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	Guns & Sails in the Early Phase of European Expansion1400-1700	by Carlo M. Cipolla First published 1965 by Collins, London
	THE ANTHONY ROLL of Henry VIII's Navy Edited by C. S. Knighton and D. M. Loades Published by ASHGATE for THE NAVY RECORDS SOCIETY in association with THE BRITISH LIBRARY and MAGDALENE COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE 2000	A blue cloth book with gilt lettering to spine. no inscriptions. FINE condition. In a FINE condition unclipped dust jacket. AS NEW 220 mm. x 303 mm. 198 pages Weight wrapped just short of 1.25 kilo. ISBN 0 83177 138 6
	Drake's Voyages A RE-ASSESSMENT OF THEIR PLACE ELIZABETH EXPANSION by Kenneth R. Andrews	A blue cloth bound book with gilt lettering and decoration to the spine and top edge of page block is stained to match - condition VERY GOOD PLUS. Dust wrapper priced clipped, chipped and with some edge rubbing but still VERY GOOD. 1st. 1967 Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London
	THE QUEEN'S CORSAIR Drakes Journey of Circumnavigation 1577 - 1780 by Alexander McKee First published by Souvenir Press Ltd., and simultameously in Canada. ISBN 0 285 62339 7	A VERY GOOD PLUS condition blue cloth bound book with silver lettering to spine. In a VERY GOOD clipped, publisher's repricing labelon bottom of front flap. £10.00 + P & P
	THE LIFE OF FRANCIS DRAKE by A. E. W. Mason 1st. published 1941 by Hodder and Stoughton Ltd., London	Lightly rubbed boards; a little dust marking to page block edges and some acid browning on free end papers but a very sound and square copy - VERY GOOD minus condition navy cloth bound book with gilt lettering to spine - fold out map of Cadiz complete and as new. £10.00 + P & P
	DRAKE AT CADIZ FAMOUS EVENTS SERIES by GRANT UDEN Illustrated by H. W. Douthwaite First published in England 1969 by Macdonald and Co. (Publishers) Ltd., London. SBN 366 02673 6	A VERY GOOD condition red cloth bound book with gilt lettering to spine; crown octavo. In a VERY GOOD unclipped, gum nremains fron missing publisher's label, Very slightly marked dust wrapper (see larger illustration below) £7.00 + P & P
	SIR FRANCIS DRAKE by E. F. Benson	First published 1927 as one of the 'Golden Hind' series by John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd., London Second printing 1927 A blue cloth bound book with gilt lettering to spine - Front board gilt series title and blind ship decoration. Some light rubbing and the back board is marked slightly. Page block has no foxing and is clean and tight with top edge dyed blue - pages rough cut. VERY GOOD condition. 155 mm. x 220 mm. x 30 mm. 315 Pages + adverts
	THE DEFEAT OF JOHN HAWKINS A BIOGRAPHY OF HIS THIRD SLAVING VOYAGE by RAYNOR UNWIN	A red cloth bound book with gilt lettering and decoration to the spine and top edge of page block is stained red - condition VERY GOOD PLUS. Dust wrapper taped, not priced clipped, chipped and repaired but still VERY GOOD minus. 1st. 1960 George Allen & Unwin Ltd., London
	A HISTORY OF SEAFARING BASED ON UNDERWATER ARCHAEOLOGY GEORGE F. BASS General Editor	A blue cloth bound book in VERY GOOD condition although in common with these books the page edges are starting to brown. In a VERY GOOD condition unclipped dust wrapper. 1972 Thames and Hudson 30 Bloomsbury Street, London WC1B 3QP
	BRITAIN AND THE WESTERN SEAWAYS by E. G. Bowen	A green cloth bound book with brightr ilt lettering the spine and decoration to bottom corner pf the front board. Top edge of pristine page block dyed to match binding - condition VERY GOOD plus. Dust wrapper un-clipped, chipped and with some edge rubbing - VERY GOOD. 1st. 1972 Thames and Hudson Ltd., ISBN 0 500 02076 0
	The Three Worlds of Captain JOHN SMITH by PHILIP L. BARBOUR First published 1964 by Macmillan & Co., Ltd., London	A blue cloth bound book with slight shelf rubbing but still VERY GOOD condition. 553 pages 145 mm. x 230 mm. x 40 mm. £6.50 plus P & P
	CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH by E. Keble Chatterton	First published 1927 as one of the 'Golden Hind' seies by John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd., London A blue cloth bound book with gilt lettering to spine - Front board gilt series title and blind ship decoration. Both boards have faded and the back board is also marked slightly. Page block has some light foxing on the first and last few pages - top edgestained blue and pages rough cut.Inner front hinge starting to split. GOOD PLUS condition. 155 mm. x 220 mm. x 30 mm. 278 Pages + adverts
	The Birth of the Steamboat by H. Philip Spratt, B.Sc., A.S.M.E., I.S.O.	A blue cloth bound book with brightr silver lettering the spine and decoration to front board. Top edge of pristine page block dyed purple - a light bump to the bottom of the spine stops it being FINE condition. Dust wrapper predominately white is slightly marked un-clipped, and with some light rubbing - VERY GOOD. 1st. 1958 Charles Griffin & Co.Ltd., Warning Date of publication is 1958 but the bottom of wrapper flap states price as "25s." and "£1.25" ! !
	Lisbon as a Port Town, the British Seaman and other Maritime Themes Edited by Stephen Fisher EXETER MARITIME STUDIES No. 2	First published 1988 by Exeter University ISBN 0859893138 VERY GOOD PLUS condition illustrated card covered book (PB). An inobtrusive previous owner's signature to top of inside of front cover. 150 mm. x 225 mm. x 9 mm. £5.00 plus P & P
	The Defeat of James Stuart's Armada 1692 by Philip Aubrey 1979 First published by Leicester University Press, London	Link to other Sailing Navy books here A green cloth bound book with gilt lettering to the spine and green dye to top edge of pageblock in VERY GOOD PLUS condition in an unclipped VERY GOOD condition. The spine is sunned but by no means as obviously as depicted in my scans. ISBN 0718511689
	F. H. CHAPMAN THE FIRST NAVAL ARCHITECT by DANIEL G. HARRIS 1st. 1989 Published by Conway Maritime Press Ltd., London ISBN 0 85177 486 3	Link to other Sailing Navy books here A maroon cloth bound book gilt lettering to spine - FINE condition- in a FINE condition unclipped dust wrapper. 205 mm. x 275 mm. x 23 mm. 255 pages - Weight unwrapped 1kilo.
	Decisive Naval Campaigns in the Rise of the West Tide of Empires by Peter Padfield ISBN 0710001509	1st. Published 1979 by Routledge & Keegan Paul Ltd, London A navy cloth bound book with gilt lettering to spine -in VERY GOOD PLUS condition in a VERY GOOD PLUS condition un-priceclipped dust wrapper. 160 mm. x 240 mm. x 22 mm. 252 Pages £8.00 + P & P
	LIFE AT SEA IN THE AGE OF SAIL by W. R. THROWER	A brown cloth bound book with gilt lettering the spine condition NEAR FINE. Dust wrapper un-clipped VERY GOOD Plus. 1st. 1972 Phillimore & Co. Ltd., London & Chichester S.B.N. 900592 25 7