Mayger Chris (86 results)

Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. The picture on our listing is a photograph of the actual book NOT a stock image. [Loc. F3].

Card Covers. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. n/a Type: n/a This book is full of full page plates of naval battles & other paintings by the artist Chris Mayger. Slight reading crease to the front card cover - with an associated vertical crease down the length of the half-title page. A very good copy. n/a.

Soft cover. Condition: Good to Very Good. Chris Mayger Wraparound Painted Cover. (illustrator). Eighth Printing. 318 pages! "They called the Scrapyard Flotilla. In a quarter - century of continuous service the eight destroyers had seen every kind of action at sea. Now they were going to be used on hard - hitting raids that would open the way for and invasion of Occupied Europe. As the operations got underway Keith Drummond, captain of the destroyer Warlock, realized that his men would be tested to the limit & beyond"; Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Chris Mayger Wraparound Painted Cover. (illustrator). Sixth Printing By This Publisher. 272 pgs. >>> "EX 16, one of the most important ships in the Royal Navy. She's not much to look at, and she's only 54 feet long, wiht no defensive armament. But her 4-man crew knows that the outcome of the war could depend on this midget submarine. Already they have confronted enormous dangers on desperate raids into Norway. Now, poised for the attack on a secret Nazi rocket installation." >>> Name written at top of front endpage; Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Good to Very Good. Chris Mayger Wraparound Painted Cover. (illustrator). Second Edition By Publisher. 352 pages. " 1794, Revolutionary France! "Commodore Mathias Pelham-Martin proves to be both an egotistical and incompetent superior, whose petty hostilities jeopardize the operation of an entire fleet. As the enemy goes in and out of sight, the Hyperion gives chase from the Bay of Bicay with its bitter squalls to the Caribbean and its impossible heat." ** 2" Tape at top of Spine; Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good +. Chris Mayger Painted Cover. (illustrator). Sixth Printing,. 320 pages! Gulf of Thailand. "25 years earlier she had been part of a crack hunter/killer group in the Battle of the Atlantic. To Lieutenant-Commander Standish his appointment to the frigate seemed to mark the end of his career hopes." Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Chris Mayger Wraparound Painted Cover. (illustrator). Seventh Edition. 352 pages. " 1794, Revolutionary France! "Commodore Mathias Pelham-Martin proves to be both an egotistical and incompetent superior, whose petty hostilities jeopardize the operation of an entire fleet. As the enemy goes in and out of sight, the Hyperion gives chase from the Bay of Bicay with its bitter squalls to the Caribbean and its impossible heat." >>> Minor Initials from Name written at top of front endpage; Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Chris Mayger Painted Cover! (illustrator). 13th Edition By Publisher. 318 pgs. "Malta 1941. To most people H.M.S. Saracen an ugly, obsolete ship with an equally ugly recent history: her last commander is due for court-martial after shelling the troops he was sent to protect." >> Minor paper pull on front cover; Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good to Fine. Chris Mayger Painted Cover! (illustrator). Sixth Printing By This Publisher. 384 pgs. Set in Dec./1917, Germany opens final bitter round of war, with new deadly weapon, in the struggle for the seas! The Vulcan's mission is to cause choas, with it's mines, guns, torpedoes & merciless firepower! Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. Pan Books Ltd., London, 1976. Paperback. First Pan Books paperback edition, first impression. Illustrated throughout with colour reproductions of the marine paintings of Chris Mayger. Spine uncreased. 3 cm closed tear to foot of spine. As a result, the front cover is partially loose. Two black ink stains on the page facing plate 24. Fore edge of the first 10 or so pages lightly creased. Top and bottom corners of the fore edge of the front cover lightly creased. Covers slightly tanned. Overall, the book is in a good condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Chris Mayger Wraparound Painted Cover. (illustrator). First Canadian Paperback Edition. 285 pgs. World War II / January 1944, Indian Ocean; Captain Blake Richard VC, Williamstown Australia, & HMS Andromeda must stop the Nazi German Armed Raider that is sinking British ships.>>> Name in Pen writing on first page. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Chris Mayger Painted Cover. (illustrator). First Paperback Ed. & 1st Printing!. 320 pages! Gulf of Thailand. "25 years earlier she had been part of a crack hunter/killer group in the Battle of the Atlantic. To Lieutenant-Commander Standish his appointment to the frigate seemed to mark the end of his career hopes." >>> Address written at top of inside back cover; Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: FINE+, Near New. Chris Mayger Wraparound Painted Cover. (illustrator). Second British UK Edition. 286 pgs. >>> WW-II, Seafire pilot, Japanese Kamikaze, escort carrier, in the Arctic & Atlantic Oceans! Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Jacket By Chris Mayger (illustrator). 1st Edition. First edition, first impression. Some edge wear and chipping to top and bottom of jacket and spine, corners rubbed, not price clipped (£2.95), no inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg+ copy for its age. 272pp, map endpapers. A novel based on the 1940 Evacuation of Dunkirk, and the rescue of the British Expeditionary Forces by a flotilla of little ships provided by the Navy and professional and amateur seamen . The author, John Harris (1916-91), himself a serving airman and sailor during the Second World War, achieved major success with his previous publication 'The Sea Shall Not Have Them'.

