12 583 résultats
8°, pp.(2) 252 + 1 c. (Errata) + 4 tavv. f.t. ripieg. con numerose ill. Mz. tela coeva, tit. oro al dorso e abrasioni e picc. mancanze ai margg. Macchie al front. e qualche lieve fioritura. Al termine del vol. si legge: "Fine della Parte I", forse unica pubblicata e anche ICCU cita questa sola.
La Regia Accademia Navale 1881 - 1931 - Edizione di 2000 esemplari numerati - Copia N. 1174 Pag. 362 con illustrazioni nel testo e f.t. Copertina rigida - Testo in italiano. Condizioni generali molto buone.  ,
56 pages. Undated but appears to be circa 1985. A brief history of service at HMCS Cornwallis from May-Sept 1949. "Gives the reader a look at New Entry Training, Naval Lore, Human Interest Stories and some Naval Characters, of which the Navy had its share." - Joseph Lay. Black and white photographs. Author's signature and lenghty inscription to V.L. Swanton inside front cover. Foreward by CIER Joseph Lay G.M. C.D. taped to page one. A quality copy. Book
72 pages. Features: One-page photo ad for the Vertol 107 helicopter; Rig Your Sword Right; One-page illustrated ad for the Grumman A2F-1 Intruder attack aircraft; JFK writes about para-military operations and guerilla warfare; Sticks, Stones & Atoms - interesting article describes how firepower is not the answer in a war of ideologies; Erwin Rommel - Fox or Fake? - interesting feature article; The Case for Jet CAS - jet close air support is here to stay, so the pro-driven AD and F4U are on the way out; La Guerra de Guerrillas - part 1 of 3; Waller of Samar (part 2) - Maj Littleton Waller Tazewell Waller fought natives and a court martial; Marine Corps Reserve; 1st Marine Division; Marine Air Reserve; That Direction's North - Capt. P.R. Clapper in Korea; Baseplate McGurk; Promotions and Transfers; Back cover color ad for the Kaman HU2K-1 Seassprite helicopter; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
pp. 90. Black and white illustrations. Features: Princes Three - The PRINCE Class ships of the Royal Canadian Navy, PRINCE DAVID, PRINCE HENRY, PRINCE ROBERT; The Story of Her Majesty's Cruisers, BLAKE and BLENHEIM; Fantastic centerfold cutaway illustration of the H.M.S. BLAKE; Catapult Lighter AVC-1 - one of the strangest vessels ever built for the U.S. Navy; The Soviet Skoryi Class destroyers; and much more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy of this informative issue. Book
68 pages. Features: Cover illustration of Marine Corps Base 29 Palms, with base photos inside front cover; Two-page photo ad for the Lockheed C-130 Hercules, featuring its airlift capacity; Polaris and the North Flank - major article on issues of the nuclear age; What You Can Do About Drill; The Military Mind - Myth & Fact - is a trained Marine officer a threat to democracy?; Photo ad for the Sikorsky S-58; Inspection - index to readiness; Looking Back Chosin; This is My Rifle; Fleet Marine Force, Pacific - Readiness and Programs to Improve Readiness; The Marine Reserve; The Salty Skipper; The Squad and the M-14; Wake Island Memorial; MARTCOM Report; Transfers and Promotions; FMF - first squad area weapon; Back cover photo ad for the Kaman Huskie VMO helicopter; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
48 pages. Features: Cover photo of the Cunard Princess in Puerto Rico; Photo inside front cover of HMS Tartar (Pennant no. F133) at sea; Full-page photo of the spritsail barge Will in the Solent in 1977; On the Waterfront; Where to See the Big Ships; Under Sail; Preserving a 'Liberty Ship' - a plan to save the 'John W. Brown', one of the last of the WWII Liberty ships; 'Frisky' Class Tugs; Guide to Ships of the Royal Australian Navy - part 2; Kaohsiung - the last port - a visit to Taiwan's famous ship-breaking yards; Counter Sterns; European Commentary; Ship Sales; Dramatic reader submitted photo of kamikaze plane crashing into the HMS Victorious off Okinawa on 1 April 1945; Casualties; Letters; Nice photo of the HMS 'Sanguine' in 1953 inside back cover. Tape repair to top of front cover, otherwise unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
Features: Canadian Georgian Furniture; 19th Century Egyptian Inspired Decoration; Mennonite Dolls and Costumes; Canadian Paperweights; Portrait Sleuthing - researching the background of the painter and subject; Clay Smoking Pipes from the King's Navy Yard, Amherstberg, Ontario. Clean, sound copy. Book
