Captain Carpenter (32 results)

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Reprint. Reprint, 8vo, 295pp, photo illustrations, blue cloth lettered black, not a pristine copy with some general tobacco aroma about it, and noticeable edge and prelim spotting, hinges and spine tips a little rubbed, spine darkened with accompanying reduction in definition to lettering…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 7 books: The German Raider Atlantis. Frank, Wolfgang; Rogge, Captain Bernhard. Ballantine, 1956. 154p. paperback, covers bumped/scuffed, binding tight, text clean/unmarked chipped spine at the head and foot + The German Pirate His Methods and Record. Ajax. Published by George H. Doran, NY, 1918. 124p.…

Sixth printing. With an Introduction by Admiral Earl Beatty and Appreciations by Marshal Foch and Rear Admiral Sims. Illustrated by 2 plans, 39 Reproductions from Unique Photographs & 5 Drawings by Charles De Lacey. xxiv, 295 pp. A few spots of foxing occasionally in text. Blue cloth boards with black lettering on front board an…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Introduction by Admiral Earl Beatty and Appreciations by Marshal Foch and Rear Admiral Sims. Illustrated by 3 Plans, 39 Reproductions from Unique Photographs * 5 Drawings by Charles Lacey. Blue cloth cover with Black Border on front. Black lettering on front & spine. XXIV/24 preliminary…

Seventh Edition, 8vo, 295pp, indexed, bound in blue cloth, b/w photo frontispiece, 2 maps (1 foldout), further b/w plates and line drawings in text. Some foxing to page edges and prelims, plus neat ink owner inscription and stamp, slight rubbing to edges of boards, spine a little darkened. A copy in overall Good condition. [SHEL…

8vo [23 x 15.5 cm]; xvi, 181 pp, 139 illustrations including engraved frontis plate of H. M. S. Challenger at St. Paul's Rocks, folding map, many photos, glossary, index. original pictorial gilt cloth, gilt spine title lettering, light cover wear, interior is clean and near fine. A well illustrated guide to ocean life, mammals i…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. London: Printed for Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green and Longman, 1833, Second Edition. Half leather prize binding for The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, with their crest to the front board and bookplate to the front paste down, with gilt titles to twin red labels, gilt decorated compartm…

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright referenc…

Condition: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Signed by Author (Unverified). 8th printing. No dust jacket. A tan to the page edges. Contents clea…

8vo., Eighth Impression, with frontispiece, photographs, illustrations in the text, full-page map and large folding plan on japon; green cloth, upper board and backstrip framed and lettered in black, a near fine copy. The author commanded HMS VINDICTIVE during the operation for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross. SCARCE IN…

1926 London, hardcover, 295 pages, with photos. The Blocking of Zeebrugge Âby Captain Alfred F.B. Carpenter is a firstâ'hand account of the Royal Navyâs daring but only partly successful raid of 22â"23 April 1918 to block the German Uâ'boat base at Brugesâ'Zeebrugge during the First World War. The author describes the strategic…

No Binding. Condition: Good. Beautifully drawn b/w chart, printed on heavy paper 86x68cm. Good or better, folded with some ms pencil route annotation and dusting. First published on 31 March 1873, the latest edition stated is 24 April 1922 with small corrections dated 1923. This covers the African side from Abu Dara to the Delta…

1st Ed. XVI, 181, (6 publications) PP with 137 b/w illustrations in text, plus: frontispiece & folded map of The World. Fp: H.M.S. Challenger at St. Paul's Rocks, Mid Atlantic. Cloth covers, front cover with title printed in blind, publisher stamp, title and a gilt flying fish, spine with gilt title device (faded). Mawson's sign…

Hardback, 8.5 x 5.5 inches. Halfbound black calf leather and blue cloth to boards. Gilt vignette to front, raised banding and gilt decorations to spine, with twin maroon leather spine labels lettered in gilt. Marbled endpapers and page edges. In very good condition. Corners slightly bumped, some rubbing marks to leather on front…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1945 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt band…

No Binding. Condition: Good. Beautifully drawn b/w chart with some hand colouring, printed on heavy paper 85x70cm. Good or better, folded with some ms pencil annotation and dusting. First published on 31 March 1873, the latest edition stated is 24 April 1922 with small corrections dated in the same year. This covers the African…