Short List Number 78 - Gaston Renard

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Short List Number 78 - Gaston Renard
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Short List No. 78 - 2013.
Naval History.
Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books
Short List Number 78
1 Archibald, E. H. H. THE FIGHTING SHIP IN THE ROYAL
NAVY AD 897-1984. Illustrated by Ray Woodward. Roy. 4to,
Revised Edition, Second Impression (with minor revisions); pp.
[viii], 416; numerous coloured & b/w. illustrations, 8 appendices,
glossary, bibliography, index; original papered boards; a nice copy in
dustwrapper. Poole, Dorset; Blandford Press; (1987). ***Originally
published in two separate volumes in 1968 and 1971. #27724
A$75.00
2013.
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2 Armstrong, Lieut. G. E.; Late R.N. TORPEDOES AND
TORPEDO-VESSELS. Illustrated with a frontispiece by Chevalier
E. de Martino and numerous photographs and diagrams. Cr. 8vo
(here copied to rectos of 4to sheets), Photocopy Facsimile of First
Edition; pp. xvi, 288(last blank); frontispiece, 51 figures (illustrations
& diagrams), 2 folding diagrams (these two, only, not here reproduced
in full), several tables, index; plastic comb binding. London; George
Bell and Sons; 1896. ***A useful reproduction of a scarce book. #62544
A$30.00
2013.
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3 Bacon, Admiral Sir R. H. THE LIFE OF JOHN RUSHWORTH,
EARL OF JELLICOE. With Foreword by The Rt. Hon. Reginald
McKenna. Thick roy. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xvi, 568(last 3 blank);
portrait frontispiece, 6 folding maps, 40 plates (including 1 coloured),
numerous illustrations, several tables, 4 appendices including glossary,
index, protractor bookmark; original gilt-decorated cloth; (front
board bumped, with slight damage to lower edge; some discolouration
of front endpaper); a very good copy; scarce. London; Cassell and
Company, Ltd.; (1936). #46602
A$75.00
2013.
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4 Beaver, Paul. THE ROYAL NAVY IN THE 1980s. Volume
I. Warships Illustrated No. 1. Cr. 4to, First Edition; pp. 72; 133
illustrations (a few coloured); original stiff wrappers; a nice copy.
[Poole, Dorset]; Arms and Armour Press; [1985]. #56460 A$15.00
2013.
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5 Beaver, Paul. NATO NAVIES OF THE 1980s. Warships
Illustrated No. 3. Cr. 4to, First Edition; pp. 72; 143 illustrations (a few
coloured); original stiff wrappers; a nice copy. [Poole, Dorset]; Arms
and Armour Press; [1985]. #57665
A$15.00
2013.
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6 Beaver, Paul. NUCLEAR POWERED SUBMARINES. Warships
Illustrated No. 5. Cr. 4to, First Edition; pp. 72; 120 illustrations (a few
coloured); original stiff wrappers; a nice copy. [Poole, Dorset]; Arms
and Armour Press; [1986]. #58694
A$15.00
2013.
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7 Boudriot, Jean. THE SEVENTY-FOUR GUN SHIP. A Practical
Treatise on the Art of Naval Architecture. English Translation by
David H. Roberts. 4 vols., roy. 4to, First Edition in English; Volume
I, Hull Construction, pp. 166, [2](blank); 16 plates (13 folding), 106
figures, vocabulary of nautical terms, index; Volume II, Fitting Out
the Hull, pp. 214(last blank); 26 plates (double-page & folding), 108
figures (a few coloured), vocabulary of nautical terms; Volume III,
pp. 280; 13 plates (double-page & folding, 2 coloured), 135 figures,
26 tables, vocabulary of nautical terms, index; Volume IV, Manning
- Shiphandling, pp. 394, [2](blank); 17 plates (15 double-page &
coloured, 2 folding), 165 figures, a few other illustrations, 30 tables,
bibliography & sources; original cloth; a fine set in dustwrappers.
Paris; Published by Jean Boudriot, Collection Archeologie Navale
Francaise; 1986-86-87-88. ***A truly marvellous and monumental
work, covering every aspect of the construction and working of the ship,
including the uniforms and duties of the crew, superbly illustrated. The
English translation includes revisions and corrections to the original
French edition. #27789
A$650.00
2013.
