Captain John G Wells (6 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. H/B 247 pages condition is very good. A short signed note to the flyleaf.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Likely ex-military library - likely lighter use with corresponding military stamp. Likely condition is Fair-Good if not stated. All other info as listed. NB note this is a placeholder description and my entire list is being regularly updated with photographs and information. Please enquire for further details for this copy.…

8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece and plates; blue cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Detailed history of the Royal Navy's world-famous gunnery school at Whale Island, Portsmouth.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Includes dust jacket.

8vo., First Edition, with plates; blue cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SIGNED AND DATED BY THE AUTHOR ON FRONT FREE ENDPAPER. The story of the Royal Navy's world-famous gunnery establishment at Whale Island, Portsmouth.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Foreword by Admiral of the Fleet Sir Varyl Begg. "In 1830 the 3 Decker, HMS Excellent, was moored off the North-West Corner of Portsmouth Dockyard. There, with her POrt Broadside pointing up Fareham Creek , she was destined to become the first Gunnery School and Firing Ship of the Royal Navy." Signed by the author on Front Endpaper. Included is a letter from Captain Wells referring to the autographed book. 247 Pages. Illustrated with B&W Photographs. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author(s).…