Commodore Melson (17 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Condition: Very Good. 1766568092. 12/24/2025 9:21:32 AM.

Paperback. Condition: Used; Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Damaged cover. The cover of is slightly damaged for instance a torn or bent corner.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. Black binding with gold lettering on spine. Oblong size 9 by 12. Color and B/W illustrations throughout the book. Couple of dings along bottom edge of front cover. Dust Jacket has some wear to spine ends and corner tips. Top and bottom edges of Jacket wrinkled a bit.Small tear to Jacket at bottom of spine. Photos of book om request.

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with very slight rubbing to edges and minor traces of storage. 173pp. The history of the Royal Navy in Hong Kong over 156 years with full description and a photographic record of events in the territory and its surrounding seas through those years. Includes an appendix with details of the ships which have served in and around Hong Kong over 150 years plus a list of senior naval officers. We do not use stock photos, the picture displayed is of the actual book for sale. Every one of our books is in stock in the UK ready for immediate delivery. Size: 9 x 12.5 Inches.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition Thus. vii / 158 pp + 10 page appendix, illustrated in colour and bw, blue covers with gilt title to spine, book and wrapper clean and sound, minor shelf wear. Over 1.1Kg will need extra postage outside UK.

hard cover with dust jacket. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 2nd edition. Illustrated with photographs in colour and black and white maps. 23 cm x 32 cm. VII, 158 pages Near fine book in near fine dust jacket, as new condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st ed. Ob 4to. vii,157pp + 10pp appendix. Illus b & w throughout + some colour. Marking the departure of British forces from Hong Kong in 1997 after 156 years, of which the Royal Navy played a vital role. 962 7982 24 5.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. A near fine copy of 'White Ensign, Red Dragon'. Features fantastic black and white photographs and drawings throughout. Unclipped. No inscriptions. A tight, bright, and clean copy of 159pp + bibliography. (32x23cm).

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Type: Book.

Condition: Very good.

Hardback in Dust Wrapper. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hardback. Dust wrapper over blue boards with gilt titles to the spine; Measures 9" x 12½" (1.5 kg); pp (vii) 162; Bibliography; Enclosed a laid in ms. from the author in reply to a letter of which a copy is also laid in. Includes: Black & white photographs (within the text); Chronological tables (1); Colour photographs (within the text); Coloured maps; || The book is on the shelf, ready to be appropriately packed, and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the book shop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #195765 ||.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 2nd Edition. This copy is in new, unmarked condition bound in blue cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. The unclipped dust wrapper has some very mild edge wear but is still in fine condition. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. With the departure of British Foces from Hong Kong on 1st July 1997 a chapter in the territory's history comes to a close. The Royal Navy played a crucial role in modern Hong Kong's founding and, throughout its 156 year association with the territory, the Navy has provided strong support to the community. This book traces the history of the Royal Navy in Hong Kong, providing a strong photographic record of events in the territory and its surrounding seas. Ref A 1.

Hardback. Condition: Mint. Dust Jacket Condition: Mint. First Edition. WHITE ENSIGN - RED DRAGON The History of the Royal Navy in Hong Kong 1841-1997 Commodore P.J.Melson. David Tait, Hong Kong. 1997 Second Edition. ISBN 9627982245 164pp Illustrated Hardback. This mint unread copy is bound in cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine, tight, white, bright and square. The unclipped dust wrapper is also in mint condition. Published in the year that Hong Kong was handed back to China this lavishly illustrated history of the involvement of the Royal Navy in the territory and surrounding seas. Many of these photographs come from private collections and have never been published before. Ref CCC 4.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. SIGNED COPY, some light wear to dustjacket, some ruffling to dustjacket at top of spine and along edges, boards good with some foxing to inside of dustjacket, with dedication and best wishes and signed by author on title page. Signed by Author(s).

Condition: As New. Signed Copy . Very Good dust jacket. Inscribed by author on title page.