Features: What really happened at Kut (article); Winter photos from the western front; Photos of massive guns in France; Cairns to the memory of Verdun; Why were we misled? - an article to shed some light upon the corruption and ineptitude in Russia; French allies who aided in Allenby's advance; Article - Meeting the Spy Menace - how Britain's counter-espionage was successfully carried out; Help for homeless Hun victims; Airplane caught in mast of wireless station!; article - dealing with the U-Boat - some wonderful episodes in the hunting of the Submarine Hun; Photo of Col. J.H. Patterson, D.S.O. inspecting the Jewish Battalion; glimpses of some warships in the American Navy; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Staples disintegrated. A sound copy. Book
Four photos of Canadians at work in the snow in France. Arms and Apparatus for Night-Flying Airmen - 5 photos plus inset photo of Lieut. Dostier, one of Germany's crack airmen. Remarkable photo of the raid by Gothas on Paris in January 30th. Avengers of Arras Advance Their Artillery - Two Photos. Pitiful Plight of the Little Country Places - 3 photos. 'Butoire' - how in fighting one foe he conquered another, by Henry Barbusse. Trench cookhouses. Valuable war-time village vegetable industry - 6 photos. Activity of shipways and gunworks in America - 6 photos including 2 of Hog Island. Wartime wastage of the navy - a heartening contrast with the Napoleonic war, by Percival A. Hislam. French contrivances and fortitude - 5 photos. Critique of the book 'Englishman, Kamerad!'. Somewhat above-average wear. Unmarked. Staples disintegrated. Still a worthy copy. Book
The Old Times Come Again, by Max Pemberton who explains how Christmas is re-won. Photos of the 'Great Leaders Who Have Saved The World.". The First U.S. President to visit Europe - 3 photos including smiling shot of Woodrow Wilson. Photos of U.S. vessels which protected convoys, including the destroyer Warmington and the destroyer Shaw. The Wonderful Year, article by Sir Sidney Low. Portrait of Marshal Foch. Photo of the formal re-entry of the Belgians into Liege. Photos of British Cavalry entering Spa. My four war Christmases, by Hamilton Fyfe. Photos of mementoes gathered for the Great War Museum. Photo of General Maistre, commander of a French Army Group, distributing decorations in front of Rheims Cathedral. Photos of civilian prisoners trudging back to France from Germany. With the Editor by Air (aboard the Handley Page) to France & Back Again - article and photos. Photos of desecrated statues in Metz. New Names in our Old Navy, by Percival A. Hislam. Average wear. Unmarked. Staples disintegrated. A sound copy. Book
48 pages. Features: Cover photo of HMS Bristol; Nice photo of HMS Fearless (L10); Full-page photo of Norwegian Caribbean Lines' Norway; On the Waterfront; Aberdeen Steam Trawlers - their rise and decline; Dunkirk! - part 3 - Forty years after the evacuation the heroine of Dunkirk lies derelict on a mud bank in the Isle of Wight; "Waverley's" Dunkirk Tribute; 'R' is for Aircraft Carrier - part 1 - Richard Osborne describes the history of the pendant numbers of ships of the Royal Navy from the days of sail to the present time; ss Norway at Southampton - excellent photos; The Loss of HMS Delight - in July 1940 the destroyer 'Delight' was sunk by Nazi aircraft South of Portland Bill whilst on passage from Portsmouth to the Clyde; New Ship News; European Commentary; Tugs Still in Steam at Naples - Rick Hogben describes an active Italian steam fleet; Letters; Ship Sales; Where to see the Cruise Ships; Nice photo of the HMS Anson in 1946. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
48 pages. Features: Cover photo of the steam collier Cliff Quay; Great photo of the Royal Mail Lines`Amazon inside front cover; Nice photo of four Oberon Class submarines of the Royal Australian Navy entering Sydney Harbour; On the Waterfront; Ships Pictorial; European Ferry Commentary; Salvaging the European Gateway; King George V Class Battleships - part 2; Cook`s of Wivenhoe; Still in Steam - Brian Stannard describes the last steam colliers on the UK coast - the three colliers owned by CEGB, now probably in their last year of service; Naval Review; Brocklebank Line Fleet History - part 1 of a short history of T & J Brocklebank Ltd; Ship Sales; By the Latest Packet; Nice photo of the HMS Bold Pathfinder in 1953 inside back cover; and more. Average wear. A worthy reference copy. Book
