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PRESTON Antony
'V and W' Class Destroyers 1917-1945. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with numerous plates and illustrations in the text; grey cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Standard reference on this much-loved class, with considerable space devoted to the career of each vessel. Increasingly elusive, especially in this condition. Law, 1066.
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RAVEN Alan
Essex Class Carriers [Warship Design History].
Oblong 4to., First Edition, with a frontispiece, and very numerous illustrations from photographs and detailed scale drawings in the text; cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in the dustwrapper. This series is similar to Conway's outstanding outstanding 'Anatomy of the Ship' series featuring probably the most detailed drawings ever produced for historical naval publications.
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RAVEN Alan
Fletcher Class Destroyers [Warship Design History].
Oblong 4to., First Edition, with a frontispiece, and very numerous illustrations from photographs and detailed scale drawings in the text; cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in the dustwrapper. This series is similar to Conway's outstanding outstanding 'Anatomy of the Ship' series featuring probably the most detailed drawings ever produced for historical naval publications.
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RICHARDS Sir Brooks
Volume I. Clandestine Sea Operations to Brittany 1940-1944. [With a Foreword by MRD Foot].. Secret Flotillas. [Revised Edition]. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition thus, with photographs, illustrations and maps; navy cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. First of two volumes reissuing Richards' very scarce original account published by HMSO in 1996. Vol. II covers the Mediterranean, North Africa and the Adriatic.
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REYNOLDS L.C.
Mediterranean MTBs at War. Short MTB Flotilla Operations 1939-1945. Foreword by Rear Admiral Sir M. Morgan-Giles. SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY
Roy. 4to., First Edition, with numerous illustrations and maps in the text, and pictorial endpapers; cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM REYNOLDS WITH HIS SIGNED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON HALF-TITLE. Sequel to 'Dog Boats at War' covering the 1st, 2nd, 7th, 10th, 15th, 20th, 24th, 27th and 28th MTB Flotillas.
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ROBBINS Guy
The Aircraft Carrier Story 1908-1945.
4to., First Edition, with very numerous illustrations in the text; cloth, gilt back, a mint copy in the dustwrapper. Valuable account of carrier development in Britain, Japan and the US. Coverage of wartime engagements is largely US-oriented.
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ROBERTS John
British Warships of the Second World War.
Roy. 4to., First Edition, with a frontispiece and very numerous detailed drawings in the text; cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Published in NIP's recent 'Blueprint Series' in association with the National Maritime Museum
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RODGER N.A.M.
The Wooden World. An Anatomy of the Georgian Navy. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with 15 plates on 8 and endpaper plans, small neat signature on front paste-down; Rred cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. 'Impeccably researched, carefully argued and brilliantly original'. A major contribution to the history of the Royal Navy in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. THE ORIGINAL EDITON IS SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION.
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RODGER N.A.M.
The Wooden World. An Anatomy of the Georgian Navy. [Second Impression]. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., Second Impression, with 15 plates on 8 and endpaper plans, neat signature on front free endpaper; red cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Published a year after the first edition. 'Impeccably researched, carefully argued and brilliantly original'. A major contribution to the history of the Royal Navy in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. ALL EARLY PRINTINGS ARE SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
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ROSKILL Stephen
Churchill and the Admirals.
8vo., First Edition, with 24 plates on 12 and 4 maps (3 double-page) in the text, some very light spotting to text and fold-ins, some light offsetting from fold-ins to free endpapers; cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a very good, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. An excellent piece of research and scholarship. Although covering well-worn ground, Roskill brings a fresh view to the argument as to how far Churchill ignored the advice of his professional advisers both as politician and amateur naval strategist. Enser, p.53; Law, 0660.
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ROSS Stewart
Admiral Sir Francis Bridgeman. The Life and Times of an Officer and a Gentleman. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with plates; cloth, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The first dedicated biography of the creator and first commander of the Home Fleet in WWI. Bridgeman was later dismissed by Churchill.
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ROSS Al
Anatomy of the Ship. The Escort Carrier Gambier Bay.
Oblong 4to., First Edition, with a frontispiece, and very numerous illustrations from photographs and detailed scale drawings in the text; cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in the dustwrapper. Arguably the scarcest title in Conway's outstanding 'Anatomy of the Ship' series featuring probably the most detailed drawings ever produced for historical naval publications.
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ROSS Al
Anatomy of the Ship. The Destroyer 'The Sullivans'.
Oblong 4to., First Edition, with a frontispiece, and very numerous illustrations from photographs and detailed scale drawings in the text; cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in the dustwrapper. A scarce title in Conway's outstanding 'Anatomy of the Ship' series featuring probably the most detailed drawings ever produced for historical naval publications.