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8 Brown, D. K. BEFORE THE IRONCLAD. Development of
Ship Design, Propulsion and Armament in the Royal Navy, 181560. Super roy. 4to, First Edition; pp. [vi], 218(last blank); numerous
illustrations, a few tables, 14 appendices, references, general index, ship
index; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. (London);
Conway Maritime Press; (1990). #27947
A$95.00
2013.
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9 Brown, D. K.; RCNC. PADDLE WARSHIPS. The Earliest Steam
Powered Fighting Ships 1815-1850. Illustrated with draughts from
the collections of the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich. Square
4to, First Edition; pp. 94, [2](blank); numerous fine illustrations &
diagrams, 45 tables, notes, sources, index; original papered boards; a
fine copy in dustwrapper. (London); Conway Maritime Press; (1993).
***Conway’s Ship Types. #27983
A$65.00
2013.
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10 Callender, Geoffrey. THE NAVAL SIDE OF BRITISH
HISTORY. First Edition, Second Impression; pp. 308(last blank);
endpaper map, 18 plates, chronology, index; original cloth (slightly
faded; some mild foxing); a very good copy; scarce. London;
Christophers; (1924). #45855
A$75.00
2013.
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11 Canney, Donald L. THE OLD STEAM NAVY. Volume One.
Frigates, Sloops, and Gunboats, 1815-1885. 4to, First Edition; pp. xx,
212(last 4 versos blank); several illustrations & diagrams, 2 appendices,
notes, glossary, bibliography, index; original cloth; a fine copy in
dustwrapper. Annapolis, Maryland; Naval Institute Press; (1990).
***A fine book, complete in itself: a second volume on the Ironclads was
published in 1993. #27788
A$85.00
2013.
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12 Colledge, J. J. BRITISH SAILING WARSHIPS. First Edition;
pp. 64; 46 illustrations, appendix; original papered boards. London;
Ian Allan; [1964]. ***Veteran & Vintage Series. #45772
A$16.00
2013.
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13 Cowburn, Philip. THE WARSHIP IN HISTORY. [The brilliant,
heart-stirring account - from river canoe to dreadnought - of man’s
noblest instruments of battle]. Thick cr. 4to, First U.K. Edition; pp.
xviii, 364, [2](blank); very numerous illustrations, bibliography, index,
ship listing; original cloth; a nice copy in dustwrapper. London;
Macmillan; (1966). ***From antiquity to the present day, including the
Vikings, days of sail, submarines and aircraft carriers. #49378A$50.00
2013.
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14 Creswell, Commander John; Royal Navy. NAVAL WARFARE.
An Introductory Study. 2nd Edition; pp. xviii, 302; 5 folding maps,
2 appendices, index; original cloth (dull & marked; extensively
marked and annotated throughout by a former student, but sound
and complete); scarce. London; Sampson Low, Marston & Co., Ltd.;
(1942). ***First published in 1936, this edition, issued to remedy the loss
of all remaining copies of the original edition destroyed in an air raid,
includes remarks in relation to the present (i.e. second) world war. It
also includes significant remarks on Gallipoli and the Australian convoy.
#45938
A$40.00
2013.
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15 Critchley, Mike. BRITISH WARSHIPS SINCE 1945. (Part
1). [Introduced by Admiral Sir Guy Grantham KCB CBE DSO].
First Edition; pp. 104; numerous illustrations; original stiff wrappers.
[Liskeard, Cornwall; Maritime Books; N.D. c. 1985]. #34545
A$15.00
2013.
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16 Davies, David. A BRIEF HISTORY OF FIGHTING SHIPS.
[Ships of the Line and Napoleonic sea battles 1793-1815]. Paperback
Edition; pp. 208(last 7 blank); 4 maps, 8 plates, 9 figures, 12 diagrams,
note, glossary, bibliography, index; original stiff wrappers; a fine copy.
New York; Carroll & Graf Publishers; (2002). ***First published in the
U.K. as “Fighting Ships” in 1996. #40098
A$18.00
2013.
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17 Dickie, Iain; Dougherty, Martin J.; Jestice, Phyllis J.; Jorgenson,
Christer; Rice, Rob S. FIGHTING TECHNIQUES OF NAVAL
WARFARE 1190 BC - PRESENT. Strategy, Weapons, Commanders
and Ships. Cr. 4to, First Edition; pp. 256; numerous coloured &
b/w. illustrations & maps, bibliography, index; original slick pictorial
papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. (London); Amber;
(2009). #27759
A$60.00
2013.
