Search Results: Naval Adventure from TARPAULIN BOOKS AND COMICS

LONDON: MICHAEL JOESPH. Hardcover. An adventure of Captain Horatio Hornblower. First published in 1945. This is the first publication in this edition. Orange cloth boards. Slight wear on board edges. Slight foxing on book pages. Otherwise clean pages. Strong binding. No inscriptions. Book has lost its dust jacket. Corner folds/creases on the bottom edges of a few pages. Location: A6 . Good. Hardcover. First Thus. 1949.

LONDON: Michael Joseph(Mermaid Books Imprint). First published in 1945. This is the first Mermaid Books printing. Illustrated laminated card covers(A cross between a hard cover and a paperback. Sometimes called a limpback). Slight wear/peeling on cover edges. The laminate on the inside back cover edge is beginning to peel. Original price is printed on the pastedown(on the reverse of the front cover). Clean, tight pages. Strong binding. No inscriptions. A Horatio Hornblower novel. . Very Good. Hardcover. First Thus. 1955.

LONDON: HEINEMANN. A Richard Bolitho adventure. Hard cover with dust jacket. Slight wear on DJ edges. Slight marking on DJ. Not price clipped. Black boards. Clean, tight pages. Strong binding. No inscriptions. 3rd printing. . Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 2007.

LONDON: WILLIAM HEINEMANN LTD. First printing. Naval adventure. The Iron Pirate is set in 1944. Dieter Hechler captain of the heavyweight cruiser Prinz Luitpold, is a successful battle commander of a 'lucky' ship. But when he is ordered to leave the Baltic sea and head out into the Atlantic, he knows that he and his crew will need all their skill and courage to survive. Slight wear and creasing on dust jacket edges. Blue boards. Clean, tight pages. Strong binding. No inscriptions. Dust jacket has not been price clipped. . Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1986.

LONDON: BCA. 2 novel omnibus. Naval adventures. The Iron Pirate is set in 1944. Dieter Hechler captain of the heavyweight cruiser Prinz Luitpold, is a successful battle commander of a 'lucky' ship. But when he is ordered to leave the Baltic sea and head out into the Atlantic, he knows that he and his crew will need all their skill and courage to survive. H.M.S. Saracen is set against the backgrounds of two of the worst campaigns ever faced by the Royal Navy, the Gallipoli operation of 1915 and the Battle for Malta, 1941. Slight age staining on top edges of pages. Slight wear on Dust Jacket edges. Clean, tight pages. Strong binding. No inscriptions. Location: LGT1 . Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1987.

LONDON: PENGUIN BOOKS. Paperback. Slight wear and peeling on cover edges. A small split on the bottom edge of the front cover/exterior spine. Tanned pages. Small fold on one page. Clean, tight pages. Strong binding. No inscriptions, First Penguin printing. First published by Michael Joseph in 1946. Location: CONE3 . Good. Mass Market Paperback. First Penguin Edition. 1964.

LONDON: HODDER & STOUGHTON. Hard cover with dust jacket. First printing. Dust Jacket has not been price clipped. Slight wear on DJ edges. Blue boards. Slight marking on some page edges Otherwise clean, tight pages. Strong binding. No inscriptions. Fourth novel in the Thomas Kydd series. It is 1797 and Thomas Kydd is now master's mate on the Achilles, a 64 gun ship of the line, returning from the Caribbean to England. Kydd's ship however is diverted to Gibraltar, to form part of the Rock's defences. On Gibraltar, Kydd is reunited with Nicholas Renzi, who soon involves him in a dangerous mission to rescue a diplomat who is fleeing from the French. His mission ultimately concluded, Kydd returns to England only to be caught up in the events of the Mutiny of the Nore. Meanwhile the Dutch fleet at Texel threatens the very survival of England. Location: TBL7R . Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 2003.

LONDON & GLASGOW: BLACKIE AND SON LTD. Naval adventure. Undated. First published in 1936. Dust jacket with small splits/surface wear on top edge and DJ spine edges. Three black and white plate illustrations(including frontispiece). Blue cloth boards with black titles and three bar black lines around edges of front board and exterior board spine. Book is possibly ex-library as the front endpaper has been removed, causing damage to the pastedown(on reverse of front board). Binding is slightly exposed but integrity is not affected. Book opens on the half title page. Light soiling/foxing on some page edges. Strong binding. No inscriptions. Dust jacket has been neatly clipped. Location: STC1 . Good. Hardcover.

LONDON: Michael Joseph(Mermaid Books Imprint). First published in 1950. This is the second Mermaid Books printing. Illustrated laminated card covers(A cross between a hard cover and a paperback. Sometimes called a limpback). Slight wear/peeling on cover edges. Original price is printed on the pastedown(on the reverse of the front cover). Clean, tight pages. Strong binding. No inscriptions. A Horatio Hornblower novel. . Very Good. Hardcover. Second Impression. 1953.

LONDON: WORLD BOOKS/THE REPRINT SOCIETY. An Horatio Hornblower novel. First published in 1950. First publication of this Reprint Society book club edition. Paper dust jacket(wrapper). Front of DJ is black with Zodiac symbols in the centre. Back is white with previews of forthcoming books: Eastern Approaches by Fitzroy Maclean, Whisky Galore by Compton Mackenzie, Bricks and Flowers by Katherine Everett, The Young Lions by Irwin Shaw. Moderate wear on DJ edges. Not price clipped(no printed price on DJ). Red boards with gilt titles on board spine. Pages are slightly foxed. Top edges of pages are stained black(part of the design). Previous owner name on front endpaper. Clean, tight pages. Strong binding. Location: NBK4 . Very Good. Hardcover. First Thus.. 1951.

LONDON: HUTCHINSON. Naval adventure novel in the Hornblower style. Set in 1772. Ex-library copy. Clear plastic cover over the dust jacket. Moderate wear/peeling on DJ edges. Tear on back flap. Moderate staining/marking affecting text on front flap(text is clearly visible). Library stickers on DJ spine. Not price clipped. NB: Front free endpaper(ship illustration) has been removed. Damage to side edge of front pastedown, cloth binding is parly exposed. Some writing on top of pastedown in biro. Withdrawn stamp and number written on half title page. Tanned and slightly foxed/partially stained page edges. Minimal affect on text. A scarce title in this hard cover first edition. Location: PT2 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall . Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1975.

LONDON: HEINEMANN. A Richard Bolitho adventure. Hard cover with dust jacket. Slight wear on DJ edges. Not price clipped. Brown boards. Clean, tight pages. Strong binding. No inscriptions. First printing. . Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 1999.

LONDON: MERMAID BOOKS/MICHAEL JOSEPH. First published in 1943, this is the first Mermaid Books edition(1952). Lamaniated flexible boards. Small area of damage/bending on bottom of board spine. Moderate slant to board spine. Original printed price on front pastedown. Previous owner date of purchase(1953) on front pastedown. No other inscriptions. Clean, tight pages. Strong binding. Novel. A World War 2 set Royal Navy adventure. Location: MBS1 Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall . Good. Hardcover. First Thus.. 1952.

LONDON: HUTCHINSON. First printing. Maritime adventure novel featuring series hero Richard Bolitho. Hard cover with dust jacket. Slight wear on DJ edges. Pen stroke mark on DJ spine. Not price clipped. Blue boards. Top edges of book's pages are foxed. Clean, tight pages. Strong binding. No inscriptions. Illustrated map endpapers. This book comes with a Richard Bolitho card bookmark detailing the character's career. Location: CPT4 . Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1980.