48 pages. Features: Cover photo of the Clan Line's last ship Clan MacGregor; Nice photo of the Arcadia and Iberia in 1960; Full-page photo of the recently completed cargo ship Mataram; On the Waterfront; Ships Pictorial; European Commentary; Shipping of the Medway Ports - from Sheerness to Rochester; P & O ss Iberia - the career of one of P & O's most handsome post-war passenger liners, a career prematurely ended by mechanical and electrical problems; Clan Line Pictorial; HMS Rodney and HMS Nelson - part 1 of a review of the careers of two of the most unusual battleships built for the Royal Navy; Under Sail; Still in Steam - St. Giles; New Ships for Gesuri Lloyd; Letters; Ship Sales; Nice photo of the HMS Suffolk in 1935. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
48 pages. Features: Cover photo of the HMS Blake; Nice photo of HMS Glamorgan (D19); Full-page photo of the spritsail barge Cabby; On the Waterfront; Under Sail; European Commentary; The Woolwich Free Ferry - the history of the Thames' most famous ferry service; Overture for the 'Oranje' - part 2 (1946 to 1979) ; Keeping the Peace - part 1 - Royal Navy history involving the HMS Curacoa; News of the Liners; Still in Steam - 'VIC 32' - report on a war-built victualling inshore craft now converted into a holiday cruising vessel in the West Highlands of Scotland; Ships of the Seven Seas - Anzere, Wilhelm S., Bencleuch, and Africa Palm; Letters; Nice photo of the HMS Formidable in 1946. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
48 pages. Features: Cover photo of HMCS Iroquois and other Nato vessels in the Atlantic; Nice photo of HMS Antrim (D18); Full-page pre-war photo of the Finnish four-masted schooner Yxpila; On The Waterfront; Lifeboatmen Awarded for Bravery at Sea - Brian Bevan receives the 'life-boatman's VC'; ; Under Sail; Where to see the Big Ships; European Commentary; The Fishery Protection Squadron - a review of its history and a description of the duties of the Royal Navy's oldest squadron; Vintage Thames Views (2) - photos from the past; Guide to Ships of the Canadian Navy - missile destroyers, conventional frigates, Mine warfare vessels; submarines; Fleet replenishment ships, Fleet Tenders and tugs; New frigates for the Nigerian Navy; The "Lord Warden' - John F. Hendy describes the career of a notable cross-Channel vessel still in steam; Perama Bay Panorama; Ship Sales; Where to See the Big Ships; Letters; Nice photo of the HMS 'Mariner' in 1945. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
48 pages. Features: Cover photo of the motor coaster Claudia VII; Photo inside front cover of HMS Herald (F131); Great full-page photo of the QE II threading her way through an assortment of inshore minesweepers, steam tugs, paddle tug, hovercraft, and warships in Spithead last year; On the Waterfront; New Ship News; Naval Review; Where Are They Now? - part 2 of a list of ex-RN ships still in service with foreign navies including the ships recently sold to Egypt; Where to see the big ships; 'Hanseatic' - Hamburg - part 2 of a short history of the rise and fall of a successful post-war German company and its ships - the German Atlantic (formerly Hamburg Atlantic) Line; Guide to Ships of the Royal Navy - part 5 - Submarines and Survey Craft, Depot and Repair Ships, Experimental and Trial Ships, and hovercraft; Maritime Diary; The Loss of the 'Athenia' (brief article); Barque 'Polly Woodside' Restored - a report from Australia; Foreign Warships visiting Portsmouth; Dutch Coasters; Ship Sales; Casualties; Letters; Thames Ship Society Profile; Nice photo of the HMS Royalist in 1946 inside back cover. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
48 pages. Features: Cover painting of the paddle steamer Maid of the Loch; Photo inside front cover of HMS Wilton (M1116); Great full-page photo of the motor vessel Opobo; On the Waterfront; European Commentary; Naval Review; Under Sail; Where to see the Big Ships; Where Are They Now? - part 1 of a list of ex-RN ships still in service with foreign navies; Still in Steam - 'Maid of the Loch' - a review of the career of the last paddle steamer to be built in a British shipyard, 25 years ago this year; 'Hanseatic' Hamburg - part 1 of a short history of the rise and fall of a successful post-war German company and its ships - the German Atlantic (formerly Hamburg Atlantic) Line; Guide to Ships of the Royal Navy - part 4 - Mine Warfare Vessels and Coastal Patrol Craft; More Memories of Port Said, by Monica Smith; Ships of the Seven Seas - Manapouri, Fina Britannia, Vulcanus and Opalia; Ship Sales; Letters; Maritime Diary; Nice photo of the HMS Bramble in 1953 inside back cover. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
