THE CHINESE STEAM NAVY 1862-1945
Written by Richard N.J. Wright.
Stock no. 1827150
Published by Chatham Publishing. 1st 2000. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The extraordinary story of the transformation of a navy from one of armed junks to one exploiting the latest steam and steel technology. Grey boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1861761449. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustswrapper is lightly rubbed at corners and has a few minor marks.

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COASTAL PASSENGER LINERS OF THE BRITISH ISLES
Written by Nick Robins.
Stock no. 1326506
Published by Seaforth Publishing. 1st 2011. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Focusing on the social need for coastal passenger services, the men and women who provided the services and the passengers who used them. A book to delight both the ship enthusiast and all those who enjoy maritime and social history of the British Isles. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 145 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781848321120. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased.

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WARSHIP 1995
Written by John Roberts.
Stock no. 1827126
Published by Conway Maritime Press. 1st 1995. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

An annual publication devoted to the design, development and service history of the world's combat ships. This is volume XIX. Edited by John Roberts. Includes: The Union Navy During the Civil War, 1861-65; The Kaiser Franz Joseph I Class Torpedo Rams fo the Austro-Hungarian Navy; The Mast and Funnel Question; On the Brink of Armageddon; and much more. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 085177654X. Board corners lightly bumped. A few minor marks to top edge of text block. Contents clean. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned.

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THE BATTLESHIP DREADNOUGHT (ANATOMY OF THE SHIP)
Written by John Roberts.
Stock no. 1827109
Published by Conway Maritime Press. 1st 1992. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large oblong format. Anatomy of the Ship Series. A full and detailed description of every aspect of the ship, which also analyses the genesis of the design and its contemporary significance. A complete anatomy of the ship in words, b/w photographs and drawings. ISBN: 0851776000. Light shelf-wear to base of spine. Minor knock to lower front corner. Some imprinting of frontis to title page (minor). Grey pictorial dustwrapper is lightly marked and lightly scuffed.

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WARSHIP 1992
Written by Robert Gardiner.
Stock no. 1827107
Published by Conway Maritime Press. 1st 1992. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

An annual publication devoted to the design, development and service history of the world's combat ships. This is volume XVI and includes: The Shipboard Balloon; The Battleship USS Maine; Japan's Proto-Battlecruisers: The Tsukuba & Kurama Classes; After the Dreadnought; and much more. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 0851776035. Light bumping to top of spine and top of dustwrapper spine. Blue dustwrapper has a tiny split to lower front flap edge and flap edge is a little marked.

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WARSHIP 2001-2002
Written by Anthony Preston; et al.
Stock no. 1827106
Published by Conway Maritime Press. 1st 2001. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

'Warship' is devoted to the design, development and service history of the world's combat ships. The contributors are respected authorities, and so detailed and accurate information is the keynote of all the articles - fully supported by plans, tables and photographs. This is Volume XXIV edited by Preston and includes: First Class Cruisers Part 2; The Royal Navy and the Role of Seapower in Global Politics, 1856-1871; Spain's Farewell to Greatness: The Battle of Santiago, 3 July 1898; Australian Colonial Navies, 1855-1900; and much more. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0851779018. Light bumping to top of spine. Contents clean. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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RUM WAR AT SEA
Written by Malcolm F. Willoughby.
Stock no. 1826878
Published by Government Printing Office, Washington. 1st 1964. Very good condition.

The period of National Prohibition in America in the 1920s and 1930s. As one of the law enforcement agencies charged with the suppression of the illegal liquor traffice, the United States Coast Guard was deeply involved in what has become known as 'The Rum War'. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine and vignette to front. B/w photos and chapter headers. A few small knocks to board edges. Boards a little grubby, marked to rear board. Text block browned. Name in ink to top of front endpaper. Else contents clean.

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THE GREAT AGE OF STEAM ON WINDERMERE
Written by George H. Pattinson.
Stock no. 1326188
Published by The Windermere Nautical Trust. 1st 1981. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The history of Windermere with anecdotes provides a feast for any lovers of fine boats and the steam era. Blue boarsd, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0907796001. Spine bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased.

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MONSOON TRADERS: THE MARITIME WORLD OF THE EAST INDIA COMPANY
Written by H.V. Bowen; John McAleer; Robert J. Blyth.
Stock no. 1826746
Published by Scala Publishers. 1st 2011. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The maritime story of the East India Company is one of wealth, power and the pursuit of fortune but is also a story of conflict, conquest and piracy on the high seas. This book explores the Company's origins and its early encounters with Asia, as well as its rise to wealth and trading pre-eminence. Cream paper boards, silver title to spine. B/w pictorial endpapers. Colour illustrations. 192 pages including index. ISBN: 9781857596755. Base of spine and top rear corner of boards bumped. Some grubby marks internally. Top corners of contents are creased as if dropped at some point. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine and a little scuffed.

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P & O SKETCHES IN PEN AND INK
Written by Harry Furniss. Illustrated by Harry Furniss.
Stock no. 1826619
Published by George Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 1st 1987. Nearly fine condition.

Pen and ink sketches of the many interesting sights invariably to be witnessed during a voyage on a P. & O. Steamer. Oblong format. Green cloth boards, gilt title & vignettes to front. B/w sketches throughout. ISBN: 0297791958. Text block a little dusty. Contents clean.

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P & O PENCILLINGS
Written by W.W. Lloyd. Illustrated by W.W. Lloyd.
Stock no. 1826618
Published by George Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 1st 1987. Nearly fine condition.

Oblong format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to front. B/w and colour sketches by W.W. Lloyd of life aboard ship. ISBN: 0297791966. A lovely copy.

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F.R. KENDALL: EXTRACT FROM LETTERS 1858-1865
Written by Franklin Richardson Kendall.
Stock no. 1826617
Published by P & O. 1st 1968. Very good condition.

Franklin Richardson Kendall was born into a family with great naval traditions and joined the P & O Head Office in London. He remained with P & O for 50 years before retiring. This is a collection of selected extracts from letters written to his mother during the tumultous times of change between 1858 and 1866. Large format. Cloth spine, cream cardwraps with black title to front. Tipped in colour frontis of the Ripon leaving Southampton. B/w photos. 89 pages. A few light creases to covers. Covers are a little grubby from handling. Contents clean.

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