Shaw captain frank (39 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Poor. First Edition. 214 pages. Pages toned; some water stains to the bottom of the covers; a good solid book otherwise. The dust jacket is present but heavily chipped, stained and water damaged. Illustrator: . Quantity Available: 1. Category: Ships & the Sea; Inventory No: 194602. …

Zustand: Good. 1955. 208 pages. Pictorial dust jacket with white lettering over blue cloth. B&W illustrations throughout. Clean pages with firm binding. Minimal foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Previous owner's inscription to front paste down. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners. Notable staining and marking to boards. Unclipped dust jacket. Moderate wear, large tears and chipping to edges and corners. Notable staining and soiling to DJ.…

Zustand: Fair. No Edition Remarks. 187 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Binding remains firm. Pages are lightly tanned throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front pastedown. Water staining to some pages, text remains unaffected. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Slight crushing to spine ends.…

Zustand: Fair. No Edition Stated. 286 pages. No dust jacket. Orange cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with common faults. Text is legible throughout. Some issues present such as cracking, inscriptions, inserts, moderate foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Binding remains firm. Boards have noticeable shelf wear with rubbing and corner bumping. Moderate tanning and marking.…

Zustand: Good. No Edition Remarks. 187 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth covered boards with gilt. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Cracking to hinges, no damage to end papers. Some occasional mild cracking to gutters throughout, binding remains reasonably firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering has become dull. Moderate tanning to spine. Book has a slight forward lean.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Gift inscription written by the previous owner. Frontispiece. The Pictionary boards are a little shelf rubbed, minor marks and a touch edge worn. The pages within the book are a little 'browned', the text remains clear. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Boards have some wear and fading . Content is clean and bright. No DJ.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. First Edition. Ex plymouth naval Library. covered in sticky back plastic. Book.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First edition. 214pp. Blue cloth stamped in white lettering. Page edges lightly foxed, spine a touch faded, spine ends and corners bumped, a very good copy, lacking the dust jacket.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Hardcover. Some wear to edges of covers with some bumping to corners, see picture. Pages lightly tanned throughout, otherwise a clean and firm copy. NEW EU 3 EURO CHARGE FOR IMPORTS IS INCLUDED IN OUR SHIPPING PRICE. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK, ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.…

Zustand: Good. 1926. First Edition. 216 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth. Prize plate stuck to front pastedown. Pages are mildly tanned with visible foxing. Mild cracking to gutters, however binding remains firm. Pencil inscription to front endpaper. Frontispiece is mildly loose. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Tiny droplets to rear board. Notable crushing and small tears to spine ends. Book has forward lean.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Cassell and Company Limited 1930, reprinted. Hardcover with loose binding. Condition: Very Good. Clean and bright text. NEW EU 3 EURO CHARGE FOR IMPORTS IS INCLUDED IN OUR SHIPPING PRICE. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK, ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.…

No Binding. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Pale blue cloth titled in dark blue on spine, b&w frontis and illstns. Tight and square, part fading to boards, ligjht toning in edges and endpapers, a name in front. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Zustand: Good. Good condition. No Dust Jacket No date stated. Owner's name on front endpage. (biography, royal navy, history).

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. First Thus. Hardback with two tone red cloth boards no date probally 1930's some foxing. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions etc.).

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Foreword by Rear-Admiral C.G. Brodie. 207pp. 12mo. Illustrated with plates from photos (including frontispiece). Original red cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Dust jacket protected by mylar sleeve - price blacked out, but not clipped. Language: eng Language: eng. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair/Good. No Jacket. Light blue cloth hard cover - blemished/label on spine wearing/Fair. 280 pages. Name neatly to Fep. Content Good. No date. A good reading copy. (425g) Photo on request. As the proceeds from the sale of this book go to charity, correct postage will be asked for, if more than default price quoted.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Reprint 1918, Pages clean and bright, Binding firm, Light wear to edges, Some rubbing and fading to spine. NEW EU 3 EURO CHARGE FOR IMPORTS IS INCLUDED IN OUR SHIPPING PRICE. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK, ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Reprint 1917, Some light spotting to first few pages, Binding firm, Light wear to edges, Some rubbing to top and bottom of spine. NEW EU 3 EURO CHARGE FOR IMPORTS IS INCLUDED IN OUR SHIPPING PRICE. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK, ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Undated daIly express edition on red cloth.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Captain Frank Shaw navigates uncharted waters in his remarkable account of some of the overlooked naval battles of World War Two. The ideal book for fans of James D. Hornfischer, Richard Woodman, Max Hastings, and Nicholas Monsarrat. From the sinking of HMS Rawalpindi by the German battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau just two months into the war, to the Battle of the River Plate on the other side of the world, Captain Shaw takes us on a journey across the world's oceans, exploring how the Allies overcame the aggressive Kriegsmarine and gained control of the seas. Rather than focusing solely on the more famous seaborne conflicts of World War Two, Shaw delves into the early engagements of the war, demonstrating just how close the isolated island of Britain came to being strangled by the terrifying German pocket battleships and U-boats. Particularly fascinating is how the initial fightback began not with large Allied battleships, but with the innovative use of miniature X-class submarines and Motor Torpedo Boats. Interviews with combatants bring this tremendous conflict to life, revealing the understated courage all had to rely on in the face of rough seas. Epic Naval Fights is essential reading for anyone interested in learning more about some of the most important but often forgotten battles of the Second World War. From the Arctic to the South Atlantic, Shaw provides a fresh perspective on World War Two at sea and shows just how close the Allies came to losing the war in its early years.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Britain's survival in World War Two depended on men who sailed straight into danger. The Merchant Navy carried the food, fuel, and supplies that kept the nation alive. Without them, Britain would have starved. Yet these civilian sailors were relentlessly hunted by U-boats, bombers, and mines. Ships vanished in explosions of fire and steel. Crews froze in open lifeboats. Convoys crossed oceans where every shadow might mean death. Still they sailed. In this gripping account, Captain Frank H. Shaw draws on a lifetime at sea to reveal the brutal reality of wartime merchant service. He recounts extraordinary true stories of endurance, courage, and sacrifice - ordinary seamen facing overwhelming danger simply to deliver vital cargo. This powerful history reveals how the Merchant Navy became Britain's lifeline - and why their contribution was essential to Allied victory. The Merchant Navy at War is essential reading for anyone interested in the struggle to keep Britain supplied, the dangers of convoy life, and the untold stories of civilian courage at sea. A compelling tribute to the men who risked everything to keep a nation alive.…

Zustand: Used - Good. Good hardback. 1917 1st edition with 4 colour plates by Gordon Browne (checked and all present); tightly bound in illustrated blue cloth with black lettering to front; corners slightly bumped (especially top front); a little wear to edges (especially spine and top front corner); back panel discoloured. Page fore-edges yellowed and discoloured. Internally, hinges cracked and repaired; yellow discolouration marks to endpapers; a few discolouration marks to pages; otherwise, a good, tidy copy.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First edition. Illustrated with four color plates by J. Mason. Pictorial blue cloth boards. Boards and spine show some wear, the title page with a bit of soiling, and foxing to the page edges, very good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Poor. Shipped from UK, will dispatch next working day. Slight damage to spine and bumping. No DJ.

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Zustand: Very Good. Wear, scuffs and small tears to dust jacket. Scuffs and knocks to edge of cover. Tanning and foxing to textblock. Contents very good.

Paperback. Spine little torn and creased. 160pp. Very Good.