Padfield P (26 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 31 Illus. 321 Pages. 13 x 23cms. Good in D/W foxing to fly pages and dustwrapper. From beginnings of armour plate through era of rams & monster guns to demise of super Dreadnought in WW2. Men who designed & fought in them. Their significance to nations which built them. 7 plans. Index.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 2 Maps. 32 Illus. 524 Pages. 15 x 23cms. Good in D/W. Early training in Kaiser's Navy, service in U Boats in WW1. Inter war years, battle of Atlantic, Supreme Cdr. Hitler's navy. Biblio. General, ships & U Boat Index.

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,950grams, ISBN:9780333396995.

Condition: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. Clean from markings. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,800grams, ISBN:9780333646854.…

Condition: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,450grams, ISBN:9781848316614. …

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,950grams, ISBN:9780304358700. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 3 Maps. 30 Illus. 560 Pages. 15 x 23cms. Good in D/W. The major submarine campaigns of Allied & Axis Submarines during WW2. The experience of submarine & anti-submarine warfare from the decision makers to the crews beneath the seas. 3 appendices including chronology. References & notes. Index. Biblio. …

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 64 pages. Guy Muldoon "The Stronger Magic" / James Holledge "The Mad Marksman of Koiterangi" / Jorgen Bisch "I Climbed The Jivaros' Sacred Mountain" / Grenville Manton "Flight In A Flying Furnace" / P L N Padfield "We Sailed On All Fools'Day" / John Laffin "One Performance Only" / Reginald L Ottley "The Horse Was More Important" / Guy Batham "Jungle River Nightmare". (SL#257).…

Paperback. Condition: New.

Condition: Poor. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Dust jacket in poor condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,700grams, ISBN.…

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,750grams, ISBN.…

Condition: Good. Volume 2. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,700grams, ISBN:0710092156.…

Condition: Fair. Volume 2. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,650grams, ISBN:0710092156.…

Condition: Fair. Volume 1. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Book contains pencil markings. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,650grams, ISBN:0710001509.…

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Includes dust jacket. First Edition. Padfield Peter. The Lion's Claw. 0091330203. Hutchinson & Co Ltd, London, 1978, 1st edition hardback with wrapper, VG/ vg, 352pp, blue boards/ gilt, no inscriptions, internally clean and sound. sea stories, naval fiction, mystery fiction, Guy Greville. 42029 FIC/ 1ST/ P £1500. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1 Maps. 16 Illus. 232 Pages. 13 x 20cms. In torn D/W. Foxing. Auto-biographical. As a young Merchant Navy Officer selected by Alan Villiers as part of the crew of "Mayflower 2" during voyage to Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1957. Second Officer of the "Bendigo" carrying cargo to Australia. Worked passage on a tugfrom Clyde to New Zealand. Adventures in the Solomon Islands. Sketch details of the rig of "Mayflower 2". Unsigned.…

Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. This copy is in fine condition bound in green cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. There is a watermark to the bottom of the boards. The unclipped dust wrapper is 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. In the wars of modern history, maritime powers have always prevailed over land-based empires, whether Habsburg, Napoleonic, Nazi or Soviet. This work charts the growth of linked strengths - fighting, trading, financial and constitutional - that made them so formidable. Ref HHH 4.…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Paperback Edition. This book covers the elements of English Law, the law which is the basis of all legal systems throughout the English-speaking world. Today one-third of all mankind is ruled by laws that originally came from England, however much they have have become adapted to the needs and conditions of different countries. The text is primarily designed for students of further education preparing for the examinations in (1) General Principles of English Law for the Ordinary National Certificate (and Diploma) in Business Studies, and for (2) the General Certificate of Education at 'A' level of the Associated Examining Board. In addition the book covers the syllabuses in law at intermediate stage set by many examining authorities for professional students such as Secretaries, Accountants. Bankers, Hospital Administrators, Surveyors. Estate Agents, and similar persons either attending colleges of further education or working alone. For the general reader the book provides an excellent background to English legal practices and institutions. It is especially valuable as a guide to the Law of Contract, Law of Property, and Law of Tort. Throughout the text constant reference is made to cases and statutes available in major reference works. Previous owners name inside cover. Very small slight crease to corner front cover.(We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions etc.).…

First Edition: Blue bds., silver titles, 155 x 240 mm., 500 grms., 148 pp., with Index, illustrated, photographic plates and line drawings, original pictorial dw., unclipped, VG/Vg copy.

Paperback. Condition: New.

1995 UK, hardcover with dustjacket 559 pages, with photos. ISBN 9780719551680 In good condition.

1976 UK, hardcover with dustjacket 196 pages. The Naval Battles between 1793 and 1805 against the French and strategy and tactics of the Battles. ISBN 0246108126 In very good condition.

2001 Cassell UK, softcover 534 pages, with photos. Biography of this German Admiral in WW2 ISBN 9780304358700 In good condition. English language.

1966 Hodder and Stoughton UK, hardcover with dustjacket 224 pages, with photos. Some Collissions in detail. In very gooed condition.

1965 Hodder and Stoughton UK, hardcover with dust jacket 318 pages. In very good condition.

1981 London, hardcover 246 pages. A social and operational history of the Royal Navy from the midâ'19th century to the First World War, tracing its transformation from wooden sailing ships to steel dreadnoughts, destroyers and submarines while maintaining global maritime supremacy. The book focuses on the daily lives, training, attitudes and hierarchies of officers and ratings, revealing the human reality behind the myths and legends of Britainâs imperial navy. ÂISBN 9780710007742 / 0710007744 In very good condition.…