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8vo., Fourth Impression, with a double-page map; handsomely bound in navy blue full morocco, back with raised bands, second compartment lettered in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, gilt top, blue ribbon marker, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. Published four months after the first edition and the last impression issued in the year of first publication. The finest novel of the Royal Navy in WWII and a maritime classic. The story, based upon the author's own experiences, formed the basis of Charles Frend's notable feature film starring Jack Hawkins in one of his most memorable roles. So accurate is its depiction of the Battle of the Atlantic that it is one of the very few works of fiction admitted by Law to his standard bibliography The Royal Navy in World War Two. Law, 1865
8vo., Second Impression, with double-page map, some very light and occasional spotting; handsomely bound in navy blue full morocco, boards with gilt frame border, back with raised bands, second compartment lettered in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, gilt top, blue ribbon marker, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. Published a month after the first edition. The finest novel of the Royal Navy in WWII and a maritime classic. The story, based upon the author's own experiences, formed the basis of Charles Frend's notable feature film starring Jack Hawkins in one of his most memorable roles. So accurate is its depiction of the Battle of the Atlantic that it is one of the very few works of fiction admitted by Law to his standard bibliography The Royal Navy in World War Two. Law, 1865
2 cassettes in plastic boxes, all housed in publisher's illustrated card wallet, a very good, bright, clean copy. Publisher's product code: 7036. Cassette codes: TC-LFP 80071, TC2-LFP 80072. Approx playing time: 2 hrs 30 mins. Albeit abridged, a spirited and forceful reading of Monsarrat's classic novel of WWII. SCARCE.
8vo., First Edition, with a coloured frontispiece, very numerous monochrome photographs (a number full-page) throughout and a coloured plate of house insignia; original printed wrappers, a near fine copy. Includes detailed fleet index
8vo., First Edition, with 8 plates (including 2 charts) and 2 maps on one folder at end; original green buckram, gilt back, backstrip lightly sunned (but all gilt entirely legible), fore-edges lightly spotted else a very good, clean copy. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR (TO PETER STORRS FOX) WITH HIS SIGNED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON FRONT FREE ENDPAPER. With the (illustrated) rear panel of the dustwrapper loosely inserted. Elusive and important standard reference. Signed copies of any of Northcote Parkinson's works are exceedingly scarce. Albion, p.185; Gulbenkian/Minchinton 3591.
8vo., First Edition, with plates and maps in the text; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. .
Sm. 4to., First Edition, with a frontispiece and numerous photographs throughout; original pictorial wrappers, a fine copy
Sm. 4to., First Edition, with a frontispiece and numerous photographs throughout; original pictorial wrappers, a fine copy
8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs throughout; original printed wrappers, a fine copy
8vo., First Edition, with 40 plates on 20 and a full-page chart in the text, some light offsetting to free endpapers; cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy. The standard early history of the great liner
Sm. folio, First Edition, with frontispiece and 290 fine photographs of vessels in the text; green cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Personal and wide-ranging collection of the most interesting ships photographed by the author during fifty years at sea. The selection is arranged by category and includes passenger ships, cruise ships, cargo ships, container ships, barge carriers, RoRo ships, bulk carriers, tankers, supply vessels, gas carriers, ferries, Clyde ships and tugs.
8vo., First Edition, with endpaper maps and plans; red cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. The Holt fleet included the Glen Line vessels used as Infantry Assault Ships. With statistical appendices detailing war losses (52 vessels), and honours and awards. UNCOMMON IN THIS CONDITION. Enser, p.272; Law 1344.
Roy. 4vo., First Edition, with 50 coloured photographs and 170 photographs in monochrome; laminated pictorial boards, a fine copy. Shaw Savill, together with Henderson’s Albion Line, were the senior companies in the trade between New Zealand and the UK until the advent of New Zealand Shipping Co Ltd in 1873. The founding of the latter partly contributed to the merger of 1882 and the formation of Shaw, Savill & Albion Co Ltd. The new company prospered for almost a century, its ships transporting large specialised cargoes over some of the longest and loneliest routes in the world. Shaw, Savill & Albion had one of its ships, GOTHIC, chosen as a Royal Yacht and introduced the engines aft passenger liner SOUTHERN CROSS which became the fore-runner of the modern cruise ship. The book contains comprehensive fleet lists including vessels managed or chartered by the company.
