Plummer, Russell; et alMareMagnum
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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
2345Stanley Falklands 1952-1954. A small archive items one page folio unless ow stated comprising: 1952 appointment of J.E. Briscoe to be Deputy of officer administering the Colony royal stamp signed by Colin Campbell Colonial Secretary ND Briscoe; Jan. 1953 appointment of Briscoe to be "the Deputy for the Officer administering the Government of the said Colony" signed by Colin Campbell Colonial Secretary and Briscoe;April 1953 ibid.; conferral of the "Efficiency Decoration" to John Edmund Briscoe royal stamp signed by same parties; appointment of Briscoe to Executive Council ibid.; appointment of Commissioners ibid. WITH; three typed letters signed by Campbell to Briscoe 8vo 2 and fol. 1 about the Royal Sign Manual Briscoe's appointment as Deputy both 1953 and thanks for Report 1954. AND with: Printed "Falklands Islands Report of Commission of Enquiry into Revised Conditions for the Civil Service" 3pp. fol.; part of page extracted from the Falklands Island Gazaette with announcements of appointments part of one page; pamphlet "Falklands Islands Centenary 1833-1933" 16pp.8vo wraps inscribed by Briscoe; Colonial Reports Falklands Islands 1950 and 1951 HMSO 1951 48pp 8vo folding map wraps. The archive Stanley, Falklands, 1952-1954. paperback
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
1822176291822 Paris, Béthune & Plon for Leblanc, (1822). atlas vol. in folio. Sans page de titre ni reliure,broche,mouillures en marge,carte abimée,25 lithographies en noir,dans l’etat