Soft cover. Condition: FINE. Wraparound Illustrated Cover By Chris Mayger. (illustrator). Reprint Edition. 173 pages."The story of the H.M.S. Royal Oak. The Contents are: Death at the End of the World; War Stations; Unlucky for Some; Don't Worry - It's Saturday the 14th; The Bloody Ship's Going to Turn Over; The Whole Works Went Up; Beggar This for Civvy Street; Every Time a Coconut; Daisy Daisy Give Me Your Answer Do; Regret Royal Oak Has Sunk; Believed by U-Boat Action; Blimey Where's Snow White; Such Exaggerations and Inaccuracies; and The Watchmaker Who Never Was." Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Good to Very Good. Chris Mayger Painted Cover! (illustrator). First Edition By This Publisher. 192 pages >> Front cover creasing; Minor pen to front cover. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Good to Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. Chris Mayger Wraparound Painted Cover. (illustrator). Ninth Printing By This Publisher. 320 pages. British Nuclear Submarine service! Cold War! From Singapore to Sea of Japan. ** Overall VG/FN, but with light waterdamage, thus G/VG Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Good to Very Good. Chris Mayger Wraparound Painted Cover. (illustrator). Second British UK Edition. 320 pages; Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Chris Mayger Wraparound Painted Cover. (illustrator). Second Edition. 352 pgs. "In the spring of 1797 Captain Richard Bolitho brought his ship, the 100-gun Euryalus, home to Falmouth. But soon the flagship was pressed into battle, part of a hastily formed squadron chosen to force the first British reentry into the Mediterranean, a mission demanding both skill and enterprise." >>> Store stamp on inside front cover. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Good to Very Good. Chris Mayger Wraparound Painted Cover. (illustrator). Second British UK Edition. 320 pages; >>> Name in pen on first page. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Chris Mayger Painted Cover! (illustrator). First Edition By This Publisher. 251 pages, plus forward, Epliogue, Glossary, list of Survivors & Index! Naval Non-fiction, re USS Indianapolis torpedoed by Japanese sub July 29/30 1945. Fold out print missing! Rip in cover at spine, repaired with magic tape, thus Good! Still great as a cheap reading copy! Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Chris Mayger Wraparound Painted Cover. (illustrator). First Paperback Ed. & 1st Printing!. 192 pages! >>> Name written at top inside front cover. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Chris Mayger Wraparound Painted Cover. (illustrator). Fourth Edition. 314 pgs. " 1784 and His Majesty's frigate Undine slips anchor at Stiphead and stands south. for India! Captain Richard Bolitho's first command since the war in the Caribbean." Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Book.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good_, Sl.wear. No Jacket. Cover Chris Mayger (illustrator). 1st Thus. 319pp. A Richard Bolitho story. Owner's list of numbers on inner cover.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Chris Mayger Wraparound Painted Cover. (illustrator). Fifth Edition By This Publisher. 320 pages; Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: FN, Store Stamp Inside. Chris Mayger Painted Cover. (illustrator). First Edition By This Publisher. 224 pgs. "Special overseas ed". Cover depicts submarine rising thru icy waters! (Different cover than other editions) Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Book.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good, Sl.wear. No Jacket. Cover Chris Mayger (illustrator). Reprint. 350pp. A Richard Bolitho story. Wraparound cover art.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Chris Mayger Wraparound Painted Cover. (illustrator). Second British UK Edition. 304 pages. 673 miles from Bahia, 1782. "With the Tready of Amiens , Nelson's navy relaxes its guard. But Catain Ramage, on leave at home, suspects Napoleon of trickery. Secret Admiralty orders are to survey a small island off the coast of Brazil, so Ramage sails the Calypso into the island's only anchorage - and into more danger than the was has ever flung across his bow.". Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Chris Mayger Painted Cover! (illustrator). Fifth Edition. 352 pages. "1794, Revolutionary France! "Commodore Mathias Pelham-Martin proves to be both an egotistical and incompetent superior, whose petty hostilities jeopardize the operation of an entire fleet. As the enemy goes in and out of sight, the Hyperion gives chase from the Bay of Bicay with its bitter squalls to the Caribbean and its impossible heat." Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.