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18 Dixon, Conrad. SHIPS OF THE VICTORIAN NAVY. 4to, First
Edition; pp. viii, 112; 48 full-page coloured illustrations, bibliography;
original stiff wrappers; a fine copy. Southampton; Published in
association with The Society for Nautical Research [by] Ashford Press
Publishing; 1987. #27761
A$25.00
2013.
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19 Douglas, General Sir Howard; Bart, GCB, GCMG, DCL, FRS.
A TREATISE ON NAVAL GUNNERY 1855. Facsimile Edition;
pp. [xii], [iii]-viii, 650(last blank); 2 double-page & 3 full-page plates,
64 figures, several tables, index; original papered boards; a fine copy
in dustwrapper. (London); Conway Maritime Press; (1982). ***First
published in 1820, this is a facsimile of the fourth, revised edition of 1855.
#29702
A$50.00
2013.
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2013.
20[Dulake, Robin and Robinson, Ian]. HMS WARRIOR. Britain’s First Ironclad. Oblong 4to, First Edition; pp. [28];
numerous coloured illustrations; original pictorial wrappers; a nice copy. [Portsmouth; Warrior Preservation Trust; 1987].
#27753
A$10.00
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21 Elliott, Peter. THE CROSS AND THE ENSIGN. A naval history
of Malta 1798-1979. First Edition; pp. 217 (including rear endpaper);
6 full-page maps, numerous illustrations, 8 appendices, bibliography,
index; original papered boards; a fine copy in slightly torn & priceclipped dustwrapper. Cambridge; Patrick Stephens; (1980). #33468
A$30.00
2013.
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22 Fox, Frank. GREAT SHIPS. The Battlefleet of King Charles II.
Super roy. 4to, First Edition; pp. 208; 37 illustrations on 32 coloured
plates (included in pagination), 213 illustrations, several diagrams, 7
appendices, glossary, sources & bibliography, index; original papered
boards (lower corner bumped); a very good copy in dustwrapper.
(Greenwich); Conway Maritime Press; (1980). #27941
A$40.00
2013.
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23 Frost, Alan. CONVICTS AND EMPIRE. A Naval Question
1776-1811. First Edition; pp. xvi, 240; endpaper maps, 2 double-page
maps, 4 illustrations, appendix, notes (including sources), bibliography,
index; original cloth; (long inscription of former owner on half-title
& several marginal notes in the same hand, otherwise a fine copy in
dustwrapper). Melbourne; Oxford University Press; (1980). #11961
A$75.00
2013.
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2013.
24 Fulton, Robert. TORPEDO WAR, and Submarine Explosions by Robert Fulton, Fellow of the American Philosophical
Society and of the United States Military and Philosophical Society. A Reproduction. Oblong 4to, Facsimile Edition; pp.
xiv, 60; 5 plates; original cloth; a fine copy. Chicago; The Swallow Press Inc.; (1971). #31663
A$30.00
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25 Gardiner, Robert. THE FIRST FRIGATES. Nine-pounder &
twelve-pounder Frigates 1748-1815. Illustrated with draughts from
the collections of the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich. Square
4to, First Edition; pp. 128(last blank); numerous fine illustrations &
diagrams, 55 tables, notes, sources, index; original papered boards; a
fine copy in dustwrapper. (London); Conway Maritime Press; (1992).
***Conway’s Ship Types. #27955
A$65.00
2013.
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26 Gardiner, Robert; Editor. THE LINE OF BATTLE. The Sailing
Warship 1650-1840. Consultant Editor Brian Lavery. Super roy. 4to,
First Edition; pp. 208; numerous fine illustrations & diagrams, several
tables, notes, bibliography, glossary, index; original papered boards; a
fine copy in dustwrapper. (London); Conway Maritime Press; (1992).
***Conway’s History of the Ship. #28015
A$75.00
2013.
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27 Gardiner, Robert; Editor. THE ECLIPSE OF THE BIG GUN.
The Warship 1906-45. Consultant Editor: David K Brown, RCNC.
Super roy. 4to, First Edition; pp. 224(last blank); numerous fine
illustrations & diagrams, several tables, notes, bibliography, glossary,
index; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. (London);
Conway Maritime Press; (1992). ***Conway’s History of the Ship.
#28030
A$75.00
2013.
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28 Gardiner, Robert. THE HEAVY FRIGATE. Eighteen-pounder
Frigates: Vol I, 1778-1800. Illustrated with draughts from the
collections of the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich. Square
4to, First Edition; pp. 128(last blank); numerous fine illustrations &
diagrams, 61 tables, notes, sources, index; original papered boards; a
fine copy in dustwrapper. (London); Conway Maritime Press; (1994).
