The Naval Front by Donald and Gordon Maxwell: The gilt title to the spine stands out in this photograph but the decoration below, and the lettering and decoration to the front board, although bright, are a 'gold' colour, not gilt.

 

THE NAVAL FRONT

Painted by Donald Maxwell
and
Described by Gordon S. Maxwell

First published in 1920 by A. & C. Black, London

CONDITION: at least VERY GOOD.
These images show the gilt lettering to the spine. The decoration to the spine, and the lettering and decoration to the front board, although bright, are a 'gold' colour, not gilt. The top and bottom of the spine are a little worn but still intact. Despite the flash reflection on the photograph of the front board this shows the navy binding closest to its true colour. Across the top corner of the front board there is a crease but there appears to be no damage to the pastedown on the other side of it. There is some general shelf wear but book is still attractive and the contents generally very clean. The titled tissue guards are all in place on the coloured illustrations and binding is square and firm.                                           

The Naval Front by Donald and Gordon Maxwell: Despite the flash reflection on this photograph of the front board it shows the navy binding closest to its true colour. Across the top corner of the front board there is a crease but there appears to be no damage to the pastedown on the other side of it.

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Price £25.00 plus postage. Postage quoted is for period to 31st. March 2012 only.

 UK First class postage £4.90.  Airmail to Europe £7.56        Airmail to U.S.A. etc. £14.25

A colour illustration from ‘The Naval Front': St. George and the Dragon: Zeppelin L15 in the Thames
A black and white illustration from ‘The Naval Front': The Bell Buoy: British Submarine and Destroyer entering Harbour
A colour illustration from ‘The Naval Front': An Incipient Minefield
CONTENTS:
  1. WATCH AND WARD
  2. TWO GERMAN RAIDERS AND THEIR FATE
  3. THE BRITISH SUBMARINES AND THE HELIGOLAND BIGHT ACTION
  4. CORONEL AND THE FALKLAND ISLANDS
  5. THE BATTLE OF DOGGER BANK
  6. THE BATTLE OF JUTLAND
  7. THE DOVER PATRO
  8. ZEEBRUGGE RAID
  9. THE OSTEND ATTACKS
  10. IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA
  11. THE NAVY IN THE EAST
  12. THE MERCHANT SERVICE IN THE WAR
  13. THE AMERICAN NAVY IN THE WAR
  14. THE SILENT VICTORY
  15. VICTORY
  16. INDEX OF PRINCIPAL NAMES

ILLUSTRATIONS: Black and white.

  • “Our Fathers have told us”: Milestones in Naval History
  • An Epic of the Sea
  • Eight Bells, Midnight: Interior of a British Submarine
  • The Bell Buoy: British Submarine and Destroyer entering Harbour
  • “Shipping it Green”: Super-Dreadnought driving into a Heavy Sea
  • Fighting the Last Gun : Gallant End of H.M.S. Tipperary at Jutland
  • Wings of the Fleet : Cruiser and Seaplanes on Patrol
  • H.M.S. Broke ramming German Destroyer
  • Monitors bombarding Belgian Coast behind a Smoke Screen put up by Motor Launches
ILLUSTRATIONS: Black and white continued
  • Destroyer Actions off Dunkirk
  • Motor Launches rescuing Crews of the Blockships at Zeebrugge
  • Retaliation : Merchant Ship engaging a U-boat
  • A Night Escort: Destroyers conveying a Troopship to France
  • “America has declared War”
  • The Atlantic Ferry: American Cruisers on Convoy Duty
  • With Drawn Fangs : Surrendered U-boats by moonlight.

ILLUSTRATIONS: Colour.

  • A Night Impression of the Navy House, Baghdad: February
  • The Terror by Night: Minelayer Princess Margaret starting on a Night Job
  • H.M. Transports Ekma and Elephanta at Suez
  • A Bit of Yarmouth in the East: View from Quay at Navy House, Port Said
  • Blood and Iron: an Air Raid in the North
  • Destroyers engaging a Zeppelin at the mouth of the Tyne
  • An Incipient Minefield
  • St. George and the Dragon: Zeppelin L15 in the Thames
  • Destroyers making a Smoke Screen
  • H.M.S. Vindictive : April 25th, 1918
  • Sunrise: Motor Launch off Gallipoli, Italy
  • H.M.S. Queen, Trawlers and Drifters: Taranto
  • Monitor M31 bombarding Gaza at Dawn
  • Seaplane flying over Damascus
  • Paradise Regained: H.M.S. Mantis on the Tigris
  • The Navy in Bagdad
  • U-Boat Avenue, Harwich: Evening