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A-4 SKYHAWK 'HEINEMANN'S HOT ROD'
Written by Jim Winchester.
Stock no. 1326660
Published by Pen & Sword Books. 1st 2005. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An in-depth look at the design, production, evolution, operation and performance of the aircraft. Includes first-hand accounts of flying the Skyhawk in action. Black boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & bw photos and illustrations. 304 pages. ISBN: 1844150852. Spine bumped, corners rubbed. Contents fine. Slight creasing to wrapper (particularly visible on verso).

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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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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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ARMING THE FLEET: THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ROYAL ORDNANCE YARDS 1770-1945
Written by David Evans.
Stock no. 1826671
Published by Explosion Museum Of Naval Firepower; English Heritage. 1st 2006. Slightly better than very good condition.

The complete history of Britain's naval ordnance yards, which were built for the storage and manipulation of armaments and explosives, from the early conversion of fortifications to the underground strongholds of the Second World War. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and plans. ISBN: 9780955363207. Cover corners lightly rubbed. Contents clean.

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MEMOIRS OF A FIGHTING CAPTAIN
Written by Admiral Lord Cochrane; Brian Vale.
Stock no. 1826497
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2005. Nearly fine condition.

Introduction by Vale. Cochrane was an inspired naval commander in the Napoleonic wars, a leading figure in the Radical movement but he was also guilty of making disastrous decisions on land and being pig-headed and vindictive and he used his memoirs to settle old scores. Colour illustrations. Dark blue cloth, with gilt title, border and vignette. 311 pages. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase in almost fine condition.

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THE SAILING NAVY LIST: ALL THE SHIPS OF THE ROYAL NAVY - BUILT, PURCHASED AND CAPTURED - 1688-1860
Written by David Lyon.
Stock no. 1325772
Published by Conway Maritime Press. 1997. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The first complete and authoritative list of ships, derived from official sources. Organised by type and class. Details of dimensions, tonnage, armament, building data and fates. Complete ship name index. Large format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. xv and 367 pages including index. ISBN: 085177864X. Standard edition reprinted. Spine and corners bumped. Front joint between frontis and title-page is cracked. Some slight grubbiness to textblock else contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge worn, slightly faded to spine and slightly grubby.

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THE SQUADRONS OF THE FLEET AIR ARM
Written by Ray Sturtivant; Theo Ballance.
Stock no. 1825960
Published by Air-Britain (historians) Ltd.. 2nd 1994. Very good condition.

2nd Revised Edition. The book represents the culmination of 40 years research into the histories of the Squadrons of the Fleet Air Arm. B/w photos. 544 pages. The book makes possible the identification of the location, role, aircraft, and commander of all Fleet Air Arm Squadrons on any given date. It also includes coverage of Australian, Canadian and Dutch Naval Air Squadrons numbered in the same series as the Fleet Air Arm. ISBN: 0851302238. Spine faded from dark blue to light blue. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf worn. Light rubbing to corners, tiny nick to lower rear outer edge of paper covering boards. Rear board a little grubby. Foxing to top edge of text block and a few minor spots to free front endpaper. Contents clean.

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FLEET AIR ARM AIRCRAFT 1939-1945
Written by Ray Sturtivant; Mick Burrow.
Stock no. 1825955
Published by Air-Britain (historians) Ltd.. 1st 1995. Very good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 0851302327. Boards lightly scuffed, spine faded from dark blue to light blue (not obvious as fading). Text block browned, contents clean.

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THE SQUADRONS AND UNITS OF THE FLEET AIR ARM
Written by Theo Ballance; Lee Howard; Ray Sturtivant.
Stock no. 1825946
Published by Air-Britain. 1st 2016. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Brief histories of every Naval Air Squadron - including Australian, Canadian and Dutch squadrons where these have been numbered in the 700- and 800-series - aircraft- and helicopter-capable ships, bases, Battle Honours, Trophies and Awards, detailed sections on helicopter Flights and notes of many of the Schools, Sections and Units that have supported the Fleet Air Arm for more than eight decades. Large, heavy format. Blue cloth boards, silver title so spine. B/w photos and a few colour, colour badges. ISBN: 9780851304892. A lovely copy.

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