***Conway’s Ship Types. #27959
A$65.00
2013.
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29 Gardiner, Robert; Edited by.
FLEET BATTLE AND
BLOCKADE. The French Revolutionary War 1793-1797. Roy. 4to,
First Edition; pp. 192; numerous illustrations from contemporary
publications and manuscripts, sources, notes on artists, printmakers
and their techniques, index; original papered boards; a fine copy in
dustwrapper. London; Chatham Publishing, In association with The
National Maritime Museum; (1996). #27739
A$75.00
2013.
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30 Gibbons, Tony. WARSHIPS AND BATTLES OF THE US
CIVIL WAR. Roy. 4to, First Edition; pp. 176; very numerous
coloured illustrations, annotated listings of the Warships of the US
and Confederate States navies, index; original papered boards; a fine
copy in dustwrapper. (Limpsfield, Surrey); Dragon’s World; (1989).
#27732
A$65.00
2013.
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31 Golding, Brad. GRAND FLEET BATTLE ORDERS. Volume
III. Jutland. Originally prepared by Admiralty Naval Staff, Training
and Staff Duties Division, Under the direction of Admiral John
Rushworth Jellicoe. Commander-in-Chief Grand Fleet, 1914 - 1946.
Thie edition prepared by Brad Golding. 4to; pp. [130](last 2 blank,
pagination irregular); several diagrams; original stiff wrappers; a fine
copy. (Mitcham, Victoria); Brad Golding; (1997). #64905 A$35.00
2013.
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32 Goodwin, Peter. THE CONSTRUCTION AND FITTING
OF THE SAILING MAN OF WAR 1650-1850. Super roy. 4to,
First Edition; pp. xii, 320(last blank); numerous photos. & detailed
drawings, 8 appendices, bibliography, index; original papered boards; a
fine copy in dustwrapper. (London); Conway Maritime Press; (1987).
#27951
A$110.00
2013.
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33 Goss, James. PORTSMOUTH-BUILT WARSHIPS 1497-1967.
First Edition; pp. 112(last blank); several illustrations, chronologies,
index of ships classes, index of people, index of ships ordered but
cancelled, bibliography; original stiff wrappers; a nice copy. [Emsworth,
Hampshire; Kenneth Mason; 1984]. #46271
A$20.00
2013.
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34 Greenhill, Basil and Giffard, Ann. STEAM, POLITICS AND
PATRONAGE. The Transformation of the Royal Navy 1815-54. Med.
8vo, First Edition; pp. 256; a few text maps & figures, 41 illustrations
on 24 plates, sources & bibliography, index; original papered boards
(spine very slightly bumped); a fine copy in dustwrapper. (London);
Conway Maritime Press; (1994). #48429
A$65.00
2013.
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35 Hearn, Chester G. GRAY RAIDERS OF THE SEA. How Eight
Confederate Warships Destroyed the Union’s High Seas Commerce.
Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xvi, 352(last blank); 80 plates, appendix,
notes, index; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper.
Camden, Maine; International Marine Publishing; (1992).
***Including the visit of CSS Shenandoah to Melbourne. #32674
A$75.00
2013.
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36 Hogg, Ian [and] Batchelor, John. NAVAL GUN. Roy. 4to, First
Edition; pp. 144; illustrated endpapers, numerous coloured & b/w.
illustrations, appendix, index; original cloth; a fine copy in dustwrapper.
Poole Dorset; Blandford Press; (1978). #27723
A$30.00
2013.
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37 Hough, Richard. THE FLEET THAT HAD TO DIE. First
Edition; pp. 208(last blank); 4 maps, 11 plates, bibliography; original
papered boards; a very good copy in dustwrapper. London; Hamish
Hamilton; (1958). ***The Russian fleet in the Russo-Japanese war.
#46590
A$35.00
2013.
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38 Hough, Richard. MAN O’WAR. The Fighting Ship in History.
Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. 240(last blank); numerous double-page
& other illustrations, glossary, bibliography, index; original papered
boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. London; J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd;
(1979). #46585
A$40.00
2013.
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39 Howarth, David. FAMOUS SEA BATTLES. Med. 4to, First
Edition; pp. 185 (including rear endpaper); numerous coloured &
b/w. illustrations & maps, index; original papered boards; a nice copy
in slightly torn dustwrapper. [London; Artus; 1981]. #36928
A$45.00
2013.
