Commander W E May (28 results)

Condition: Fair. 1951. No Edition Remarks. 111 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth. Black and white illustrated frontispiece with colour graphs to rear of book. Binding remains firm. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Pen marking to some pages. Burn marks to gutters to pages throughout with hole to some pages, text remains unaffected. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends.

Condition: Good. 1974. No edition remarks. 35 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Clean pages with mild tanning and foxing throughout. Tightly bound with faint thumb-marking throughout. Pencil inscription to first page. Paper cover has mild edge wear with mild corner curling. Heavy tanning to spine and edges. Notable foxing. Mild scuffing to front cover. Notable scratching and marking to covers.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1974; illustrated paper covers; mild corner wear; 4to - over 9 3/4" to 12" tall; interior clean and unmarked; 35 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 10" x 7 1/2", 128 pages, well illustrated in black and white. This new edition preserves the late Commander May's original text and notes in their entirety, only obvious errors being corrected. The new material, assembled by Simon Stephens of the National Maritime Museum, comprises all the tabular data, the illustrations, and their captions. Hb in dw, an 'as new' copy.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Fast Despatch Soft Covers - will send out 1 st class post within 12 hours of receipt of order.

Couverture souple. Condition: Bon. Texte en anglais / text in english ! National Maritime Museum. Drawings by John Munday. 3rd impression. 16,5x21 cm. 22 p. Broché (agrafé). Bon état. Couverture défraîchie insolée. Intérieur en bon état. Une page tachée en marge de pied sans conséquence. in-8°.

35 PP, plus 16 pages with 31 b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Stamp of previous owner at top of front cover, otherwise near fine. 29.8 x 20.8. Study on subsidiary vessels employed by warships of all types from the earliest days to the beginning of the 20th century.

New edition of the 1974 edition with additions by Simon Stephens. Foreword by Basil Greenhill. 128 PP with colour and b/w illustrations. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Fine. 25.2 x 19.2.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. In three sections: The Royal Navy Excluding the Royal Marines, the Royal Naval Air Service and the Fleet Air Arm; The Army Including the Royal Marines; and The Flying Services The Royal Flying Corps, the Royal Naval Air Service, the Royal Air Force and the Fleet Air Arm. xi, 367pp; 6 col. & 39 b/w photographs, 765 line drawings. A nice copy. (Due to the size/weight of this book, an extra shipping charge will apply.) Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Dust Jacket. This book with dust jacket is clean, solid and in great shape! This is a hardcover book with 311 pages including many illustrations and photos. The binding is strong with all pages firmly attached. The pages are clean with no soiling, writing, or tears. The copyright page shows 1974 as the published date. The dust jacket is also in great shape with just a hint of edgewear and there is a price sticker on the bottom of the front (No Chips). This book looks and feels great! We always ship in a sturdy cardboard box!

FIRST EDITION 8vo. turquoise leatherbound hardback, gilt, in dust jacket. 280pp. with b/w illustrations. Previous owner's attractive bookplate and ink markings to inside ffep. Dust jacket has not been price-clipped. VG/VG. (Shelf 91) ISBN: 0854291431 PLEASE NOTE: Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 2003 reprint. Quarto. 128pp. Illustrated. Publisher's illustrative laminate boards in matching dust wrapper. Clean and bright. A Fine copy. Additional postage required for overseas orders.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Internally a very good copy with clean and bright pages but with a few creases on the front cover. pp.22. Please see photos.

Hard. Condition: Very Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: St. Martin's Press, 1974, first printing. 4to., 9" x 11", xi+367pp., illustrated with 6 color plates, 39 b/w photographs and 765 line drawings. Red cloth with gilt titles in black block, top edge tinted red. Lower edges of boards rubbed, a few spots on front edge of page block, small previous ownership label on pastedown. Very good plus, clean, bright in very good dust jacket with a nick and small closed tear.

Condition: Gut. 8°, 22 Seiten und einige Bildtafeln, farbig illustr. Okart. - guter Zustand - 1968. H10083 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 100.

