Captain Pack (22 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Wraps. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Peter Dawson (illustrator). Edition Not Stated. 12 pages. The right side edge of the front cover is roubn.One smal spot in the text.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st edition thus softback, 1995. Pictorial wrappers fine. Pages lightly foxed at the top edge, internally very clean & tight. No inscriptions. Illustrated. 196 pages.

Condition: Good. 1966. First Edition. 326 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Black and white plates. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. Boards have light shelf wear with minor corner bumping and crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with some small tears, chipping and creasing. Some tanning and foxing to all surfaces.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Minimal shelf wear. Clipped jacket. Pencil mark on the inside cover. Clean text.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Black & White (illustrator). Reprint. Slight wear at corners otherwise without flaw. 6 X 9.5" 196 pages, published 1995. The sailor's rum ration, known to the service as 'Nelson's blood', was an integral part of the life and image of the Royal Navy. When the Admiralty decided to abolish naval rum in 1970, so ended a tradition that stretched back over 300 years. In this fascinating book, Captain Pack sets the story of the tot against a background of Britain's maritime history throughout that period - wars, bloody battles, keeping the peace and long voyages of discovery - a period that witnessed the rise of Empire and the transition to Commonwealth. **Bundle Up & Save On Postage**.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Unread copy. Super condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 1st edition 1978. Firmly bound & carefully read. Gift inscription on front endpaper. No torn, loose or missing pages. The unclipped jacket is sunned with a few very small tears but no loss. Illustrated in b/w.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. 1st Edition. 326pp with b/w photos and illustrations - beige cloth - endpapers and content edges slightly foxed - dustwrapper is moderately rubbed and soiled - moderate wear to edges.

Condition: Fair. 1960. 261 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Blue pictorial boards. Book has been rebound by library, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Pages are lightly tanned at the edges, with light foxing. Occasional thumb marks to pages edges. Binding has remained firm. Boards have slight shelf wear with bumping to corners. Spine ends are a little crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges. Slight forward lean to text block. Boards are slightly bowed.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Fine. Fine condition. Trade paperback. An interesting look at British navy life. Nice copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Near fine hardback,in near fine,price-clipped d/j.1966,edition.326pp,with illustrations.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Mint. First Thus. This copy is in mint, unread condition, bright, white, tight and square, in illustrated card covers as issued. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased charges will be quoted. The sailor's rum ration, known to the service as 'Nelson's Blood', was an integral part of the life and image of the Royal Navy. When the Admiralty decided to abolish the naval rum in 1970, so ended a tradition that stretched back over 300 years. In this fascinating book, Captain Pack sets the story of the the tot against a background of Britain's maritime history throughoput that period - wars, bloody battles, keeping the peace and long voyages of discovery - a period that witnessed the rise of Empire and the transition to Commonwealth. Ref JJJ 5.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Unclipped DJ in archival cover.

4to., First Edition, with numerous photographs and maps in the text; black cloth, gilt back, a near finre copy in unclipped dustwrapper. With neat personal blind book-stamp on front free endpaper. A detailed account of the planning and execution of Operation TORCH. Enser, p.165; Law, 0366.

HB. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. First Edition. Blue cloth on boards with gilt titles. Spine: light few only small smudges; light vertical convex rise down the spine. Thin old sunning to foot of spine and a touch along the boards top-edge. Edges: moderate foxings and soiling. Eps: light sprinkling of foxing. Light short splitting to guttering between ffep & half-title page. Few only foxings to a few only pages margins. B/w glossy illustration. One page guttering with vertical thin old cellotape repair. Binding is VG. 262p Dj: mild soiling, rubbing & scratches. Spine: head & foot with wear, small tears & chips. Head & foot of flaps spines with small open wear, short splits & chips. Top & bottom edge with a couple of tiny splits and chips.

Hardback. Printed pages: 326. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Dust jacket: Light rubbing and marking. Unclipped. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Good Plus. Book: Beige cloth binding. Light foxing to page, foxing to edges of endpapers, clean text throughout. Signed by the author to title page. . Overall book condition is Very Good. Size: 5.75 x 8.75 inches (15 x 22.5 cm). Signed by Author.

8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs and 4 maps (3 double-page) in the text; red cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Solid account by a leading naval authority. Enser, p.207; Law, 0531.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Admiral Sir Allen Gordon Tait, KCB, DSC (30 October 1921 - 29 May 2005) was a senior Royal Navy officer who served as Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel from 1977 to 1979. During WWII, Tait was involved in the seizure of n enigma machine from a German ship.Light wear only to cream coloured boards, edges tanned, pages are clean, binding is tight. Unclipped dust jacket has general wear including edge wear, scuffing, creasing. Grading commensurate with age of book, which is over 50 years old. By Good condition we mean that while book has wear, it is perfectly readable and in overall good condition relevant to its age. Dispatched from the UK same or next working day. NB: Due to the stupidity of Brexit, parcels sent to the EU may incur additional customs charges.

1st edition dust jacket Near Fine octavo xvii + 262pp., frontis., b/w pls., maps, index, Neat ownership signature o/w nice copy.

1st edition dust jacket Near Fine small octavo 326pp., b/w pls., maps, appends., bibliog., index, Story of the Cadet Training Ship 'Britannia'. Nice copy.