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40 Humble, Richard. BATTLESHIPS AND BATTLECRUISERS.
Roy. 4to, First Edition; pp. 192; very numerous coloured & b/w.
illustrations, & battle-plans, index; original papered boards; a nice
copy in dustwrapper. (London); Connoisseur; (1983). ***From the
sailing navies to 1983. #27721
A$25.00
2013.
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41 Ireland, Bernard. THE RISE AND FALL OF THE AIRCRAFT
CARRIER. 4to, First Edition; pp. 168; numerous coloured & b/w.
illustrations, 3 appendices, index; original papered boards; a nice copy
in dustwrapper. London & New York; Marshall Cavendish; (1979).
#46094
A$30.00
2013.
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42 Jenkins, Commander C. A.; R.N. DAYS OF A DOGSBODY.
With illustrations by Lieutenant-Commander Peter Thornhill R.N.
Cr. 8vo, First Edition; pp. 236(last blank); several illustrations; original
cloth; a very good copy in slightly defective dustwrapper. London;
George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.; (1946). #36168
A$35.00
2013.
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43[Kelly, Peter; assembled by]. MARITIME MISCELLANIA
(mostly Naval). 4to; pp. [130](approx., printed on one side only);
several illustrations (a couple coloured); plastic comb binding. Various
Places; Various Publishers; c. 1861-2001. ***Plus about 200 pages of
copied articles on related subjects including the (apparently) complete texts
of books by Don Everitt (The K Boats) and Colin Jones (The Experience of
the Armstrong Breech-Loading Guns, 1863-64 - Draft Copy). #62581
A$30.00
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44 King, J. W. THE WAR-SHIPS AND NAVIES OF THE
WORLD, 1880 containing a complete and concise description of the
construction, motive power, and armaments of the modern war-ships
of all the navies of the world; naval artillery, marine engines, boilers,
torpedoes, and torpedo-boats. By Chief Engineer J W King United
States Navy; late chief of the bureau of engineering. With a new
Introduction by N J M Campbell. Thick med. 8vo, Facsimile Edition;
pp. [xx], [iii]-xvi, 620(last 3 blank); 66 plates, numerous tables, index;
original papered boards; a fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper
(spine slightly faded). Greenwich; Conway Maritime Press; (1982).
***First published in 1880. #46809
A$75.00
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45 King-Hall, L.; Edited by. SEA SAGA. Being the Naval Diaries of
Four Generations of the King-Hall Family. First Edition; pp. 544(last
3 blank); 12 plates, appendix, index; original cloth (a little worn); a
very good copy. London; Victor Gollancz Ltd; 1935. #45737
A$20.00
2013.
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46 Lambert, Andrew. BATTLESHIPS IN TRANSITION. The
Creation of the Steam Battlefleet 1815-1860. Cr. 4to, First Edition,
Second Impression (with minor corrections); pp. 161 (including
rear endpaper); numerous illustrations & diagrams, several tables, 2
appendices, notes, bibliography, index; original papered boards; a fine
copy in dustwrapper. (London); Conway Maritime Press; (1985).
#27784
A$60.00
2013.
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47 Lambert, Andrew. WARRIOR. Restoring the World’s First
Ironclad. Cr. 4to, First Edition; pp. 192; numerous illustrations &
diagrams, 3 appendices, bibliography, index; original papered boards; a
fine copy in dustwrapper. (London); Conway Maritime Press; (1987).
#27938
A$50.00
2013.
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48 Lambert, Andrew. THE LAST SAILING BATTLEFLEET.
Maintaining Naval Mastery 1815-1850. Super roy. 4to, First Edition;
pp. x, 214; a few maps, numerous illustrations, appendix, bibliography,
notes, index; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper.
(London); Conway Maritime Press; (1991). #27942
A$100.00
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49 Lavery, Brian. THE SHIP OF THE LINE. Volume I: The
development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. [Volume II: Design,
construction and fittings]. 2 vols., super roy. 4to, First Edition,
Third Impression; Vol. I, pp. 224; numerous illustrations & tables, 13
appendices, notes, bibliography, index; Vol. II, pp. 192(last blank);
numerous illustrations & diagrams, 8 appendices, notes, index; original
papered boards; a fine set in dustwrappers. (London); Conway
Maritime Press; (1986). #27695
A$95.00
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50 Lavery, Brian. THE ARMING AND FITTING OF ENGLISH
SHIPS OF WAR 1600-1815. Super roy. 4to, First Edition; pp.
