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Roy. 8vo., with a frontispiece map, and numerous photographs, illustrations and charts in the text; cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Splendid re-issue, re-set for legibility but retaining all photographs, illustrations and charts, of the scarce original edition of 1921
8vo., First Edition, with plates and maps throughout; black cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean, crisp copy. THIS COPY WAS FORMERLY IN THE LIBRARY OF NAVAL HISTORIAN JOHN WINTON AND BEARS HIS BOOKPLATE ON FRONT PASTE-DOWN. Enser, p.186.
8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece, plates and maps, title lightly spotted, lengthy inscription on front free endpaper; original blue cloth, backstrip lettered in yellow, joints very lightly rubbed else a very good, bright, clean copy. Much of the work is devoted to the author's experiences in pre-WWI Africa, but the section on Jutland (which he was the sole British military officer to witness) is fascinating. UNCOMMON.
In 4° piccolo; 78 pp. e 6 c. di tav. fuori testo. Brossura editoriale. Timbro di collezzione privata al piatto anteriore. Rara prima ed unica edizione di questa importante opera dell'Ingegnere e deputato italiano genovese, Salvatore Orlando (Genova, 1856 – Livorno, 1926), dedicato allo studio tecnico della Battaglia dello Jutland che fu il più grnade conflitto navale della Prima Guerra Mondiale. I fatti avvenero fra il 31 maggio ed il 1º giugno 1916 nelle acque del Mare del Nord. In esso si scontrarono le principali flotte da guerra operative nel corso del conflitto; la Royal Navy britannica e la Kaiserliche Marine tedesca. Non comune. Alcuni segni del tempo e lievi difetti. Numerose immagini di navi da guerra.
8vo., First Edition thus, with numerous illustrations, diagrams and maps in the text; blue cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Much-needed reissue of Campbell's classic study first published in 1986.
Oblong 4to., First Edition, with a frontispiece and numerous illustrations and diagrams (a number full-page) in the text; cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly frayed at edges. Warship Monographs. Monograph One. Detailed account of the design, construction and service of the world's first battlecruisers. The brainchild of Lord Fisher, the three vessels of this class - Indomitable, Inflexible and Invincible - combined the speed of a cruiser and the gunpower of a Dreadnought, and were the fastest capital ships of their era. Scarce, especially in this condition.
8vo., First Edition, on laid paper, with 14 folding charts in pocket at end, some mild offsetting to front free endpaper, signature on front free endpaper; blue cloth, gilt back, boards lightly age-marked and soled else good, bright, clean copy. American journalist Langhorne Gibson provides a lively (if sometimes apparently unfeeling) recounting of the action, supported by the largely pro-Jellicoe findings of Harper's board of enquiry. Arguably the best chronological account prior to Marder some thirty years later. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Albion, p.271; Enser, p.186
48 pages. Features: Cover photo of the cross-Channel ferry nf Tiger; On the Waterfront; Ships Pictorial; Cruise Ship Review; Ports of Call; HMS Canada - J.W. Duckworth describes the career of this First World War battleship which became the last surviving warship to have seen active service at the Battle of Jutland; Ferry Fleets Updates; Bristol's Collier Fleet - the story of Osborn & Wallis Ltd.; New Ship News; Sail on the Tyne; Passage in a Paperboat - the shipping company of the mighty Bowater Paper Corporation; Ship Sales; Full-page photo of the Scol Venture; and more. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
8vo., First Edition, with a portrait frontispiece, 13 plates on 8, 7 folding charts in red and black, and 2 plans in the text; original navy blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly creased and rubbed at extremities. Enser, p.310 (recording the work as a whole)
8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece, 15 plates on 8, 5 diagrams in the text and 16 folding coloured charts in pocket at end; cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in dustwrapper. Enser, p.310 (recording the work was a whole).
