A collection of books primarily comprising non-fiction maritime history, naval fiction, and natural history reference works, housed in several boxes. The maritime fiction is anchored by a substantial series of historical naval novels by Alexander Kent (the pen name of Douglas Reeman), including titles such as Enemy in Sight!, The Flag Captain, Sloop of War, and Midshipman Bolitho and the Avenger. Significant maritime reference works include several volumes by Brian Lavery published by Conway Maritime Press, such as Nelson’s Navy: The Ships, Men and Organisation, 1793-1815, Arming and Fitting of English Ships of War, 1600-1815, and The Sailing Man of War 1650-1850. Other maritime and historical titles include The Safeguard of the Sea by N.A.M. Rodger, Nares’ Seamanship 1862 (Gresham Books), The Royal Navy in Old Photographs by Wilfrid Trotter, and works on submarines by Antony Preston and Richard Compton-Hall. The collection also features travel guides including Lonely Planet’s Canada and Australia and New Zealand, natural history titles like The Birdlife of Britain and The New Bird Table Book by Tony Soper, and aviation-themed memoirs by Bill Randle. A large-format volume of The New Oxford Atlas in red cloth is included. The bindings consist of a mix of hardcovers, many with original dust jackets, and trade paperbacks.
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