320(last blank); numerous photos. & detailed drawings, 11 appendices,
notes, bibliography, index; original papered boards; a fine copy in
dustwrapper. (London); Conway Maritime Press; (1987). #27950
A$110.00
2013.
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51 Lavery, Brian. BUILDING THE WOODEN WALLS. The
Design and Construction of the 74-Gun Ship Valiant. 4to, First U.S.
Edition; pp. 206, [2](blank); numerous illustrations & diagrams,
notes, chronology, bibliography, index; original papered boards; a fine
copy in dustwrapper. (Annapolis, Maryland); Naval Institute Press;
(1991). #27783
A$75.00
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52 Lees, James. THE MASTING AND RIGGING OF ENGLISH
SHIPS OF WAR, 1625-1860. Super roy. 4to, First Edition; pp. xii,
196; 93 illustrations on 48 plates, very numerous figures, appendix,
index; original cloth; a fine copy in dustwrapper. (London); Conway
Maritime Press; (1979). #56669
A$95.00
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53 Lyon, David. THE SAILING NAVY LIST. All the Ships of the
Royal Navy - Built, Purchased and Captured - 1688-1860. Super roy.
4to, First Edition; pp. xvi, 368(last blank); numerous illustrations,
index; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. (London);
Conway Maritime Press; (1993). ***Edition of 1000 numbered copies.
#27932
A$165.00
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54 Lyon, Hugh; Author. THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE
WORLD’S WARSHIPS. A technical directory of major fighting
ships from 1900 to the present day. Consultant Captain J. E. Moore
R.N. Med. 4to, First Edition; pp. 273 (including rear endpaper); very
numerous coloured & b/w. illustrations, several tables, glossary, index;
original papered boards; a very good copy in slightly worn dustwrapper.
No Place [London]; Leisure Books; (1985). ***Includes submarines.
#27729
A$25.00
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55 McLean, David and Preston Antony; Edited by. WARSHIP 19971998. 4to, First Edition; pp. 232; a few maps, numerous illustrations, a
few tables, index; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper.
(London); Conway Maritime Press; (1997). ***Interesting papers
on various historical naval matters. Signed by two of the (Australian)
contributors at the heads of their respective contributions. #27790
A$85.00
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56 Manwaring, G. E. & Dobree, Bonamy. Mutiny. THE FLOATING
REPUBLIC. [An Account of the Mutinies at Spithead and The
Nore in 1797]. Pp. xii, 300(last adv.); 6 plates, 6 appendices, notes,
bibliography, index; original stiff wrappers. London; The Cresset
Library; (1987). ***First published London, Geoffrey Bles, in 1935.
#37369
A$18.00
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57 Miller, David. THE WORLD’S NAVIES. Super roy. 4to, First
U.S. Edition; pp. 144; a few maps, very numerous coloured illustrations,
index; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. New York;
Crescent Books; (1992). #27731
A$25.00
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58 Moore, Captain John E.; Edited by. JANE’S FIGHTING SHIPS,
1974-75. F’cap folio; First Edition; pp. 90(Advertisements &
Introduction), 670; very numerous illustrations, index of named ships,
index of classes; original cloth; (stamp & other markings on title-page
& endpapers, otherwise internally unmarked); a very good ex-library
copy in worn dustwrapper. London; Jane’s Yearbooks; 1974. #27730
A$65.00
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59 Naval Forces: NAVAL FORCES. International Forum for
Maritime Power. A collection of four issues of this journal. 4 vols., 4to;
pp. in total 368; numerous coloured illustrations; original pictorial
wrappers; nice copies. [Farnborough; Monch (UK) Ltd.]; 1984-86.
***Comprising Vol. V, No. VI, 1984; Vol. VI, Nos. I & III, 1985; Vol. VII,
No. I, 1986. #62200
A$20.00
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60 Naval Vessels: THE YARROW LIST. Part One, Warships,
Historical Notes and Machinery. Part Two, Shallow Draft and other
vessels. Part Three, Launches. 4to; pp. [228]; numerous tables; original
plastic comb binding; a fine copy. No Imprint; N.D. ***A useful and
detailed listing, explicitly not subject to copyright, presumably printed
from some on-line source (untraced), but authorship nowhere identified.