24 pages. Features: God Save the King! (article); The Doom of the Aerial Armada - a day that will live in History - article; French Methods of Meeting the Zeppelin Menace - seven photos; Three photos of war damage; Photo of a stream of refugee carts; Artillery that aided the Australians' Advance - three excellent photos of howitzers which took part in the bombardment which attended the Anzacs' advance in Flanders, including a battery of 18-pounders and 1,400lb shells with an effective shrapnel radius of 800 yards; Photo of native Somali, Swazi, Swahili and other troops fighting under the British flag; Photo of General Sarrall decorating Essad Pasha; Photo of large boatload of milch-goats heading to the Salonika front to provide milk for the allied armies; Photos of German winged bombs and 'coal-scutties; Photos of the officers of U35 and some of the ships she sunk (all photos taken by the commander of U35 and published in German newspapers); The Truth About Jutland - article by Lovat Fraser; Three centrefold illustrations beneath the caption 'Going Forward to the Firing-Line in Flanders'; How Friendly Peoples were Permeated by German Spies - article by Tighe Hopkins; Photo of the Portuguese President, Senhor Machada, reviewing Portuguese troops in England; Photo of the Prince of Siam inspecting a French mortar school; Photo of the King of Italy presenting award to General Petain; Photo of Senegalese troops practicing the use of gas masks in France; How Esprit de Corps is fostered and maintained - article by Neil Munro; Sketches of four distinguished sailors on active service, Rear-Admiral O. De B. Brock, Rear-Admiral A.C. Leveson, Captain Sir Reginald Y. Tyrwhitt, and rear-Admiral W.E. Goodenough; Photos of sixteen brave men and women honoured for heroism; Illustration of how Sergeant John Carmichael, V.C. earned his award; Illustration of how Corporal Sidney James Day, V.C. earned his award; Cross-section illustrations of new concrete ships; The Worcesters (I) - one-page record of the Regiment with photo of her officers. Unmarked with above-average wear. A worthy reference copy. Book
3 voll. in 4, pp. 124 (numerazione continua) con ill. n.t. e 22 tavvv. f.t. in tot. inc. all'acq. o on fotoinc. Usuali fioriture della carta. Cart. edit.
8vo., First Edition, with a coloured frontispiece, 23 fine coloured plates and 26 plates in monochrome all by Wyllie, small neat contemporary signature on front free endpaper, some very faint and occasional spotting; original blue cloth, upper board blocked and lettered in darker blue, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Enser, p.187.
Cover portrait of Admiral Sir John Jellicoe - Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Fleet. Feature: Jutland - Complete record of the great sea battle - Part I. The closing victories at Verdum (conclusion). Photo portraits of Vice-Admiral Sir David Beatty (Commander-in-Chief of Battle-Cruiser Fleet), Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, Rear Admiral Sir Robert K. Arbuthnot, Bart., K.C.B., lost with his flagship the Defense, and Admiral Sir Cecil Burney, Second-in-Command of the Grand Fleet. Coverfold fragile but intact. Book
Cover portrait of Vice-Admiral Sir David Beatty - in command of the Battle-Cruiser Fleet. The undying story of the Battle of Jutland (Part II) - Cruiser Squadrons in Action. Full-page photo portrait of Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Edward Madden - Chief of Staff to the Commander-in-Chief, Grand Fleet. Centerfold photo portraits of 14 British Naval leaders. The Jutland Battle - Part III - The Grand Fleet Action and Minor Cruiser Engagements. Actual photo of Admiral Beatty's Battle-Cruiser squadron - engaging the German high sea fleet off Jutland. Average wear. Unmarked. Book
Cover portrait of M. Millerand, the French Minister of War. The French advance toward Lense and the battle of "the Labyrinth". Remarkable camera-picture of a brilliant charge by a regiment of French Zouaves. Full page portrait of General Sir Bruce M. Hamilton, K.C.B., commanding the Sixth Army. Many scenes of destruction in France. Average wear. Covers and centerfold seperated from contents but present. Binding otherwise intact. Unmarked. Sound copy. Please note: this copy does not include the photogravure plate of Lt. Warneford. In its place we include the plate of Rear Admiral The Hon. Horace L.A. Hood, who was lost with his flagship, the Invincible, in the battle of Jutland. This plate originally was issued with part 101 of this series). Book
Pages 121-160. This issue deals with the Battle of Jutland Bank, May 31-June 1, 1916. Cover illustration of the end of the "Shark". Photos and illustrations include Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, map of the battle area, Photo of ther German dreadnought battleship "Kaiser", Vice-Admiral Scheer, Vice-Admiral Hipper, Sir David Beatty, O. De B. Brock, W.C. Pakenham, Horace L.A. Hood, E.M. Phillpotts, F.C. Dreyer, Arthur L. Cay, Charles J. Wintour, Sir C.R. Blaine, German battle-cruiser "Seydlitz", Sir Charles Madden, Lionel Halsey, German light cruiser "Rostock", German Pre-Dreadnought Battleship "Pommern", Sir Doveton Sturdee, Sir Cecil Burney, Arthur C. Leveson, Ernest F.A. Gaunt, Sir Thomas Jerram, Alexander L. Duff, Hugh Evan-Thomas, T.D.W. Napier, Herbert L. Heath, Charles E. Le Mesurier, Sir Robert Arbuthnot, E.S. Alexander-Sinclair, William E. Goodenough, E.G.S. Bingham, photo of brave lad John Travers Cornwell who bravely died in action. Covers pulling from staples. Ink stamp atop front cover, otherwise unmarked. Average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
Please note: colour plate not included. Chapter CCLXXXIX - The Secret of Jutland - with photos and illustrations. Super centerfold action photos of British ships at full speed and firing their 13.5" and 12" guns. Many photos of the British warships that won glory in the Battle of Jutland. Battle diagrams. Somewhat above-average wear and soiling. Staples disintegrated. A worthy reference copy. Book
Single sheet, 8vo., on 'Grand Fleet' stationery,in near fine state. The letter in entirely in Beatty's hand, and signed and dated 19 December 1918. At this time Beatty, who commanded the Battlecruiser Squadron at Jutland, was serving as Commander of the Grand Fleet; Admiral Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt was Commander of the Harwich Force. A FINE LETTER RELATING TO TWO OF THE FOREMOST BRITISH NAVAL COMMANDERS OF THE GREAT WAR. AUTOGRAPH MATERIAL BY BEATTY IS SCARCE.
