Nautilus Bookshop
Welcome to the Nautilus Bookshop – a collection of great reads to enjoy at sea and ashore. A partnership between Marine Society and Nautilus International, the bookshop stocks recent releases on a range of maritime topics, including ship histories, seafarer memoirs, studies of the Merchant Navy in wartime and even the occasional nautical novel.
The Book of the Month will feature a special discount during its respective month. All the books here have been reviewed in the Nautilus Telegraph, and new titles are added each month.
If you have a recently-published maritime book that you would like the Nautilus Telegraph to consider for review, please email: [email protected]
Featured products
Hello Sailor! The hidden history of gay life at sea
£38.00
When gays had to be closeted, ships were the only places where homosexual men could not only be out but also camp. And on some liners to the sun and the New World, queens and butches had a ball. They sashayed and minced their way across the world's oceans.
Pulling Together: The Making of a Global Maritime Trade Union
£19.99
The Book of the Month January 2024. This in-depth history will be of great interest to anyone with an interest in maritime or trade union history. The history of Nautilus is also of relevance to all unions organising in an increasingly globalised and unstable labour market. Ilustrated with 50b/w and 20 colour photos.
Meteorology for Seafarers, 6th Edition
£70.00
Meteorology for Seafarers is a technical book which aims to explain the complexities of the atmosphere and provide the information needed for professional seafarers aspiring to first class certificates of competency.
Tugs and Towing Around Britain
£15.99
The book features previously unpublished photographs from the author’s collection accompanied by informative captions.
The Rescue Ships and The Convoys
£25.00
Book of the month December 2024. The Rescue Ships and The Convoys : Saving Lives During The Second World War.
Blowing Hot and Cold
£19.99
Thermotank and the Story of Air Conditioning at Sea. The Book of the month November 2024.
Sailing Ships from Plastic Kits
£25.00
Despite their ease of assembly, plastic models of sailing ships, like the ships themselves, are complicated to build. Heavily illustrated in colour throughout, this book is an ideal addition to the purchase of any plastic ship kit. It describes and demonstrates techniques unique to plastic sailing ship models, allowing the construction of authentic and personally satisfying models.
Sea, Sand and, Katrina
£9.99
The novel follows the challenge of getting "Princess Katrina", seaworthy for the cruising season by Ben Sharpe, a former merchant navy officer and his family who live onboard.
Murder on the Holigan Express
£5.95
Murder on the Holigan Express: It's a Ferry Story
Ocean Liners: A New History
£25.00
Nautilus Telegraph's book of the month for January 2025
Operation Title: Sink the Tirpitz
£22.00
This is a readable and at times moving account of Operation Title, the attempt to disable the German battleship Tirpitz in Norway using human torpedoes or “Chariots”.
Reeds Astro Navigation Tables 2025
£27.00 £30.00
10% OFF. This is the established book of annual astro-navigation tables compiled specifically for the needs of boaters.
Ship of Lost Souls: The Tragic Wreck of the Steamship Valencia
£25.00
NOT YET PUBLISHED. EXPECTED IN FEBRUARY 2025. The Book of the Month February 2025.
Seashaken Houses
£16.99
**Nautilus Book of the Month for March 2019** A Lighthouse History from Eddystone to Fastnet by Tom Nancollas
A Photographic History of the Orient Line
£20.00
Classy company history provides a model for others. By Frame, Cross, Henderson & Cremer
Chasing the Dawn: Travelling the World with P&O
£20.00
Diary of a wonderful world cruise. By Sharon Poole
The Sunken Gold
£20.00
**Nautilus Book of the Month - February 2019** First World War espionage and the greatest treasure salvage in history; how a treasure hunt inspired a dive pioneer. By Joseph Williams.
Coastal Shipping International 2019
£5.00
This book looks at various aspects of coastal shipping throughout the world from Canada to Cornwall, from New Zealand to Norway.
London’s Docklands: An Illustrated History
£20.00
Well-crafted history follows the fortunes of an iconic port district.
Brunel’s Ships and Boats
£15.99
** Nautilus Telegraph's Book of the Month for January 2019 **
The Burns and Laird Family Interests in the Formation of Coast Lines
£5.00
** December 2018 book of the Month ** By Nick Robins and Malcolm McRonald
Endeavour
£12.99
by Peter Moore. An inventive biography of one of the most famous ships of all time – an alluring combination of history, adventure and science.
Recollections of an Unsuccessful Seaman
£18.99
**Nautilus Book of the Month for November 2018 ** George Leonard ‘Len’ Noake’s reflections on life as a ship’s officer in the 1920s could be echoed by many almost 100 years later.
“Scratch”, A Salcombe Boy
£9.99
1-2 weeks delivery time
Cargo Liners and Tramps
£15.99
Readers who worked for a cargo liner or tramp ship before the 1970s – or who had a family member in the trade – may well enjoy browsing through the book to bring back some memories.