#62298
A$40.00
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61 Palmer, Alfred B., DSC, MBE, Commander, Royal Navy Reserve;
with Mary Curtis. THE PIRATE OF TOBRUK. A Sailor’s Life on
the Seven Seas, 1916-1948. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xiv, 210; a few
maps, several illustrations, glossary, index; original cloth; a fine copy
in dustwrapper. Annapolis, Maryland; Naval Institute Press; (1994).
#29384
A$35.00
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62 Peacock, Lindsay. NAVAL FIREPOWER. Super roy. 4to, First
U.S. Edition; pp. 158, [2](blank); numerous coloured illustrations;
original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. New York City;
Gallery Books, An Imprint of W. H. Smith Publishers Inc.; [1990].
#27709
A$25.00
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63 Polmar, Norman and Friedman, Norman. WARSHIPS. [From
the American Civil War to the Falklands Conflict and Beyond]. Roy.
4to; pp. 88; numerous coloured & b/w. illustrations, index; original
pictorial papered boards; a nice copy. (London); Treasure Press;
(1984). #27736
A$20.00
2013.
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64 Polmar, Norman. THE US NAVY TODAY. Volume I. Warships
Illustrated No. 2. Cr. 4to, First Edition; pp. 72; 121 illustrations (a few
coloured); original stiff wrappers; a nice copy. [Poole, Dorset]; Arms
and Armour Press; [1985]. #55838
A$15.00
2013.
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65 Preston, Antony; Consultant Editor. FIGHTING SHIPS OF
THE WORLD. An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Modern Sea Power.
Roy. 4to, First Edition in book form; pp. 352; very numerous coloured
& b/w. illustrations, several tables, index; original papered boards; a
nice copy in dustwrapper. (London); Phoebus; (1980). #27715
A$35.00
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66 Preston, Antony. WARSHIPS series. A complete set, 6 vols., 4to, comprising: AIRCRAFT CARRIERS.
BATTLESHIPS. CRUISERS. DESTROYERS. STRIKE CRAFT. SUBMARINES. All First Editions; each pp. 64;
with numerous coloured & b/w. illustrations, index to each volume; original papered boards; fine copies in dustwrappers.
(Greenwich, CT); Bison Books Limited; (1982). #27521
A$120.00
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67 Preston, Antony. AIRCRAFT CARRIERS. 4to, First Edition,
Second Impression; pp. 192; several maps, numerous coloured &
b/w. illustrations, index; original papered boards; a very good copy
in dustwrapper. (Greenwich, CT); Bison Books Limited; (1984).
***This book, first published in 1979, is considerably more extensive than
a book of similar title published in 1982. #27782
A$30.00
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68 Preston, Antony. AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE
NAVIES OF WORLD WAR II with special drawings by John
Batchelor. Introduced and Edited by S. L. Meyer. Roy. 4to, Second
Impression; pp. 224; coloured endpaper maps, very numerous
illustrations, diagrams & maps (some tinted & coloured), general
index & ships index; original papered boards; a nice copy in slightly
torn dustwrapper. (London); Bison Books; (1989). #27711
A$35.00
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69 Preston, Antony. DESTROYERS. [An Illustrated History]. Med.
4to; pp. 224; numerous illustrations, index; original pictorial papered
boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. (London); Parkgate Books; (1998).
#27710
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70 Preston Antony; Edited by. WARSHIP 1999-2000. 4to, First
Edition; pp. 208; several maps, numerous illustrations & figures, a
few tables, index; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper.
(London); Conway Maritime Press; (1999). ***Interesting papers on
various historical naval matters. #27793
A$75.00
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71 Preston Antony; Edited by. WARSHIP 2000-2001. 4to, First
Edition; pp. 208; a few maps, numerous illustrations & figures, a few
tables, index; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper.
(London); Conway Maritime Press; (2000). ***Interesting papers
on various historical naval matters. Signed by two of the (Australian)
contributors at the heads of their respective contributions. #27799
A$85.00
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72 Roberts, John. THE BATTLESHIP DREADNOUGHT.
Anatomy of the Ship. Oblong 4to, First Edition; pp. 256; 43 photos.
& very numerous detailed drawings, 15 tables, notes, sources; original
papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. (London); Conway
Maritime Press; (1992). ***A complete anatomy of the ship in words,
photographs and drawings, “accurate, visually exciting and totally
comprehensive, offering ship buffs, historians and modelmakers a novel
insight into the technicalities of ” the ship. #27598
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73 Ropp, Theodore. THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MODERN
NAVY. French Naval Policy 1871-1904. Edited by Stephen S.
