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	1	Reeman, Douglas. Cover art by Chris Mayger. AGAINST THE SEA. Sparrow, (London, 1981), reprint. 173 pp + ads, mass market paperback. Wraparound cover art by Chris Mayger. "...tells the true adventures of just some of the men and women who have stood up to the challenge and hazards of the oceans. From Captain Bligh of the Bounty to Thor Heye rdahl and the Kon-Tiki, from the development of the submarine to the men and women who have sailed around the world single-handed, it contains some of the most fascinating and exciting adventure stories in the history of man's exploration of the s e a ." Interior - pages browning very lightly, small faint stain at fore-edge area of contents page, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - light edge wear, tiny soft corner creases and tiny dint on front cover, b oo k sl ightly cocked, spine has two faint creases, minor rubbing. VG Price: 95.00 USD
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	2	Reeman, Douglas. Wraparound cover art by Geoffrey Huband. BATTLECRUISER. Heinemann, London, 1997, 2nd printing. 275 pp, large 8vo (9 7/16" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0434002917 "Conceived on paper as an invicible defence against enemy commerce raiders, the battlecruiser was hailed as a triumph. Romantically described as the fleet's greyhounds, the se great ships, remarkable for their size and speed, were designed to outrun and outshoot any of their heavier opponents. But the Battle of Jutland exposed their fatal flaw, the weakness of their armour, which could be pierced by a single enemy she ll. At the outbreak of World War II, only four of their class remain. In 1943, when Captain Guy Sherbrooke joins H.M.S. Reliant, he knows he may be her last captain. The battlecruisers Hood and Repulse, household names, have been destroyed. But Reliant is both legend and survivor, a lucky ship, and as Britain prepares to invade occupied Europe one of the last battlecruisers must enter the conflagration. And Sherbrooke, who commands her destiny, cannot alter the bitter truth: that for one of her ill-fated class there can be no half-measures. Only death or glory awaits H.M.S. Reliant." Dust jacket has minor edge wrinkling. Fine/Near Fine Price: 17.50 USD
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	3	Kent, Alexander. (pseud. of Douglas Reeman.) COLOURS ALOFT! Hutchinson, London, (1986), first edition. 286 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0091644003 Wraparound jacket art by Brian Sweet. The sixteenth Richard Bolitho novel. "With the exception of Nelson himself, the recently-knighted Bolitho is the youngest admiral on the Nav y list, but his new status sits uneasily upon his shoulders along with his new command. For the most part the officers of his hastily-formed squadron lack experience, whereas their French counterparts are well-trained and confident. And Bolitho i s a man plagued by worry about the coolness behind his recent parting with his beautiful wife Belinda. What lies ahead is the reality of war at close quarters - where Bolitho will be called upon to anticipate the overall intention of the French fl ee t. And where, not for the first time, his own human reactions and the dictates of his position will be at odds. But it is the realisation that the battle has come to a personal vendetta - between himself and the French admiral who formerly s ail ed 'Argonaute' (the captured ship Bolitho himself now commands) - that drives Bolitho and his men to a final rendezvous where no quarter is asked or given." Light wrinkling at bottom of spine, very light browning to edges of textblock, tiny sta in o n b ottom edge of rear board. Dust jacket has minor edge wrinkling, very light edge browning. VG/VG Price: 30.00 USD
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	4	Reeman, Douglas. (a.k.a. Alexander Kent) Wraparound cover art by Geoffrey Huband. DUST ON THE SEA. VOLUME 4 OF THE BLACKWOOD SERIES. William Heinemann, London, 1999, first edition. 304 pp, large 8vo (9 7/16" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0434004960 "It is 1943, and Captain Mike Blackwood, Royal Marine Commando, is a survivor. Young, toughened, and tried in the hellish crucible of Burma, he labours, sometimes faltering , beneath the weight of tradition, the glorious heritage of his family, and the burden of his own self-doubt. For him, the horizon is not the lip of the trench seen by men of the Corps in the previous war, but the ramp of a landing craft smashing d own into the sea, and the fire of the enemy on a Sicilian beach. Here, tradition is not enough, and Mike Blackwood must find within himself qualities of leadership which will inspire those Royal Marines who are once again the first to land, and amo ng the first to die." Minor wrinkle at top of spine. Dust jacket has very minor edge wrinkling. Near Fine/Near Fine Price: 20.00 USD