267 pages including references and black and white illustrations. Chapters include: The Heritage; The Royal Navy and its Medical Services in Canada; R.C.N. Beginnings; World War I (1914-1918); Hiatus - Between Wars; A Growing Naval Medical Service; Teh Working Milieu Ashore; War at Sea; Experiences, Commendations and Deaths; As Told By Eyewitnesses; After War Horizons; The Post War - A Time of Change. Liquid paper has been applied to front endpaper else contents unmarked. Adhesives have been mostly removed from spine and front board. Library stamp is upon top edge of text. Light wear to blue boards with gilt lettering. Contents tight and square. Remains a nice copy. Book
72 pages. Features: Marines at Work - 4th MEB; Sikorsky ad for the S-58; SEATO and the Red China Threat; Red China's Military Revolution - major photo-illustrated article; Unlimited War - a Non-Nuclear Strategy - are tactical nukes practical or not?; A Military Briefing on Laos; Some Chinese Thoughts on War; Unexploited Concepts - submersible tanks and sub tank carriers; Recon For Regiments; The Last Confederate; Bigger Payloads for the HUS; Marine Corps Reserve; Misdirectives - why not issue 4-S orders?; Baseplate McGurk; Transfers and Promotions; Ad for the Kaman Huskie helicopter on back cover; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
175 pages. Index. Text in English. Translated from the Russian. Stanyukovich (1844-1903) was "an officer in the Tsarist navy for many years and wrote from first-hand experience of life on board a Russian man-of-war." - dust jacket. Bookplate upon front free endpaper. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. Brilliant silver lettering to backstrip. Above-average wear to price-clipped dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy. Book
48 pages. Features: Cover photo of HMS Invincible; Great photo of Cunard`s Saxonia inside front cover; Nice photo of sail training ships Danmark and Gorch Fock; On the Waterfront; Where to See the Cruise Ships; Ships Pictorial; Under Sail; Ships Pictorial; European Commentary; Shipping of the North-East Coast Ports - part 2 of a review of current activity from Blyth to Seaham Harbour; Tyne Tugs of Yesteryear; The Royal Dockyards - an extract from a work by Paul Beaver to be published by Patrick Stephens Ltd.; The Belgian Sisters - the Jadotville and the Baudoinville worked between Antwerp and Matadi; US Warships Visit Portsmouth; Still in Steam - ``Shieldhall`` - a profile of a former Clyde vessel now enjoying a new lease on life at Southampton; Fleet List 1982 - pennant numbers of warships of the Royal Navy and Vessels of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Service - part 3 - Miscellaneous Vessels; Letters; Nice photo of the HMS Ceylon in 1950 inside back cover; and more. Average wear. A worthy reference copy. Book
48 pages. Features: Cover photo of the 'Dog' class motor tug Sheepdog; Photo inside front cover of HMS Nubian (F131); Full-page photo of the gunboat Hvass (P972) leading two tall ships in Oslofjord; On the Waterfront; Where to See the Big Ships; New Ship News; European Commentary; Tall Ships on Parade - Grand Finale to Sail Training Association 1978 races; The Irrisistable 'Ark Royal' - part 1 of 3 of this review of Britain's best-loved warship, whose career is now drawing to a close; Still in Steam - 'Empire Gull'; Maritime Diary; Guide to Ships of the Royal Navy (part 7) - Naval Tugs; Casualties; Ship Sales; Naval Review; Letters; Nice photo of the paddle tug Volatile at sea, black smoke belching, inside back cover. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
52 pages. Features: Cover painting of the aircraft carriere Ark Royal; Photo inside front cover of HMS Churchill; Great full-page photo of the tug Lloydsman with the damaged tanker Venpet in tow en route from Cape Town to Nagasaki; On the Waterfront; Where to See the Big Ships; Ship Sales; Notable Casualty Reports; Naval Review; Career of the White-Star liner 'Georgic'; Maritime Diary; Guide to Ships of the Royal Navy - part 1 - Air Support Ships; European Commentary; The Wind of Change - Ian Lowe appraises the strength of the Royal Navy in the transitional years of the 1950s; The Loss of the 'Herzogin Cecilie'; Letters; Nice photo of the HMS Pheasant in 1946 inside back cover. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
8vo., First Edition thus, with portrait frontispiece (original tissue guard captioned in red), 5 plates of portraits (all original tissue guards captioned in red) and full-page plan, neat inscription on blank preliminary recto; original navy cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in gilt, gilt top, uncut, expertly rebacked with old backstrip laid down, hand-made endpapers, a bright, clean copy. Collects essays on Hawke, Rodney, Howe, Jervis, Saumarez and Pellew. Published simultaneously with the US edition. Hattendorf A10b.
