Naval And Maritime from Foster Books - Stephen Foster, ABA, ILAB, PBFA

New York: W. W. Norton 2004. 8vo. Omnibus edition of all of Patrick O' Brian's Aubrey/ Maturin novels (a total of 21 volumes, including 3 chapters of his unfinished last novel, '21'). Contained in around 7000 pages, across 5 hardbacks in illustrated dust jackets and a slipcase. Some of the earlier volumes have some scratching to the surface of their… Read more about this item

London: The Folio Society 2010-2012. 8vo. 17 volumes of 20. Blue illustrated cloth with gilt decorations to the spines and front boards, in slipcases. Occasional minor signs of wear to the slipcases. Bindings all in lovely condition, and are internally clean and bright. This set of 17 lacks the final 3 volumes (The Yellow Admiral, The Hundred Days and Blue… Read more about this item

London: William Heinemann Ltd 1937. Small 8vo. 259 pp. Bound in brown half publisher's leather binding with title labels, gilt lettering and decoratio to spine. Top edge gilt. Patterned boards. Minor rubbing to spine ends and a few marks to front board and spine. Clean and bright internally. Inscription of ownership to front free endpaper dated 1943. A later printing… Read more about this item

London: The Blue Peter Publishing Company Ltd. 1927. 4to.Illustrated. xii, 154 pp. Dark green cloth with gilt lettering and decoration to spine and front cover. Top edge burninshed green and endpapers illustrated. Illustrations by J. Spurling and an introduction by C. Fox Smith. With a map of the principle trade routes of the Clipper Ships to the rear of binding.… Read more about this item

London: John Murray 1947. 12mo. 2 volumes. xxviii, 497 pp. [+map]; xxviii, 431 pp. [+map], [6]. Publisher's gilt lettered dark blue cloth in paper jacket (not price clipped). Reprint of the cheap edition with 8 illustrations and maps. Volume 1 being 'the journals of Captain R. F. Scott'. Volume 2 being the 'reports of the journeys and their scientific work… Read more about this item

London: Messum's 2005. Oblong 4to.Illustrated. 124 pp. Navy hardcover with gilt lettering to spine and front cover. Illustrations throughout. A repaired tear to the front cover of dustjacket and some markings to the rear cover. 3 dents to the binding at the spine and edges. Internally clean and bright. 1903438802 . Very Good. Hardcover. 2005.

London: Edward Moxon & Co. 1866. Square 8vo.Illustrated. First Illustrated Edition. [v], 82, [18] app. pp. Blue elaborately gilt-decorated and lettered cloth. All edges gilt. Bumping and wear to extremities. Some splitting within binding, but no sections are loose. Ink inscription at prelim and some minor marking to leaves throughout, but generally internally clean. Publisher's catalogue bound as appendix. Frontispiece… Read more about this item

London: T. Nelson and Sons 1871. 12mo. First Edition. 322 pp. Gilt-decorated boards and spine. Bumping to extremities. Some marks to rear board and foxing throughout. Central section slightly loose, otherwise good near-very good. A very detailed history of lighthouses in Britain and Ireland. . Good. Gilt-decorated Cloth. First Edition. 1871.

London: Macmillan and Co. 1874. 8vo.Prize Binding. xvi, 358 pp. Full blue calf with school crest to front board, and raised bands, red title labels, gilt lettering and decorations to spine; marbled endpapers, all edges marbled. Wyndlesham House, Brighton school prize binding. Rubbing to joints, corners and raised bands; minor discolouration to spine. Foxing to prelims and endpapers, and occasional… Read more about this item

London: Chatto and Windus 1958. 8vo. First Edition. xii, 372 pp. Dark hardcover with gilt lettering to spine, in illustrated dustjacket designed by Clarke Hutton, not price clipped. Some wear and minor loss to jacket, bumping to boards, otherwise clean. Conservation tape to reverse of jacket. Map endpapers, including fold-out battle plan for Trafalgar. 13 black and white illustrations, including… Read more about this item

London: George G. Harrap & Company 1905. 8vo.Prize Binding. xiv, 376 pp. Full dark green morocco with gilt school crest to board and gilt lettering and borders to spine; all edges gilt. Newcastle Royal Grammar School prize binding, with bookplate to front pastedown dated 1927. Spine slightly faded; spotting to endpapers but generally internally clean. Black & white illustrations throughout.… Read more about this item

London: George G. Harrap & Company 1905. 8vo.Prize Binding. xiv, 376 pp. Full navy blue morocco with gilt school crest to board and gilt lettering and borders to spine; all edges gilt. Newcastle Royal Grammar School prize binding, with bookplate to front pastedown dated 1929. Spine slightly faded; endpapers foxed and occasional light spots throughout. Black & white illustrations throughout.… Read more about this item

London: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. 1967. 8vo. xiv, 265 pp. Full crushed brown morocco with embossed onlay and block-cut pirate design, with red and dark green title labels, gilt nautical devices and lettering to spine; marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. A few minor marks to leather and very slight yellowing to pages, but otherwise all clean and bright.… Read more about this item

London: Cassell and Company Ltd. N.d.. Small 8vo.Prize Binding. 2 volumes. xii, 296; xi, 364 pp. First volume is full maroon calf with raised bands, black title label and gilt decorations and lettering to spine. Second volume is the same but in red. Both have marbled endpapers, all edges marbled and gilt crest of Malvern College to front boards; they… Read more about this item

London: The Religious Tract Society [1871]. 8vo. 352 pp. Purple cloth with detailedgilt and black decorations to boards and spine; all edges gilt. Spine a little faded and extremities rubbed. Some spots to prelims and endpapers but otherwise internally clean. Binding slightly shaken with some splits but all still together. IIllustrated throughout in black & white, with several maps. .… Read more about this item

London: Boriswood Limited 1931. 8vo. Signed Limited Edition. 271 pp. Full cream cloth with black title label and gilt lettering to spine. Marks to spine and rear board, foxing and a little wear to edges. Offsetting to endpapers, but otherwise internally clean. No 59 of 145 copies, signed by the author to a prelim. A tragic story of poverty, child… Read more about this item

London: The Studio Ltd. 1930. Oblong 8vo. First Edition. 9, (+ 12 plates) pp. Hardcover in decorated jacket, not price clipped. Jacket is curled and chipped along top and bottom edges, with a little loss to the head of spine. Boards are spotted with discolouration to edges and tears to the head of the spine. Pages slightly yellowed. 12 tissue-guarded… Read more about this item

Brighton: Teredo Books Ltd 1974. 4to. xxv, 405 pp., Blue gilt decorated cloth binding with slip case. Wear to the corners of the slipcase. Board clean and binding firm. Some spotting to the extremities and illustrated throughout. 9780903662017 . Very Good. Hardcover. 1974.

London: Collins Harvill 1993. Large 4to. Unpaginated. Red gilt lettered cloth binding with pictorial dustjacket. Price clipped jacket bright with minor creasing to the ends and tear to the head of the jacket, 1 cm. Boards clean and binding firm. Internally clean and signed by the author. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs, including 1 fold out photograph. 0002168111… Read more about this item

London: Cassell and Company, Limited 1901. Oblong 8vo.Illustrated. 60, 4 pp., Blue publisher's cloth with printed lettering. Some mottling to the boards and wear to the extremities. Binding firm. A mark to the front endpaper otherwise internally clean with slight toning to the edges of the blue leaves. Ownership stamp to the front endpaper. Illustrated with 24 tipped on colour… Read more about this item