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Edition: repr.,Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerFew characters in British adventure fiction have matched the sky-bound daring of James Biggles Bigglesworth, and Biggles...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedCondition remarks: 8 colour illustations by Stead. price clippe dj with minor wear along the edges. In the skies above a world...

Edition: 2nd pr.,Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerWar demands impossible things of ordinary men — but Biggles has never been ordinary. In Biggles...

Edition: 2nd pr.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingCondition remarks: This copy of W. L. White’s They Were Expendable (Harcourt, Brace, 1942) belonged to...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFrom the quarterdeck to the engine room, One of Our Warships immerses the reader in the tightly-knit world of a Royal Navy vessel, chronicling...

Author: John DavisBinding: HardbackPublished: THE SCHOLARTIS PRESS, 1928Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis historical narrative The Post-Captain; Or, The Wooden Walls Well Manned Comprehending A View Of Naval...

Author: Geoff Johns Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 376 In one of Geoff Johns' first hit runs for DC, the New York Times best-selling author tackled one of...

The first full biography of America's most accomplished naval commander in the Age of Sail, Johnston Blakeley.

Edition: 1st aus edCondition remarks:Book: FairJacket: DamagedPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: DJ: chipped and worn, with moderate loss; clipped. In the steaming jungles of wartime Borneo, ace RAF pilot James...

Lieutenant Charles W 'Savez' Read's life was one of swashbuckling adventure and dazzling escapes. Yet very little has been known about him until recently. Robert A. Jones has tracked down...

Edition: Special edition reprintCondition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageBefore the age of blockbuster superhero franchises, the golden age of comics gave the world...

Author: A W KinghornBinding: HardbackPublished: Kenneth Mason, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsBefore The Box Boats: The Story Of A Revolution chronicles the pivotal era of maritime commerce...

Comic book titan Dan Jurgens' complete CAPTAIN AMERICA run! In action-packed adventures, Cap must somehow stop the war efforts of the Hate-Monger, a villain with ties to Hitler himself -...

Penguin Classics relaunch Cook led three famous expeditions to the Pacific Ocean between 1768 and 1779. In voyages that ranged from the Antarctic circle to the Arctic Sea, Cook charted...

An intimate biography of one of histories greatest explorers. A uniquely woven story encompassing three separate centuries and three different lives. Captain Cook, best known for his heroic voyages through...

Author: R E Pritchard Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 208 Captain John Smith is best remembered for his association with Pocahontas, but this was only a small part of an...

There has been speculation over the loss of the Royal Mail Ship (RMS) Titanic ever since the tragic event of her sinking, which occurred during the night of Sunday 14...

Author: Philip Weate & Caroline GrahamBinding: HardbackPublished: Paul Hamlyn Pty Ltd, NSW, 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: mildew spotting on spine and inside edges of dust...

The eighteenth century was an era when brave mariners took their ships beyond the horizon in search of an unknown world. Those chosen to lead these expeditions were exceptional navigators,...

Comics' hottest writer Geoff Johns continues his historic run on one of the best-reviewed and best-selling titles of DC Comics The New 52, GREEN LANTERN, in this crossover event! The...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew figures of the Second World War commanded the skies across as many theatres of conflict as Group...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodFew authors have captured the drama of war, sea, and the indomitable human spirit with the precision and narrative force of C.S. Forester, and this...

From Australia's first Test cricket captain Dave Gregory, through to the current captain Ricky Ponting, Malcolm Knox's new book tells the colourful story of how Australian cricket has evolved since...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: FEP missingThe high seas have never been more treacherous than in the world conjured by Alexei Novikov-Priboi in...

Author: Geoff Johns Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: NAShazam's incredible origin story is re-told here in this new edition of Shazam!, just in time for the upcoming blockbuster movie...

The second installment in this thrilling maritime adventure; two mighty empires battle each other for control of the high seas. Atticus is the young captain of the Aquila, the flagship...

Author: E.G.C. BeckwithBinding: HardbackPublished: Privately Printed, London, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Boards in good condition. Yellowed endpapers. Light foxing on book block. The...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodFew figures in English literary history loom as large or as vividly as Samuel Johnson — and John Wain's acclaimed biography captures the full measure...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, chipped and worn with some minor damage, edge wear visible; price clipped. Page Condition: yellowed. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Appears intact. Stickers/Labels: None...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Previous ownerSet against the tense backdrop of Napoleon's army encamped at Boulogne in...

Legendary comics writer Geoff Johns continues his modern reimagining of Shazam following the hit 2019 Warner Bros. movie starring Zachary Levi. Legendary comics writer Geoff Johns continues his modern reimagining...

This is the story of the man without whom the name Charles Darwin might be unknown to us today. That man was Captain Robert FitzRoy, who invited the 22-year-old Darwin...

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I am privileged to know Tom Henry personally, a man who has devoted much of his amazing life to the art of seafaring. His remarkable story of a young mansetting...

Here is the unfamiliar story of Captain Bligh's second voyage to the South Pacific, commenced in 1791, only one year after his return to England following the infamous mutiny on...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodIn the untamed wilderness of colonial Australia, Captain Collet Barker stood alone — a soldier, scientist, and reluctant pioneer whose remarkable journals...

This was wild adventure, but it was also a journey with a practical purpose. Powell furthered the cause of modern science, seeing the Grand Canyon as a geological textbook which...

The age of discovery was at its peak in the eighteenth century, with heroic adventurers charting the furthest reaches of the globe. Foremost among these explorers was navigator and cartographer...

The JSA have taken some time off, spending the weekend in St. Roch for Mardi Gras. But not everyone is enjoying the trip, especially Hourman. And what starts off as...

The swoonful new spin-off to the Sunday Times bestselling YA romantic fantasy series, Twin Crowns. Perfect for fans of Throne of Glass ! 🧜 Bursting with epic adventure, romance and...

Author: Bern CuthbertsonBinding: PaperbackPublished: Author, Hobart, Tasmania, 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: Signed with inscriptionCondition remarks: Cover in good condition with slightly creased spine. Signed letter from the author laid in....

Sir Ranulph Fiennes is uniquely qualified to write a new biography of Captain Scott. This is the first biography of Scott by someone who has experienced the deprivations, the stress...