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Hardback. Zustand: Very Good Plus. First Edition. 1969. First edition. xxii, 790pp., and a 6-page catalogue of other publications. The Navy Records Society was established in 1893 as a scholarly text publication society to publish historical documents relating to the history of the Royal Navy. The society has published volumes of original documents and papers almost every year since its foundation. The volumes cover all the major figures in British naval history, such as Nelson, Beatty and Cunningham, and a wide range of topics, from signals and shipbuilding to strategy and politics. The documents in this large volume describes the earliest beginnings of naval aviation when the potential of airpower became apparent to both military and naval men. The documents are largely from the National Archives, with a small minority from personal collections in repositories such as Kings College London and the National Maritime Museum. The book is bound in the original blue cloth covered boards with gold titling on the spine and a gold emblem of the Society on the front board. The book is in excellent condition with slight fading to the spine and the contents are tight and clean with no inscription. PLEASE NOTE: This is a fairly heavy book and extra postage may apply for delivery outside the UK.…

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Excellent eye-witness account of the convoy battle. 2nd ed. pp.xviii.250.ads[6]. Illus. Frontis. Endpaper maps. DW in archival sleeve; rubbing and tears.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Fabulous hardback book, with gilt title impression, set in brown coloured blocked box, positioned on the top part of the spine. Comes with dark green coloured box, slipcase. The book is in excellent condition, it looks like its hardly been used or read. Normal wear, marks and tear apply consistent with use and age. First published by The Folio Society in 1976, reprinted with a new binding in 1998, this specific edition is the fifth printing 2001. Endpapers drawn by Reginald Piggott. 261 pages all intact, all pages, text, maps and illustrations are in excellent, clean readable order. Printed at St Edmundsbury Press, Bury St Edmunds. Bound by Cambridge University Press. Binding Illustration: Mutineers on HMS Bounty casting Captain Bligh adrift. Oil painting by Robert Dodd, 1790 (National Maritime Museum, Greenwich.) Another stunning book from The Folio Society Folio.…