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RUGE Friedrich
The Soviets as Naval Opponents 1941-1945.
8vo., First UK Edition, with several illustrations in the text; cloth, a near fine copy in the dustwrapper. First account of Soviet naval practice during WWII.
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SCOTT Ian
My War at Sea. [Foreword by Admiral Sir William James].
8vo., First Edition, with a frontispiece and 8 plates; blue cloth, gilt back, blue top, backstrip faded (but all lettering entirely legible), a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter worn and frayed at edges, and wanting backstrip. The trials and travels of the captain of HMS Foxglove plus some morale boosting tales. After Dunkirk he took part in the Perim patrol. Scarce. Enser, p.383; Law, 0742.
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SHRUBB Lieutenant-Commander R. E. A.
The Royal Navy Day by Day. [Foreword by Admiral Sir Terence Lewin. First Trade Edition.] NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWREAPPER
Sm. folio, First Edition thus, with very numerous photographs and maps in the text, and endpaper maps, neat contemporary inscription on front free endpaper; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. First public edition of a standard reference first published for distribution only within the service.
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SHOWELL Jak Mallmann
U-Boat Command and the Battle of the Atlantic. -Boat Command and the Battle of the Atlantic.
4to., First Edition, with very numerous photographs and facsimiles in the text; cloth, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. An excellent appraisal. Most of the text is based on the original log books and on accounts written before 1946
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SIMMONS E.H.
Famous Regiments. The United States Marines. [Introductions by Lt.-General Sir Brian Horrocks]. SIGNED BY AUTHOR AND SERIES EDITOR
8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs in the text; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SIGNED BY AUTHOR ON TITLE AND BY HORROCKS ON HALF-TITLE VERSO. One of only three non-British units included in Horrocks' concise Famous Regiments series. SIGNED COPIES ARE SCARCE.
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SHOWELL Jak Mallmann
The German Navy in World War Two. A Reference Guide to the Kriegsmarine, 1935-1945. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
4to., First Edition with illustrated title and very numerous illustrations, maps and diagrams throughout; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped, very lightly browned dustwrapper. The best single-volume guide to date, with over 300 photographs. Enser, p110; Law 1663.
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SMITH Peter C.
Hold the Narrow Sea. Naval Warfare in the English Channel 1939-1945.
8vo., First Edition, with a frontispiece map and numerous photographs in the text; cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. As usual from this author, an excellent account. Relatively few photographs, but considerable detail on a still hugely under-written aspect of RN operations in WWII. Enser, p.159; Law, 0431.
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SMITH Peter C.
Royal Navy Ships' Badges.
Sm. 4to., First Edition, with numerous coloured reproductions in the text; cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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SMITH Peter
Hard Lying. The Birth of the Destroyer 1893-1913.
8vo., First Edition, with very numerous photographs (many full-page) in the text; cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. As usual with this author, a highly informative account. Covers the first twenty years of destroyer development, including pendant numbers and class tables.
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SMITH P.C.
The Battlecruiser HMS Renown 1916-1948. [Foreword by Vice-Admiral B. .B. Brooke]. [Second Edition].
8vo., Second Edition, with 38 plates on 16 and 6pp of diagrams in the text; cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Much-needed reissue of the scarce original edition published as 'Hit First, Hit Hard' of 1979 (listed incorrectly as 1976 on title verso of this edition). Enser, p.23; Low, 0991 (recording the first edition).
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STERN Robert C.
Battle beneath the Waves. The U-Boat War.
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with 46 plates on 32; cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Detailed accounts of over a dozen individual U-boat careers augmented by a very good selection of well-chosen photographs.
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TAYLOR G.
London's Navy. A Story of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Foreword by HRH The Prince of Wales.
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with a frontispiece, 6 coloured plates on 4 and numerous monochrome illustrations in the text; cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Definitive history of London Division from 1903; good accounts of 'President' and 'Chrysanthemum'.
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THOMAS David A.
The Atlantic Star 1939-45. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with numerous plates and endpaper maps; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Valuable compilation of vernacular accounts, and the standard reference of its type
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THOMPSON Julian
The Imperial War Museum Book of The War at Sea 1914-1918.
8vo., First Edition, with plates; original blue cloth, gilt back, blue endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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THOMPSON Julian
The Imperial War Museum Book of The War at Sea. The Royal Navy in the Second World War.
4to., First Edition, with photographic title-spread and very numerous photographs in the text; original white cloth, backstrip lettered in black, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. With a contemporary review loosely inserted.