Condition: Gut. 8°, 22 Seiten und einige Bildtafelnfarbig illustr. Okart. - guter Zustand - 1962. HP5090 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 100.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover first edition, 1970, two volumes, in original shipping case from the National Maritime Museum. Both books are in very good condition - Volume Two is lightly cracked at page 398 where the pages of photographs begin. The dust jackets, covered with clear non-adhesive covering, are in good+ condition. Jackets have some edge wear and rubbing. The dust jacket of Volume One has a crease along the bottom at the front, with a tear at the bottom left, going on to the spine. Photographs available on request. Books are heavy and will require extra postage if posted outside Australia.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Annis, P G W & Monday, John & Papps, Michael A & Whittle, Ann (illustrator). 1st Edition. An excellent reference on this specialist subject. Includes 140*b/w and colour plates and numerous oter b/w illustrations within the text. . 506pp. Edges of DJ heavily rubbed and scuffed. Several small open and closed tears to edges. Corners lightly bumped. DJ spines sunned. With packaging these books weigh 3kg, please enquire as to delivery options prior to ordering.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 2 Vol Set. Grey Cloth Lacking The Dust Jackets. The Books Are Clean And Tight Except For A Bookstore Stamp On Fep In Vol.1 (257Pp) And Previous Owners Name And Date On Top Of Title Page In Both Vols. Color Frontis Of A Sword (Handle) In Both Volumes. Vol. 1 Is Primarily History While Vol. Two (257-398Pp Plus Over 150 Plates) Contains The Glossy Plates Of Photographs Of Individual Swords And The Admiralty (And Other Recipients) That They Were Presented To. End Papers Are Of Ceremonial Swords.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Thick quarto. Six color plates, 39 B&W photographs, 765 line drawings. Fine in fine DJ. Pages: xi, 367.

First Edition. Quarto, red and black cloth, x, 368 pp., with six colour plates, 39 black and white photo plates and 765 line drawings. A near-fine copy with the dust-jacket. First edition. This monumental work is the first attempt at a comprehensive record of the badges and insignia worn by the individual in the British fighting services to indicate rank, trade, branch or skill at arms; in addition, the section on the Army includes detailed information on regimental devices.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Excellent history by two experts in the field. pp.219. Illus. Figs. Frontis. DW in archival sleeve; worn.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. The book has some minor wear along the top and bottom edges and there is very light foxing on the end-papers. The jacket has a little damage around the edges, with some small bits missing.

First Edition. With a note on the Sword Cutler by J. D. Aylward. Drawings by P. G. W. Annis, John Munday, Michael A. Papps & Anne Whittle. In two volumes. Pp. [ii]+xxii+258(last blank)+[iv]+[259]-398, 117 plates (5 coloured, including frontispieces), numerous text figures, pictorial endpapers, biographical notes, indices; narrow med. 4to; beige cloth, spines lettered in purple, the cloth faintly foxed; top edges purple/brown; price-clipped dust wrappers, slightly scuffed, lightly foxed on reverse, edges worn and slightly split, back panel creased at foot Volume I; book label of David Levine, Sydney, on verso of upper free endpapers, some light foxing; His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1970. First edition. *Based on the sword collection in the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich. 'Photographs of some 150 swords, dirks and cutlasses illustrate the more important variations relating to each type . . . with weapons placed in a personal historical context by the provision of brief biographical studies of those by whom they were used' [wrapper blurb].

1st Edn,. 2 Vols, xxii 398 pages, large 4to.140 coloured and b/w illustrations from photographs, pictorial end papers in DJs rubbing to edges of the DJs some chips along the top edge personal inscriptions to the half titles. Based on the collection of the National Maritime Museum, many weapons outside the collection have also been examined including foreign weapons, photographs of some 150 swords, dirks and cutlasses. The books also provide information about the British sword trade and an extensive list of makers and retailers.

1st Edn,. 2 Vols, xxii 398 pages, large 4to., 140 plates, pictorial end papers in Djs light rubbing to part edges of DJs small 3cm closed tear to top edge of vol 2, now in clear removable sleeves a VG set. Based on the collection of the National Maritime Museum, many weapons outside the collection have also been examined including foreign weapons, photographs of some 150 swords, dirks and cutlasses. The books also provide information about the British sword trade and an extensive list of makers and retailers.

First edition. DW. 2 volumes. Quarto. Vol I: xxii, 256pp. Colour frontis. + Illustrated with colour plates and diagrams in text. Wrapper worn and rubbed, with some slight soiling to top margins, spine sunned. Vol II: pp.261-pp.398. Colour frontis. + 140 black and white plates at rear. Wrapper worn and rubbed at extremities, spine sunned, small closed tear to head of spine, some slight soiling to top margins o/w VG+/VG+. ISBN 0112900267.

Condition: Gut. 8°, 18 Seiten mit zahlreichen Abbildungen, farbig illustr. Originalheft - sehr guter Zustand - 1951. H11230 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 50.