Seaman Able (21 results)

Condition: New.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. This is a fine 160 page Pendulum Books paperback copy, green wraps. From a manuscript found in an ancient oriental fishing boat, A tale of the Bizarre Practices of the Korean Court in 1836. POSITIVELY ADULTS ONLY.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Fair Frederick A Stokes, 1926 hardcover Cover shows edgewear, notably on spine ends and corners Contents clean, with some tanning to endpapers Binding still sound No dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 305 Pages. 15 x 23cms. Covers faded. some foxing Autobiography. Life on Lower deck in the 70's & the first class Gunboat HMS Swallow. Frontis. Unsigned.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Ex Wanganui Public Library copy. Usual trappings. A very good study/reference copy.

Lacks f.e.p., octavo hardcover (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. The jacket is shelf rubbed, worn and torn. There are closed tears, chips and creases along the edges. It is protected in cellophane. The boards show little wear. Internally, tanned pages. Otherwise clean. Tightly bound. r*20/06/2024. [ak]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Boards clean but faded. Cartographic endpapers. There is a developing crack at the front joint. 93pp. illus. + b/w plates. On pp. 29 and 86 three words (names?) and on p. 89 a sentence, have been blacked out presumably by a censor. No prev ownership markings.…

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. Immerse yourself in this poignant collection of verse penned aboard a British battleship during the First World War. The author captures the raw emotions and sacrifices of the sailors fighting for their country, their families, and their homes. Through heartfelt poems that range from the inspiring to the deeply moving, this book offers a unique glimpse into the human experience of war, exploring themes of courage, loss, and the indomitable spirit of those who served. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1941, 62 pages, a collection of the author's poetry on nautical themes | this copy is clean and useable; first page has gift inscription from the author ' with compliments and greetings from W Curran Reedy', also the address of a former owner | externally, moderate wear to cover and spine; no dust jacket | professional booksellers based in the UK | we package with great care and usually dispatch within 24hrs, always within two working days | please request scans or further information on any of our listings, which are all in stock and ready to be dispatched. Inscribed by Author(s).…

First edition, super octavo, brown cardboard covers, handwritten lettering in marker pen to spine, 372pp, VG- (brown tape binding on spine sl. frayed & edges chipped; sl. rubbing & small marks on covers; fep sl. foxed, rep mod. foxed; tiny pencil crosses throughout on page margins, fep has had extensive pencil notes erased leaving light indentations, former owner's details embossed on fep).…

"Sales/posting to the USA suspended". Landscaped A4 hard cover (laminated pictorial boards), 142pp, b&w photos. A fine copy. Soon after the outbreak of World War II an order was placed for sixty minesweepers of simple design to be constructed in Australian shipyards as part of the Commonwealth Government's wartime shipbuilding programme. Rapidly produced, these vessels were capable of patrol work, shore bombardment, minesweeping, escort and survey duties and troop-transport. They became popularly known as Corvettes, yhe Navy turning its attention to regional towns and communities in search of worthy names. The lead ship of the class was named HMAS Bathurst after the town in the central tablelands of NSW and those that followed each took their names from other regional towns dotted around the country. This linkage between the Navy and the Nation forged strong and enduring links between the RAN and the communities it drew upon to crew its fighting ships at a time when Australia never felt more threatened. Altogether 56 Bathurst Class Corvettes saw active service in the RAN during World War II, performing valuable work in far-flung theatres in both hemispheres. Three corvettes were lost during the war and a fourth in 1947 while clearing mines from the Great Barrier Reef. This pictorial work honours the service of the corvettes and their crew.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 372pp. Or cloth backed light brown boards. Some light edge wear, slight fraying of cloth at head of spine, spine cloth a little spotted. Prev owners name on fron endpaper, light toning to pages. Scarce memoir of a seamans wanderings over a long period. Includes mention of Kanakas, the Pacific labour trade and Bully Hayes. Size: 8vo.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Very Good/No Jacket. First Edition. 372pgs, card covers, 372pgs.