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KEMP Paul
Underwater Warriors. [Second Edition]. WITH THE AUTOGRAPH OF IAN EDWARD FRASER VC
8vo., Second Edition, with 75 plates on 32 and numerous diagrams in the text; pictorial boards, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. LOOSELY INSERTED IS A SMALL CARD BEARING THE AUTOGRAPH OF IAN FRASER VC, US LEGION OF HONOR. A standard and well-illustrated survey incorporating several rare photographs. This is the much-needed re-issue of the original edition of 1996. Fraser's exploit in command of XE-3 is covered on pp. 178-182 and his award of the Victoria Cross on pp.181-2. Lt. Fraser was awarded the Victoria Cross for his daring attack on the Japanese heavy cruiser Takao in the Straits of Johor, Singapore on 31 July 1945. Fraser, in command of midget submarine XE-3, completed a long and dangerous infiltration through mined waters and successfully lowered his craft under the target, which lay atop a depression in the sea bed. His diver James Magennis left the craft to attach limpet mines to Takao's hull. Next, the XE-3's two main side-saddle charges had to be released, but the starboard charge became lodged and a nerve-wracking interval passed before Magennis could free it. Magennis then re-entered XE-3 and the craft escaped. The charges detonated successfully and the heavy cruiser settled on the bottom for the remainder of the war. Both Fraser and Magennis were awarded the Victoria Cross. Mulholland & Jordan, K14 (recording the first edition).
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FLEMING George
Magennis VC. The Story of Northern Ireland's only Winner of the Victoria Cross. SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY OF THE SCARCE CLOTHBOUND ISSUE
8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece, and numerous photographs and maps in the text; navy cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in gilt, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR TO VICE ADMIRAL SIR ROY NEWMAN, PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL NAVAL ASSOCIATION, WITH THE FORMER'S SIGNED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON TITLE. A splendid association copy of the very scarce clothbound issue (the paperback edition is difficult enough!). Mulholland & Jordan, F22.
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WAAGE Johan
The Narvik Campaign. Translated from the Norwegian by Ewan Butler.
8vo., First English Edition, with 17 plates on 8 and a double-page map in the text; cloth, backstrip lettered in white, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The first edition was published in Oslo in the previous year. Scarce, especially in this condition. Enser, p.281.
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WATTON Ross
Anatomy of the Ship. The Aircraft Carrier Victorious. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Oblong 4to., First Edition, with illustrated title-spread and very numerous illustrations from photographs and detailed scale drawings in the text; grey cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Published in Conway's outstanding 'Anatomy of the Ship' series featuring probably the most detailed drawings ever produced for historical naval publications.
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WATTS Anthony J.
The Royal Navy. An Illustrated History.
4to., First Edition, with a frontispiece and very numerous photographs and diagrams throughout, front endpapers a trifle marked; original blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. As usual with this author, an excellent, well-illustrated general survey.
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WELLS Captain John G.
Whaley. The Story of HMS Excellent from 1830 to 1980. With a Foreword by Admiral of the Fleet Sir Varyl Begg. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR
8vo., First Edition, with plates; blue cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SIGNED AND DATED BY THE AUTHOR ON FRONT FREE ENDPAPER. The story of the Royal Navy's world-famous gunnery establishment at Whale Island, Portsmouth.
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WIGGINS M.
Fatal Ascent. HMS Seal. 1940
8vo., First Edition, with plates; cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in the dustwrapper. The story of HMS Seal and her company from surrender in the Kattegat, through POW camps, to final court-martial
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WOON Basil
Atlantic Front. The Merchant Navy in the War. Preface by the Rt. Hon. A.V. Alexander, First Lord of the Admiralty. Illustrated by Lieut. N. Sotheby Pitcher.
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.
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WRAGG David
Wings over the Sea. A History of Naval Aviation.
8vo., First Edition, with numerous illustrations (a number full-page) in the text; cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in the dustwrapper. Concentrates on British development with some US design
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WRAGG David
Swordfish. The Story of the Taranto Raid.
8vo., First Edition, with 32 plates on 16;cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. It is argued that the attack on Taranto changed the nature of war at sea by shifting the aggressive emphasis to carrier-borne aircraft. This account of Operation JUDGEMENT focuses on the personalities involved and examines the strategic context.
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WRAGG David
Plan Z. The Nazi Bid for Naval Dominance.
