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The Atlantic Ocean (A Bridge Between Two Worlds) – George Kay

Published by the London Museum Press, first edition 1954. Octavo, 208 pages nicely illustrated throughout. Very good condition.

A not at all dated history of the Atlantic .From early Viking days … then Columbus, Cabot, Drake, Raleigh etc. The great islands and Voyager’s favourite St Helena. And in the air … the Alcock and Brown non-stop 1919 from Newfoundland. Slavery. Whaling. The fierce battles of WWII. Quite a subject in one book.

The Atlantic – a very good reference

$25.00

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Of Ships and Men – Alan Villiers

Published by Newnes, London in 1964 after the 1962 first. Tall octavo, 206 pages heavily illustrated. Very good condition and the best printing of a book published in a number of forms.

A personal anthology by the Master Mariner. In chronological order with “The Build-up” … the opening sentence is “There were sailing ships at the bottom of our street – real sailing-ships, I mean – Cape Horners, four-masted barques, fully-rigged” …. love it!

Then we are off with … “The Real Thing” and then “Steamships” and “Little Ships” and “War”.

Villiers unique knowledgeable writing style

$25.00

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Adventure in Depth – Commander William King

Published by Putnam’s, New York 1975, a first edition. Octavo, 250 pages, nicely illustrated and with a chart of the voyage. Very good condition.

Bill King perhaps the greatest Submarine Commander ever, well the only one to survive the whole of WWII. Here, in 1973, he circumnavigates the world in his specially built junk-type rigged “Galway Blazer II. Survives a capsize in the South Atlantic before being hit and damaged by a killer whale near Western Australia. Following the roaring forties route over the Pacific and Round the Horn and the return home.

An unusual book with reminiscences of submarine activity intermingled with the adventures of his circumnavigation.

Incredible voyage and reminiscences from an incredible man

$30.00

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Attacker – The Hudson and its Flyers – Geoffrey Jones

Published by Kimber, London a first edition 1980. Very good near fine condition. Octavo, 238 pages heavily illustrated with relevant images from photographs of the period.

The Lockheed Hudson flew in five continents and was the first US aircraft into the RAF. Deadly against U-boats taking out a total of 24. Often flown on special missions dropping agents or picking up patriots from the jaws of the enemy. Guarded the beaches of Dunkirk.

Superb book for the lover of good aircraft

$30.00

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[How to Build and Igloo] Arctic Manual – Vilhjalmur Stefansson – 1944

Published by Macmillan, New York a first edition 1944. Thick octavo 556 pages after preliminaries with its dust jacket getting very scarce. Very good condition.

A special book prepared by the highly qualified Stefansson under the direction of the United Sates Army.

Prepared to provide realistic advice on how to survive when stranded in the Arctic. The book is introduced by a historical background relating to early voyagers and the seeking of the elusive North West passage. He discusses in depth the topography of the land and the nature of the seas and ice. The climate (obviously) and the physical effects of cold. Winds, gales and special aviation problems. Wildlife, pests and parasites. Shelter and the many advantages of snow houses over tents (Voyager has memorised the methods of making good snow houses as a precaution). And survival, clothing, food, health and first aid. Hunting and fishing various methods and transportation in this difficult environment.

Really the only Arctic Manual by Stefansson – You never know!

$90.00

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Sir John French – The Little Field Marshall – Richard Holmes

Published by Jonathan cape, London. A fine copy in a like dust jacket. Almost as new.

This 1981 first edition was the first proper biography on French. Heavily criticised by many for his failures during WWI French has supporters including Churchill and Lloyd George.

This book written with access to his private papers reveals his despair at the mounting casualties and a rather ambitious private life full of mistress and a secret second marriage.

French in WWI and much more

$40.00

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