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	5	Reeman, Douglas. Wraparound cover art by Geoffrey Huband. FOR VALOUR. Heinemann, London, 2000, 1st edition. 292 pp, large 8vo (9 7/16" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0434007196 "Commander Graham Martineau was awarded the Victoria Cross for pressing home an attack against impossible odds. Few survived, and the crimson ribbon remains a haunting symb ol of the sacrifice of ship and men. Now, as captain of the crack Tribal Class destroyer H.M.S. Hakka, Martineau must once again call from ordinary seamen the ultimate in courage, and prepare to defend to the death vital convoys to Russia. There i s no hiding place in these bitter Arctic seas, where a pitiless enemy awaits a fatal rendezvous. All are heroes, and no man and no ship is immortal." Book light cracked at title page. Dust jacket has very light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine an d flap-folds. Very Good+/Very Good+ Price: 15.00 USD
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	6	Reeman, Douglas. HIGH WATER. Arrow, London, 1980, reprint. 256 pp, mass market paperback. ISBN 0099079003 "With his own boat, the motor-yacht Seafox, former naval officer Philip Vivian had hoped to earn a living free from the petty restrictions of everyday life, close to the sea he loved. Now, however, h is dream is threatened by financial difficulties. So when a profitable - if legally dubious - proposition is put to him by an old naval comrade-in-arms, Vivian is willing to listen. But what starts out as a harmless adventure soon turns into some t hing altogether more sinister. And Vivian finds himself trapped in a treacherous web of violence and crime, dangerously torn between his stubborn sense of past loyalties and his duty to a society he has always despised." Interior - very light b ro wning to pages, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - minor edge wear, faint crease down spine, old price label on rear cover. Very Good Price: 20.00 USD
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	7	Reeman, Douglas. KNIFE EDGE. (THE BLACKWOOD SERIES.) William Heinemann, London, 2004, first edition. 279 pp, large 8vo (9 7/16" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 043401009X "January 1970, and the final chapter in the Blackwood history appears to have closed with the murder in Cyprus of Lieutenant-Colonel Mike Blackwood, and the subsequent sale of the ancestral home. Disillusioned and grieving for his distinguished father, Lieutenant Ross Blackwood believes there is no future for him in the Corps. The Royal Marines have been reduced in strength, and their role in a modern world, after so splendid a tradition, diminished to policing and paperwork. But Ross remains a Blackwood and a Royal Marine, and the loyalty and dedication of a Blackwood to the Corps sustain him from vicious guerrilla warfare in Malaysia through the moral and p o litical minefields of Northern Ireland, where one man's terrorist is another's patriot, to the South Atlantic, and a conflict as bloody as it is unpredictable. And he learns, as every Blackwood has before him, that jungle or moor, insurrection or i nvasion, mere courage is not enough. Survival and victory balance on the knife edge of destiny." Very light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine, very light waviness to fore-edge of textblock. Dust jacket has very light edge wrinkling. Very Good+ /Ve ry Good+ Price: 22.50 USD
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	8	Reeman, Douglas. SEND A GUNBOAT. Arrow, London, 1980, reprint. 256 pp, mass market paperback. ISBN 009907060X "H.M.S. Wagtail: river gunboat. A ship seemingly at the end of her useful life, lying in the Hong Kong dockyard, awaiting her last summons to the breaker's yard. Commander Justin Rolfe: also seeming ly at the end of his useful Naval life. An embittered man, brooding and angry from a court-martial verdict. Then the offshore island of Santu is threatened with invasion from the Chinese mainland. On the island: a small British community that mu s t be brought out. Commander Rolfe and the Wagtail are ordered to the island. The job is regarded with sullen resentment by his crew, but to Rolfe, and even the ship, it is a job that offers the chance of a reprieve and a restoration of self resp ec t." Interior - light browning to pages, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - one crease down spine, a few small soft wrinkles on covers. Very Good Price: 12.00 USD
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	9	Reeman, Douglas. (a.k.a. Alexander Kent.) SEND A GUNBOAT. G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1961, first American edition. 