Wells Captain John (15 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Blue boards with gilt blocked titles to spine, 185 x 250 mm approx. Landscape format. 264 pp. 8 double page plans on 12 pp, 4 colour plates as called for and many other unspecified b/w illustrations being photo reproductions and detailed line drawing…

Imperial octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (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 may reduce your overall postage costs. All online l…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. The Royal Navy An Illustrated Social History And Some Of The People In The Navy The Book Does Have Slight Spotting To The Top Of The Pages Full Of Photographs Which Show Life In The Navy, Boards, Binding, Text Block And Dust Jacket Are All Square, Tight And Apart…

Condition: Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original navy cloth covers, gilt lettering to the spine. Quarto. 10'' x 7½''. Contains x, 306 printed pages of text. ISBN 0750905247. Monochrome illustrations throughout. Without any ownership markings. Fine condition book, in Fine condition price clipped dust wrapp…

Signed First Edition hardback with dust wrapper, the book measures 8½" x 6", it has xii + 247 pages and is well illustrated with b/w photographs etc. The book is signed 'John Wells June 1980' on the front free endpaper. The foreword is by by Sir Varyl Begg. There are 2 small neat conservation repairs to the reverse of the wrappe…

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…

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 Gunner…

First edition. Folding map and folding plan of the ship with 12 plates and numerous illustrations in the text. 8vo. Original pictorial cloth, gilt with the title lettered in gilt on the upper cover, a triffle worn. Inner joints a bit weak. xi, 355, 32ads.pp. London, Henry S. King,  A scarce title with a useful digest on Arctic e…