8vo., First Edition, with 16 plates on 8; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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ROYAL NAVY
The Royal Navy and the Arctic Convoys, 1941-1942. [With an introduction by M. Llewellyn-Jones]. NEAR FINE COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER
4to., First Edition, with illustrations and numerous plans (many coloured in outline) in the text; cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Naval Staff Histories were produced after WWII in order to provide as full an account of the various actions as was possible at the time. The audience was largely serving officers; some of the volumes were classified, not to restrict their distribution but to allow the writers to be as candid as possible. At this stage of history they represent a uniquely valuable resource. One of the later such histories, this account was originally issued in 1954 and, although subsequently declassified, is published here for the first time.
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WYLIE (ed.) F.J.
The Use of Radar at Sea. Edited by Captain F. . Wylie, assisted by the Executive Secretary of the Institute [of Navigation]. Foreword by Sir Robert Watson-Watt.
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with numerous plates and illustrations in the text, neat signature on front free endpaper, rear free endpaper creased but complete; cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter very lightly browned and chipped at head of backstrip. First edition of a maritime classic. Scarce in this condition.
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YOUNG John M.
Britain's Sea War. A Diary of Ship Losses 1939-1945.
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.
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YOUNG R.T.
The House that Jack Built. The Story of HMS Excellent. With a Foreword by Admiral of the Fleet Lord Chatfield. SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY
8vo., First Edition, with a frontispiece and 31 plates on 22; original blue cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR WITH HIS LONG SIGNED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON FRONT FREE ENDPAPER. The standard account of the renowned Royal Naval Gunnery School at Whale Island, Portsmouth. Appendices include chronology, register of tenders and gunnery firing ships, and list of officers. Signed copies are rare
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MAHAN Alfred T.
The Influence of Sea Power upon the French Revolution and Empire 1793-1812. [First UK Edition]. UNUSUALLY BRIGHT, CRISP COPY
2 vols., 8vo., First Edition thus, with 7 maps (one folding) and 6 battle-charts, neat contemporary signature on front free endpapers; original blue pictorial cloth, upper boards blocked in gilt, gilt backs, gilt tops, uncut, joints minimally rubbed else a remarkably bright, crisp copy. The second of Mahan's three great historical surveys of 'sea power' (a term coined by Mahan) which taken together cover the period 1660-1812. 'A valuable work, much more so than his 'Life of Nelson' (1897)', Albion. Albion, p.244; Hattendorf A4b; NMM V:I, 2163; Sandler 2197.
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MCCART Neil
The Illustrious and Implacable Classes of Aircraft Carrier 1940-1969.
Sm. 4to., First Edition, with a coloured frontispiece, illustrated title, very numerous monochrome photographs throughout and illustrated endpapers cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Covers the six fleet carriers of these two classes: Formidable, Illustrious, Implacable, Indefatigable, Indomitable and Victorious. Includes detailed career histories, lists of COs, badges and battle honours.
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ROBERTS John
Anatomy of the Ship. The Battleship Dreadnought. [Revised Edition]. NEAR FINE COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER
Oblong 4to., Revised Edition, with frontispiece, and very numerous illustrations from photographs and detailed scale drawings in the text; cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in dustwrapper. One of the scarcest titles in Conway's outstanding 'Anatomy of the Ship' series featuring probably the most detailed drawings ever produced for historical naval publications. First published in 1992.
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RAVEN Alan
British Cruisers of World War Two. THE STANDARD REFERENCE IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
4to., First Edition, with frontispiece and illustrated title, and over 400 illustrations, plans and diagrams in the text; navy cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The standard reference, providing both a technical and operational review from 1912 to 1959. Detailed and profusely illustrated, it is increasingly elusive in any condition. Law, 1028.
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MCCART Neil
Harrier Carriers. Volume One. HMS Invincible. Foreword by Rear-Admiral R A G Clare.
4to., First Edition, with a coloured frontispiece, very numerous coloured and monochrome photographs throughout and illustrated endpapers; cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Detailed career history from Invincible's early days as a' though-deck cruiser' to the 21st century.
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STITT G.
HMS Wideawake. Destroyer and Preserver. With a Foreword by Commander Anthony Kimmins. SIGNED COPY
Sm. 8vo., First Edition, with a frontispiece and 6 plates and a full-page map in the text; cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy. The first year of the war as fought by a fictitious 'V&W' based on actual events and certainly not fiction. Plates have naturally been censored. Scarce in this condition. Law, 1078.
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TARRANT V.E.
The U-Boat Offensive 1914-1945.
4to., First Edition, with very numerous coloured and monochrome photographs and facsimiles throughout; cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in the dustwrapper. Good overview of operations in both wars; some useful photographs and valuable statistical appendices on deployments, loses, etc.
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