Talbot Booth E C Editor (17 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Clean dark blue covers with lightly scuffed corners, sound binding, clean pages and end-papers. No dust-jacket. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2kg. ISBN: 0850381398. ISBN/EAN: 9780850381399. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 75316101097. All our books are sent by tracked mail. This book is heavier than 1kg, and may incur additional delivery charges on some delivery services to some locations.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Royal blue cloth, spine panel lettered in silver. Spine panel mildly darkened by age, a few minor surface marks to cover cloth, some toning to text block edges. Firm binding. Former owner's name stamps and address stamp to front endsheets, otherwise unmarked. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Book. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 6th Edition. 732 pages (complete). A scruffy copy. The boards are much worn, scuffed, marked all about. They are sure. The frontispage is missing. The contents are worn by use and handling, very occasionally foxed, very occasionally marked by handling, secure, comfortable, certain, diligent, dutiful. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Third Edition. A small book, publication of 738 pages. Third Edition. The book is undated but would appear to be circa 1937. The boards are a little shelf rubbed and edge worn. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. 272 pages. DJ has a small scrap on the front cover. Contains black & white illustrations. Seller Ref: M10547.

Condition: Good. Original blind stamoed cloth, gilt lettered spine, numerous b/w illustrations (including photographs), ads, 4to.; Spine and part front cover slightly discoloured.

Hardcover. 22[ads], 260p., glossy paperstock throughout with profuse b&w photoillustrations and captioning, very much in the "Jane's All the World's" format. Hardbound 12x10 inch blue buckram boards gilt; somewhat edgeworn with tiny tufts of fray at corner-tips, hinges slightly weak, old ownership on the pastedown datelined 1950, no other markings within. No dj. A good copy. Editor touts new feature, a list of ships "building and completed" during 12 months prior to March '49. Apologizes that this year the "funnel section" is omitted. Notes that "one of the most arduous sections of the book to prepare was that devoted to war losses of the world's merchant shipping. It was decided not to include German and Japanese losses in this edition as the list was so long.".…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Sixth Edition. 1104 pages (complete). A stout copy of this contemporary overview of ships and shipping. The boards are scruffy. They have wear, scuffing, marks, stains all about. They are however, sturdy, sure. The contents are pleasing: they are clean, clear, very certain, the folded plates smart, competent, diligent, confident. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Introductory chapter on Ship Recognition followed by a section devoted to Ship Types, A Photograph Section, Company Flags, Ship Building and Completed in 1948, War Loss Section and General Index of Live Ships. Includes almost 2,000 recognition drawings. Twenty pages of ads at front of book. Binding is a bit loose. Front hinge partially exposed. Blue cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering. Front board is bowed. Some light wear to boards. Printed on glossy paper stock. Size: 4to (11" to 13"). 260 pp.…

1963 edition. 458, (4 advertisements) PP with 50 figures in Introductory section and over 4000 profile drawings in the Ship Identification section, 403 funnels in the Fleet List section. Hard cover, gilt title spine, dj (price clipped). Dust jacket is slightly rubbed and with a few chips and is in a protective sleeve. Occasional foxing, o/wise near fine. Oblong: 22.8 x 28.5. Ships with their particulars, shipping lines with fleet list and a most comprehensive index.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Subtitle: A Full Coloured Guide to the Badges Worn by Members of His Majesty's Forces.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 3rd Edition. Talbot-Booth, E. C., compiler and editor. His Majesty's Merchant Navy. Third edition. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co., s.d. [circa 1943]. Hardback, Fair. Black cloth, bumped and rubbed. Binding weak, the backstrip coming away from the block. Small bookseller label to front pastedown. half-title detached from block but intact. Frontispiece colour flag illustration. xix, 567pp., b/w photographs and illustrations (some foldouts), colour illustrations of flags. Contents clean and bright. RightWayUp Books aims to provide accurate and detailed descriptions. All images are of the actual book for sale - no stock images are ever used. Thank you for looking at this listing.…

1st Ed. XVIII, 694 PP (last 6 blank for notes) with b/w line drawings (profiles, sketches.) and 208 b/w photos, plus 4 large folded plates & 15 colour plates (badges, flags, pennants, naval ensigns.). Eps: World Map The Life Blood of an Empire. Navy cloth cover (rubbed), gilt title on spine which has a tear along the back hinge, 2 of the folded plates with closed tears, o/wise a very good clean copy. Scarce. Small oblong: 10.7 x 14. History and development of fighting ships, types of warships, . ships' badges, weapons, England expects. then from P.272, survey of the navies of the world.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Hardback, blue cloth, gilt titles to spine and front board. 25.5cm x 32pp. xxxix, 220pp, xliii-lxxxvi. Colour frontis. Colour and b&w illustrations. 1st edition 1934. The only volume issued, this formed the basis of the series "Merchant Ships of the World" which was issued annually from 1936. Binding slightly faded and frayed to spine ends. A decent copy. A heavy book, additional postage may be required for orders outside the UK. (bs1). Talbot-Booth, Pay-Lieut. E. C. (illustrator). …

Staple. Condition: Good. Pages bright, staple binding firm (although staples rusted), some light foxing. Size: 12mo. Booklet.

landscape format hardback [25x32cm]. very good condition with some light fading to the binding and s splash mark to the lower inner corner of the front board. [heavy book that may require extra shipping costs for some overseas destination. Please see our storefront page for shipping information] a scarce early Talbot-Booth ship recognition book. includes a colour section of house flags and funnels and ship silhouettes, plus many fine period adverts.…

1942 edition. 44 PP (adverts) followed by 744 PP with b/w illust. throughout. Original navy blue cloth cover, title in blind on front board and gilt on spine. Clear plastic protection pasted down on outside covers and their inside. Signatures of previous owners on title page, and their stamp on title page and endpapers. Oblong: 22.8 x 32. Contains over 900 half-tone illustrations and 2400 line drawings of ships and 700 line drawings of house flags and 1500 line drawings of funnels for recognition.…