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19892 vols., 4to., First Edition, with very numerous fine photographs throughout; cloth, gilt backs, a very good, clean set in unclipped dustwrapper. Superb collection of photographs of HM ships (with detailed descriptions) taken by the Ellis family in Malta
19648vo., First Edition; green cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped, mildly age-soiled dustwrapper. Dustwrapper artwork by Douglas Hall. Scarce, especially in the dustwrapper.
1945Sm. 8vo., First Edition, with 20 plates on 10, free endpapers lightly spotted; original navy blue cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a very good, bright, clean copy in the dustwrapper, the latter chipped and frayed with minor loss. AURORA was at Narvik, and in the Bismarck hunt, but won her nickname under Agnew while leading Force K from Malta. The book goes on to cover TORCH, Sicily and Salerno and ends in the Aegean where she was seriously damaged. Includes honours list and ROH. VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONdITION. Enser, p.383; Law, 1014.
19448vo., First Edition, with frontispiece and plates, small neat contemporary signature on front free endpaper; blue cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy. Vivid, eye-witness sequel to 'Malta at Bay' and one of the earliest accounts of the island's ordeal. Concludes with the defeat of Italy. SCARCE. Law, 0347. Inexplicably, not recorded by Enser.
19888vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, 29 plates on 16 and double-page map in the text; black cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Hunt-class ALDENHAM was the last British-manned destroyer sunk in WWII. On her maiden voyage in 1942 she assisted in the destruction of U-567 before entering the Mediterranean where she spent the rest of the war. Service includes Operations VIGOROUS and STONEHENGE, at least fourteen Malta convoys, Sicily, Salerno, Anzio and the Dodecanese. At the bombardment of Karlobag batteries she struck a mine and was lost with heavy loss of life. The author served aboard her from the beginning to mid-1944. Stuart-Menteth was her commanding officer from March 1942 to September 1943.
19958vo., First Edition, with 46 plates on 24 and a full-page chart in the text; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. With striking wrap-around dustwrapper artwork by E. Tufnell. Moving account of the famous carrier, told through eye-witness accounts and supplemented by a well-chosen selection of rare photographs (mostly private and almost all previously unpublished). Covers her story from commencement of hostilities to her loss with Operation PEDESTAL.
20068vo., Fourth Edition, with numerous photographs in the text; pictorial wrappers, a fine copy. First published in 1981. Enser, p.150 (recording the first edition).
20048vo., First Edition, with 16 plates; black cloth, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The first dedicated history of arguably the most famous British submarine class of WWII. Operating across the Mediterranean, primarily from Malta's Sliema Creek, many members of this class - UPHOLDER, URGE, UNBROKEN, URSULA, UNDAUNTED, UNIQUE - are now icons of the service. Already scarce, especially in this condition.
20034to., First Edition, with numerous photographs throughout and endpaper maps; red cloth, gilt back,a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR WITH HIS SIGNED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON FRONT FREE ENDPAPER, AND ADDITIONAL SIGNATURE ON HALF-TITLE.
19708vo., First Edition, with plates and maps; green cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. The first edition of Smith's authoritative account of the most famous of all Mediterranean convoys. Enser, p.119; Law, 0352.
19818vo., First Edition, with plates; brown cloth, gilt back, brown endpapers, a very good, bright copy in unclipped dustwrapper Enser, p.150.
19878vo., with 20 plates on 44 and 9 maps and diagrams (2 double-page) in the text; cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Smith's authoritative account of the most famous of all Mediterranean convoys was first published 1970. This re-issue, substantially expanded and revised, contains much fresh eye-witness documentation from British, German and Italian survivors, and an original foreword by Lewin. Law, 0352 (recording the first edition)
19978vo., Second Edition, with photographs throughout; pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy.
2002Oblong 4to., First Edition, with very numerous full-page photographs throughout; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Invaluable collection of fine photographs, many not easily obtaoinable elsewhere.
19938vo., First Edition, with plates; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
19818vo., First Edition, with plates; pictorial wrappers, a very good, bright, clean copy.
20158vo., First Edition, with coloured and monochrome plates; black cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
19598vo., First Edition, with plates, illustrations and maps in the text; red cloth, gilt back, red top, slight lean else a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. With the small trade ticket of Barker & Howard of London on front paste-down. Crisp, clean copy of Cameron's classic account of the efforts to maintain supplies to the beleagured island. EXTREMELY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Enser, p.117; Law, 0336.
19724to., First Edition, with numerous photographs and illustrations (one colour and double-page) in the text; original pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy. Includes material on the 'U'-class in general. Law, 1112.
1926In-8° pp. 32, bross. edit. Lievi segni del tempo.
1987In-8° gr. pp. 4 con il calendario alle due pag. centrali e con l'elenco dei presidenti, dei direttori generali e delle ricompense conferite al labaro. Bross. in cartoncino con stemma e cordoncino.
(ca. 29,5 x 21,2 cm). 60 p. (English Language). Original boards (softcover) with title to spine and illustrated title to front cover. Boards with a little rubbing, generally in a good condition. Representative publication on the fortress Gran Castello at Rabat, Gozo (Malta). Contains detailled information and a lot of fotografic images about history, architecture and todays restoration of the old building in Malta.
XV,169 p. Original boards (softcover) with title to spine and to illustrated front cover. (= Towns and Villages in Malta and Gozo, part 4) Some rubbing, inside very good condition. Numerous black and white illustrations, some coloured one and some sketches.
XVII,158 p. Original boards (softcover) with title to spine and to illustrated front cover. Some rubbing, inside very good condition.
2nd edition. Gr.8°. 198 p. Original boards (softcover) with title to spine and to illustrated front cover. Very good condition. Many coloured illustrations and sketches.