Roberts. Roy. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xiv, 442(last 3 blank); numerous
illustrations, figures & maps, 3 tables, appendix, notes, bibliography,
index; original quarter cloth; a fine copy in worn & slightly torn
dustwrapper. Annapolis, Maryland; Naval Institute Press; (1987).
#51035
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74 Ships Monthly: A COLLECTION OF FOURTEEN ISSUES
of this interesting and well-produced journal, containing numerous
interesting articles on ships, shipping, naval history, etc. 14 vols., 4to;
pp. in total 688; numerous illustrations (a few coloured); original
pictorial wrappers; nice copies. Burton-on-Trent; Ships Monthly;
1983-1995. ***Comprising Feb., Aug., Sept., Oct. 1983; Dec. 1984; Apr.
& Dec. 1985; July 1986; Jan. & Apr. 1987; July 1991; Jan. 1982; Mar.
& May 1995. #62150
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75 Stewart, I. G. LIBERTY SHIPS IN PEACETIME. And their
contribution to world shipping history. 4to, First Edition; pp. [vi], 322;
numerous illustrations, 14 tables, 15 appendices, general index, index of
tables, ready-reference index, index to illustrations, ship name indices;
original slick illustrated papered boards; a fine copy. (Rockingham
Beach, Western Australia); Ian Stewart Marine Publications; (1992).
#27745
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76 Thomas, David A. A COMPANION TO THE ROYAL NAVY.
Cr. 4to, First Edition; pp. xviii, 446(last 3 blank); 15 maps, numerous
illustrations, chronology; original papered boards; a nice copy in
dustwrapper. London; Harrap; (1988). ***LACKING pp. 15-46, with
pp. 47-78 repeated. #27787
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77 Tucker, Spencer. ARMING THE FLEET. U.S. Navy Ordnance
in the Muzzle-Loading Era. Roy. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xx, 316(last 7
blank); 130 illustrations, 35 tables, 3 appendices, notes, bibliography,
index; original cloth; a fine copy in dustwrapper. Annapolis, Maryland;
Naval Institute Press; (1989). #50648
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78 Tunstall, Brian. NAVAL WARFARE IN THE AGE OF SAIL.
The Evolution of Fighting Tactics 1650-1815. Edited by Dr Nicholas
Tracy. Super roy. 4to, First Edition; pp. x, 278; numerous maps &
illustrations, index; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper.
(London); Conway Maritime Press; (1990). #27925
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79 Vego, Milam. SOVIET NAVY TODAY. Warships Illustrated No.
6. Cr. 4to, First Edition; pp. 68; 120 illustrations (a few coloured);
original stiff wrappers; a nice copy. [Poole, Dorset]; Arms and Armour
Press; [1986]. #59143
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80 Warships: THE GATEFOLD BOOK OF THE WORLD’S
GREAT WARSHIPS. [36 superb pull-out gatefolds]. Roy. 4to,
First U.K. Edition; pp. [8] + 18 fold-outs (double-sided) each side
being eight pages in extent; numerous coloured illustrations; original
pictorial papered boards & internal comb binding; a nice copy.
(London); Brown Books; (1994). #27752
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81 Willmott, H. P. WARSHIPS. Modern Military Series: Editor
Michael Leitch. Introduction by Aram Bakshian, Jr. 4to, First Edition;
pp. 144; numerous b/w. & coloured illustrations, index; original
papered boards (slightly worn). (London); Octopus Books; (1975).
#27781
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82 Winchester, Clarence; Edited by. THE KING’S NAVY. [Britain’s
Sea Power Today]. Med. 4to, First Edition; pp. 64; several illustrations;
original pictorial wrappers (slightly worn); a very good copy; scarce.
[London; The Amalgamated Press; 1939]. ***Published just before the
onset of World War II. #27785
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83 Woodroofe, Thomas; edited and with a Preface by. BEST
STORIES OF THE NAVY. First Edition, Second Impression; pp.
524, [4](blank); original cloth (rubbed; a few unobtrusive stamps of
former owner); a very good copy. London; Faber and Faber Limited;
(MCMXLI [1941]). #41462
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84 Woodward, David. THE RUSSIANS AT SEA. Med. 8vo, First
Edition; pp. 254, [2](adv., verso blank); 3 maps, index; original papered
boards; a very good copy in slightly foxed dustwrapper. London;
William Kimber; (1965). ***A narrative of the Russian navy from the
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