MONSARRAT NicholasMareMagnum
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4 vols., in 1, 8vo., First Editions, with frontispieces and plates; newly and handsomely bound in full navy blue crushed morocco, sides with double frame border in gilt, back gilt with five raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered in gilt, all other compartments ruled and tooled in gilt with an anchor device, all original pictorial wrappers (a little dust-soiled) preserved, a splendid copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. The definitive record of corvette service in WWII, the set comprises 'HM Corvette' (1942), 'East Coast Corvette' (1943), 'Corvette Command' (1944) and 'HM Frigate' (1946). The first three volumes were combined and issued in slightly abridged form as 'Three Corvettes' (1945). Taken together and in sequence the four volumes provide a near-continuous record of Monsarrat's own wartime service. Furthermore they contain much of the inspiration and context, and in several cases actual incidents which reappear in the author's masterpiece 'The Cruel Sea' (1951), arguably the finest novel of the Royal Navy in WWII. Monsarrat's seatime began in HMS Campanula [broadly the 'HMS Flower' of the first volume] on the North Atlantic convoys; at one time she was the only RN vessel operating out of St. Johns. She is perhaps best known for her service in convoy OG71 (Milford Haven-Gibraltar, August 1941) which suffered so badly at the hands of a U-boat pack that it was ordered to seek shelter in neutral Lisbon. Many of the merchantmen were lost (including the SS Aquila with 22 Wrens aboard) together with the escorts HMS Bath and HMS Zinnia. The full story is related by Lund and Ludlam in 'Nightmare Convoy' (1987). He then transferred to HMS Guillemot ['HMS Dipper' in the second volume] serving on the East Coast convoys. Among the actions portrayed are the torpedoing of HMS Vortigern by E-boat S-104, and the successful destruction of an HE-111 in August 1941. HMS Guillemot's captain, Lombard-Hobson' has said of Monsarrat 'he was reserved and unpopular, but I liked him myself'. Monsarrat then assumed command of HMS Shearwater ['HMS Winger' in the third volume] operating in the North Sea out of Harwich. Individual volumes are becoming increasingly elusive. Complete sets are seldom offered for sale, especially in this condition. Enser, p.120 (HM Corvette); Law 1008 (East Coast Corvette), 1007 (Corvette Command) and 1084 (HM Frigate). Astonishingly 'HM Corvette' is not recorded by Law.
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 pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy. Includes fleet lists and wartime losses.
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.
4to., First Edition, with a coloured frontispiece, 12 fine coloured plates, 6 monochrome plates, a table of vessel silhouettes and endpaper maps; pictorial cloth gilt, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in the dustwrapper.
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.
Sm. 4to., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece and numerous photographs (one in colour) in the text; original pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a fine copy
8vo., First Edition; green cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. Elusive novel set in the Royal and Merchant Navies in the prelude to WWII. Very scarce, especially in this condition.
Sm. folio,single leaf, with fine woodblock arms of George IV on front cover; disbound, a crisp, clean copy ideal for framing and display. 3 & 4 Gulielmi IV, Cap. 88; granted Royal Assent 28 August 1833
Sm. folio,24pp, with fine woodblock arms of George IV at head; disbound, a crisp, clean copy ideal for framing and display. 3 & 4 Gulielmi IV, Cap. 55; granted Royal Assent 28 August 1833.
4to., First Edition, with numerous photographs and detailed drawings in the text; cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Published in Conway's outstanding 'Anatomy of the Ship' series
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.
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.
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, plates and diagrams in the text; blue cloth, gilt back, covers lightly faded at extremities else a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper, the latter chipped at extremities and with loss at head and tail of backstrip. THE UK EDITION IS VERY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN DUSTWRAPPER. Enser, p.270; Law 1257.
8vo., First Edition, with photographs in the text; original black, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The result of over fifteen year's research, this is the most comprehensive single-volume day-by-day account. Includes merchant losses as well as warships.
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.
8vo., First Edition; original brown cloth, gilt back, brown edges, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter very lightly age-soiled and with one tiny nick at backstrip. Vividly-written collection of vernacular accounts by men of the Merchant Navy and Coastal Command. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Not recorded by Enser or Law.
8vo., First Edition, with 22 plates on 8, page-edges very lightly browing; grey cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Detailed account of the torpedoing in December 1940 - one of the earliest and most horrific examples of unrestricted submarine warfare of WWII. Over 80 children en route to safety in Canada were lost. Ensr, p.234.
Oblong 4to., Firstt Edition, with numerous photographs throughout; pictorial boards, a fine copy. Includes as many views as possible of unfamiliar wharves and jetties, especially those on the Rivers Neath and Usk.
8vo., First Edition, with over 300 photographs; cloth, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Detailed account of the development of steam and diesel coasters, mainly in the UK and the Netherlands
8vo., free endpapers lightly browned, neat contemporary signature on front paste-down; blind-blocked cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy.
8vo., blind-blocked cloth, crease in upper cover else a very good, clean copy in the dustwrapper.
4to., First Edition, with numerous photographs in the text; original pictorial wrappers, a fine copy. The first dedicated study, providing full details of British convoy rescue vessels with a voyage-by-voyage account of their wartime service. Includes H&A and Orders to Masters. SCARCE.