256 pp, 8vo (8 1/4" H), hard cover (blue-grey cloth with red lettering on spine, red illustration on front board), in dust jacket. The third novel by the author, who also writes under the pseudonym 'Alexander Kent'. "The orders from the Admiralty to The Captain were explicit. He was to take his ship and sail to the small island of Santu, which lay under threat of invasion from the Communist mainland of China, and evacuate the British colony there. The ship, however, was the flat-bottomed a ntiquated river gunboat H.M.S. Wagtail, waiting in a Hong Kong dockyard for the disgrace of the breaker's hammer to overtake her. And her captain, Justin Rolfe, embittered by the verdict of a court-martial, knew that the assignment offered more th a n escape from misery and humilitation. It was a reprieve for himself and his ship. Against the sullen resentment of his crew, and against a constant battle with his own emotions, Captain Rolfe takes the 'Wagtail' to Santu. There he finds the fa bu lously wealthy Englishman, Laker, who has built up his own private kingdom under the aegis of an aged Chinese General, both arrogantly convinced of their invulnerability. On the Island is also the dedicated Dr. Felton, who runs a mission for the ha lf-starved natives, and his attractive sister. Word comes that the Communist planes and ships are moving swiftly against Santu. The English must leave. Laker and his entourage refuse and must be forced at gunpoint to board ship in the midst o f th e attack. The Feltons have also refused to leave and have disappeared. The Communists land and attack, killing all in sight. Captain Rolfe must make a momentous decision to sail at once and insure the safety of those on board or endanger the ir li ves by holding off until the Feltons can be found and made to leave. 'Send a Gunboat' is a novel of concentrated tension, adventure and escape in the China Seas today." Small light stain at fore-edge of page 161/162 - migarates into adjacen t page s, one tiny speck on fore-edge of textblock, very light browning to edges of textblock, very light rubbing to board edges, light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine. Dust jacket has light edge wear/wrinkling, a few tiny chips or tears, 1" close d tear at bottom of front hinge, slight browning on flap-folds and some edges, red spine color has faded to white - lettering not visible, a few tiny water marks and scuff marks/rubbing on spine, corner crease on rear flap, front flap clipped at top . Very Good/Fair Price: 75.00 USD
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	10	Reeman, Douglas. SURFACE WITH DARING. Arrow, (London, 1977). 272 pp, PB. "Hidiing, lying in wait on the sea bed, is EX 16, one of the most important ships in the Royal Navy. She's not much to look at, and she's only 54 feet long, with no defensive armament. But her four-man crew know that the outcome of th e war could depend on this midget submarine. Seaton, her commander, understands what his men face. There is the boredom, the discomfort, the jealousy and bickering; and already they have confronted enormous dangers on desperate raids into Norw a y . Now, poised fro the attack on a secret Nazi rocket installation, Seaton must hold his crew together for the hell that awaits them..." Interior - pages browning very lightly, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exter io r - m inor edgewear, spine flat with very faint creases. Great wraparound cover art. VG+ Price: 5.00 USD
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	11	Reeman, Douglas. THE HOSTILE SHORE. Arrow, London, 1978 reprint. 224 pp, mass market paperback. ISBN 0099078805 "The Sigli was just an old passenger launch, but when the Japanese invaded Singapore everything that could float was pressed into service. Crammed with refugees, she struggled desperately southward - and then disappeared without a trace. Rupert Blair's family were among the passengers. Twenty years later Blair, though rich and successful, is still haunted by an obsessive need to find out exactly what happened. Now, at last, he has found an e ye-witness - and a trail that leads straight to some of the most primitive islands in the Pacific." Interior - minor browning to pages, one small corner crease, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - minor edge we ar , light browning to top of textblock. Very Good Price: 7.50 USD
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	12	Reeman, Douglas. TORPEDO RUN. Arrow, (London, 1982), Ist Arrow. 290 pp, PB. Interior - page edges just starting to brown, several soft creases at top corners, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - light edgewear, creases down rear cover, book very slightly cocked, spine lightly creased (text still very legible). G+ Price: 3.50 USD
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	13	Reeman, Douglas. WITH BLOOD AND IRON. Arrow, London, 1977, reprint. 288 pp, mass market paperback. ISBN 0099062704 "January 1944. On the vast grey waters of the Atlantic the balance of power has shifted. For Rudolf Steiger, ace U-boat commander, there is a new sense of urgency. Dedicated, ruthless, fanatical, h e has become a legend in his own time, a symbol of Germany's greatness. But now, as he takes the U-boat flotilla, Meteor, out into the bitter winter seas, he faces a new and deadly enemy - his own nagging doubts about the outcome of the war. Stei g er knows that his destiny may be to court heroic death rather than suffer ignominious defeat." Interior - light browning to pages, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - one light crease down spine, old price labe l on rear cover, browning to edges of text block. Very Good+ Price: 6.00 USD
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