Lot: 45
Wolfgang Frank The Sea Wolves, 1955; Ulrich Gabler Unterseebootbau, 1987; Rossler Geschichte des Deutschen Ubootbaus, 1985-6, 2 vols; Geoffrey Jones Under Three Flags, 1973; and other works on German naval history, VG/Fine in mixed condition d/jkts. (14)
Lot: 46
British Naval Ships interest with many photographs & ships' plans, Gun Trials programmes 1905-1910 (11), and sundry ephemera; plus some merchant ship items including few company brochures. Mainly good to fine with many useful items. (Qty) (6 kilos)
Lot: 47
Vincent O'Hara Struggle for the Middle Sea, 2009; Alan Burn The Fighting Captain, 1993; Ronald Seth The Fiercest Battle, 1961; Paul Ryan First Line of Defense: The U.S. Navy since 1945, 1981; and other Naval history, all h/bk in mylar-protected d/jkts (bar one) with many first editions. Good to fine. (31)
Lot: 48
James Lamb The Corvette Navy; Joel Sokolsky Seapower in the Nuclear Age, 1991; Kerr & James Wavy Navy by some who served, 1950; and other naval history including many relating to the Napoleonic Wars. All h/bks, largely in mylar-protected d/jkts, many 1st editions. Mostly VG/VF (36)
Lot: 50
Our Beautiful Homeland. Painted by Ernest W. Haslehust. Gresham, 1940s, eight various volumes, all with the colour plates, mixed condition; together with two other illustrated works, one ex-library. (10)
Lot: 51
19th Century scrap album, binding damaged, containing approx 264 steel and wood engravings, lithographs, few drawings and photos, very largely UK & Foreign topography, tipped-in at the corners, some foxing/staining, mostly good.
Lot: 52
Samuel Lewis "A Topographical Dictionary of England", 1835, Third Edition, 5 volumes, quarto, contemporary marbled cloth, gilt titles, some wear, the 116 plates of County and Town maps/plans complete, lacking the general map of England and the London plan; occasional foxing affecting a few of the maps and some pages of the text but largely clean internally; partly unopened along top edge. (5)
Lot: 53
Frederick Warne's ‘Wayside and Woodland Series', a collection including The Birds of the British Isles and their Eggs (two 3-volume sets), Flies of the British Isles, Wild Flowers (2), The Fishes of the British Isles (2), Animal Life, and Wayside and Woodland Trees (4); together with five odd volumes. 13 in dustjackets. Varied condition. (21)
Lot: 61
Merchant Shipping A5 softbacks, mostly company histories, mainly duplicated with as many as 9 to 11 of some titles; 1970s/90s. Three damaged by filing holes, a few ex-library. Mainly VG/VF. 25 different titles. (94)
Lot: 63
Maritime softbacks, 1940s to 2000s, including ship construction, naval history, few journals, shipping company histories, etc. A few ex-library, mostly VG/VF (59)
Lot: 64
Maritime softbacks, 1970s/2000s, with shipping company histories, and monographs on the ports of Cardiff and Liverpool. VG/VF (56)
Lot: 120
Box of PPCs and various softback books; with chief interest in 1950s/60s RPs of Marple Bridge & district (17) with several street scenes. The books include motoring manuals and local history. Fair to fine.