleet`s Royal Finale - photo feature; The Lovely Ketch ``Irene``; Ships of the `Cardiff` Class - a review of the development of the standard design bulk carrier which has gained a reputation for reliability and economy; Guardians of the Dover Strait - a report on the work of the HM Coastguard Station at Langdon Battery, Dover; Letters, European Ferry Commentary; Fleet List 1982 - pennant numbers of warships of the Royal Navy and Vessels of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Service - part 2 - K to Y; Letters; Nice photo of the HMS Oribi in 1946 inside back cover; and more. Ad clipped from last page. Covers detached but present, otherwise average wear. A worthy reference copy. Book
xviii, 414 pages. Index. Glossary. Colour and black and white photographic plates. Black and white maps in text. "Five years in the writing, this comprehensive record includes coverage of training, tactics, the pronounced changes in the armed forces and the views and anecdotes of the Non Commissioned Officers and Guardsmen. A dedicated history of the senior infantry regiment in the British Army and what is probably the most famous Regiment in the world." - dust jacket. Gift bookplate upon front free endpaper, otherwise clean and unmarked with light wear. Binding tight. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy of this excellent history. Book