Condition: Very Good. Publisher's original wire stitched light cream card wrap covers (soft back). 8vo. 8'' x 6½''. The early part of Tiger's first commission was spent, under Captain R. E. Washbourn, on trials of her new armament. After workup, now under Captain R. Hutchins, Tiger went on a round of autumn flag-showing visits to Gdynia, Stockholm, Kiel and Antwerp. At the end of 1959 she deployed to the Mediterranean for a year as the flagship of the Mediterranean Fleet. Contains 44 pp with archive monochrome photographs throughout, one full-page cartoon (and cover illustration) by Able Seaman Goodrige. In Very Good clean condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. MALTA (Maltese History).…

Condition: Good. On offer is a significant, original 1928 through 1930 manuscript diary and scrapbook created, maintained and handwritten by British seaman Reginald Sands who provides a super almost day-by-day account of the maiden voyage of the storied British warship HMS Suffolk and its critical deployment to the China Station patrol covering the period Feb 7th 1928 to July 19th 1930. Adding tremendous depth to the narrative there are numerous original photographs, newspaper cuttings, postcards, stamps, other ephemera and hand drawn maps that record everything from the mundane routine of daily exercises and manoeuvres at sea but also activities ashore such as visits to the Union Jack Club in Shanghai, diplomatic calls, visits from important political and military and naval persons and much, much more all the more compelling with the backdrop of region's political and military turmoil brewing in China, Japan, the new Soviet Republic and the myriad of other regional problems and events at the time. Using a school-style exercise book Sands begins on Friday June 1st 1928 when HMS Suffolk leaves Portsmouth after completing several months of trials and over approximately 129 pages details a history of the ship and its duties and events of import. He notes events such as: Suffolk's orders to proceed to Nanking to protect and evacuate British residents in the revolt of troops on the Shanghai - Nanking railway. Suffolk Responding to an SOS for the liner 'Jervis Bay'. Visits from and Chinese Government officials and the British Minister Sir Miles Locker-Lampson. Visit from the Japanese Admiral at T'singtao. Accommodating HRH Duke of Gloucester and transporting him on diplomatic mission to Japan. Suffolk's part in the commemoration marking the re-burial of the Chinese political leader Sun Yat-Sen. Participation in a football match on 15th August 1929 in aid of dependants of HMS Devonshire victims [we believe this refers to the death of 17 seamen on board Devonshire the month before in a firing accident]. Suffolk, with HRH Duke of Gloucester onboard, is escorted into Yokohama where Prince Chichibu comes aboard and later escorts the Duke to Tokyo to meet the Emperor. Sands aboard Japanese warship KAKO [with his breakdown of the KAKO's qualities], Suffolk called to assist with fire at the King Edward Hotel in Hong-Kong. Suffolk's attendance at the Review held by Vice-Admiral Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt on his departure as Commander in Chief of the China Station. Inspection by Emperor of Japan [presumed Hirohito]. Suffolk's part in [Hirohito's] 'Coronation Review'. Illumination of the ship at Nagasaki as part of celebrations of Hirohito's coronation - photo taken and pasted-in. The diary also recounts numerous rendezvous with other ships including: the Kent, the Berwick, Hermes, and Cornwall, and events such as Suffolk winning the sports cup on Sat 7th Sept 1929 at Wei Hai Wei, participation in the Regatta at Wei Hai Wei in August 1929 and Sand's visits to the Shanghai Union Jack - a 5 cents credit has been pasted in. Stamps pasted onto the pages are: WEI HAI WEI - George V One Cent revenue Stamp; Japanese 10 Sen Entronement Hall [Hirohito] stamp; Nagoya Castle 10 Sen stamp; Hong Kong / CHINA - King George V - Four Cents; Egypte brown 5 Cinq Mills; Malta 1 1/2 d George V. The page edges are worn and a little browned and the cover has detached at the staples and there is a faint musty smell but overall G. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Manuscript.…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 74 pages. 8.75x5.75x0.17 inches. This item is printed on demand.