8vo., First Edition, with a portrait frontispiece, 12 plates on 8 and 8 maps coloured in outline (three folding and three double-page) at end, fore-edges lightly spotted; original navy blue cloth, gilt back, a good, clean copy in the dustwrapper, the latter lightly chipped and frayed at edges. Very scarce in any condition. Enser, p.310 (recording the wok as a whole).
4pp notelet (two pages blank), measuring 7.0 x 4.5 ins (approx. 18.0 x 11.5 cms), on blind-embossed Admiralty stationery, dated 14 January 1909, last (blank) page lightly dusty else a near fine copy. THE ENTIRE LETTER IS WRITTEN, DATED AND SIGNED IN JELLICOE'S HAND. Jellicoe writes to one 'Mr. Trill', evidently an old shipmate from HMS Ramillies. 'I was very glad to hear from you that you are well and strong. Long may you remain so. I wish we could have the Ramillies commission over again. I am very glad that your boy is coming to Portsmouth. I hope it will be managed all right. I am glad to say that Lady Jellicoe and I are both very well. I hope some day at Portsmouth we may come across you, but I am much tied to the office here. I would sooner be fitting out nets at sea'. John Rushworth Jellicoe, Admiral of the Fleet Earl Jellicoe (1859-1935) commanded the Grand Fleet at Jutland. He was appointed to HMS Ramillies, new flagship of the Mediterranean Fleet, which he commanded from 1893-7 (probably the period referred to in the letter). He later served as First Sea Lord and was raised to the peerage in 1925 as 1st Earl Jellicoe. AUTOGRAPH MATERIAL BY JELLICOE IS EXTREMELY SCARCE.
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, coloured plate, 9 monochrome plates on 7, 9 large folding charts coloured in outline and 4 folding diagrams in pocket at end, some light spotting to fore-edges, a few charts lightly spotted at folds; handsomely bound in full navy crushed morocco, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, ribbon marker, gilt from original backstrip and gilt device from upper board mounted on new and separate leaves at front, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. THIS COPY WAS FORMERLY IN THE LIBRARY OF CAPTAIN JOHN WILLIAM JOSSELYN RN AND BEARS HIS NEAT HOLOGRAPH SIGNATURE (DATED 1919) ON FRONT FREE ENDPAPER. During WWII, Captain J.W. Josselyn commanded INTREPID (1939-1942), CARADOC (1942-1943), and HAWKINS (from 1943). It was whilst in command of INTREPID that he took part (together with INGLEFIELD and IVANHOE) in the sinking of U-45 by depth charge off the south-west coast of Ireland in October 1939. He retired from the service in 1949. Albion, p.271; Enser, p.309
5 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with 5 portrait frontispieces, 66 plates on 40, 7 illustrations and charts in the text, 22 folding or double-page charts (the majority coloured in outline) bound in, and 16 folding charts coloured in outline in pocket at end of third volume; navy cloth, gilt backs, a very good, bright, clean set in unclipped dustwrapper (one wrapper price-clipped), the wrappers to fourth and fifth volumes lightly rubbed at extremities. With the publisher's compliment slip, and separately printed corrigenda sheet, loosely inserted in first volume. The set comprises Volume I: The Road to War, 1904-1914 (1961); Volume II: The War Years: to the Eve of Jutland (1965); Volume III: Jutland and After (May 1916-December 1916) (1966); Volume IV: 1917: Year of Crisis (1969); Volume V: Victory and Aftermath (January 1918-June 1919) (1970). THE DEFINITIVE HISTORY OF THE ROYAL NAVY IN THE YEARS LEADING UP TO AND DURING THE GREAT WAR. Arguably the finest contribution to the literature of naval history since Mahan. SCARCE AS A COMPLETE SET, ESPECIALLY IN THE DUSTWRAPPERS. Enser, p.310