Oblong 4to., First Edition, with many hundreds of photographs throughout; original navy blue cloth, upper board blocked and lettered in blind, gilt back, blue silk markers, covers mildly age-soiled else a very good, bright, firm copy. With trade advertisements at front and rear.
Oblong 8vo., Second Edition, with coloured frontispiece, folding plates and numerous photographs throughout; black cloth, neatly rebacked with old backstrip laid down, a very good, bright, crisp copy.
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, 4 plates and a full-page map; original red cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in dustwrapper. An elusive line history, documenting the loss of 19 vessels (over 53% of the fleet at the outbreak of war). Includes statistical appendices with ROH. SCARCE IN THE DUSTWRAPPER.
8vo., with a frontispiece and illustrations, neat signature on front free endpaper; cloth gilt, covers mildly rubbed and age-worn else a good, sound copy. Scarce.
2 vols., roy. 4to., First Editions, titles in blue and black, with nearly 2,000 photographs, illustrations, maps and charts (including 30 in colour and 120 in photogravure) in the text, free endpapers very faintly spotted; original blue cloth elaborately blocked in blind, gilt backs, gilt tops, a very good, clean set. A magnificent compendium of naval and maritime history, written by acknowledged authorities, profusely illustrated and generally accepted as the finest encyclopaedia of its kind.
2 vols., roy. 4to., First Edition, titles in blue and black, with nearly 2,000 photographs, illustrations, maps and charts (including 30 in colour and 120 in photogravure) in the text, free endpapers very faintly spotted; original blue cloth, upper boards elaborately blocked in blind, gilt backs, gilt tops, uncut, a very good, bright, clean set. A magnificent compendium of naval and maritime history, written by acknowledged authorities, profusely illustrated and generally accepted as the finest encyclopaedia of its kind.
Oblong 4to., First Edition, with illustrated title, numerous photographs and pictorial endpapers; pictorial boards, a bright, clean working copy. THIS COPY IS HEAVILY ANNOTATED WITH COLOURED HIGHLIGHTER. Comprehensive record of BEF shipping movement, with obvious concentration on Operations DYNAMO, CYCLE and ARIEL.
Oblong 4to., First Edition, with illustrated title \and numerous photographs in the text; pictorial wrappers, a fine copy. Comprehensive record of BEF shipping movement, with obvious concentration on operations DYNAMO, CYCLE and ARIEL.
Sm. 4to., First Edition, with numerous photographs throughout; original printed wrappers, a fine copy
5 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with frontispieces, coloured plates, and photographs, illustrations and maps in the text; cloth (black/red/green/red/green respectively), gilt backs, a fine set in unclipped dustwrapper. Arguably Woodman's magnum opus and certainly the first complete history of Britain's merchant service. The set comprises Vol. 1: Neptune's Trident. Spices and Slaves, 1500-1807 (2008); Vol. 2: Britannia's Realm. In Support of the State, 1763-1815 (2009); Vol. 3: Masters under God. Makers of Empire, 1816-1884 (2009); Vol. 4: More Days, More Dollars. The Universal Bucket Chain, 1885-1920 (2010); Vol. 5: Fiddler's Green. The Great Squandering, 1921-2010 (2010). COMPLETE SETS ARE EXTREMELY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION.
8vo., Second Impression, with coloured plates and monochrome photographs in the text; green cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Final volume of Woodman's magisterial history of the Merchant Sevice. Published in the same year as the first edition. SCARCE.
8vo., First Edition, on laid paper, with a frontispiece, 11 plates, 3 illustrations in the text and front and rear endpaper maps, endpapers lightly browned; cloth, minor spotting to fore-edges else a very good, clean copy in the dustwrapper, the latter lightly frayed at edges. Scarce, especially in this condition. Includes a bibliography. A copy of the (remarkably well preserved) original sales receipt from Foyles of London is loosely inserted. Law, 0246.
