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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
Arctic Convoy PQ18: 25 Days That Changed the Course of the War
£22.00
Offering newly discovered facts about the convoy’s turbulent passage, this book is a valuable addition to the history of the campaign which will appeal to historians and laymen alike.
Bosun’s Bag: A Treasury of Practical Wisdom for the Traditional Boater
£25.00
Find out how a real vessel works, how to expand your sailing ability and how you can all live better for it. Dip into this bag now. Whatever you’re sailing, you will find something to enrich your passion.
England's Coast
£17.99
Look through these photographs and you will quickly see the unique appeal of England’s coastline.
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.
RMS Queen Mary : The World's Favourite Liner
£40.00
This new and expanded edition has been completely revised and brought up to date to describe the ship's last twenty-five years, and it incorporates a wealth of new photography. Book of the Month August 2024
Shipwrecks of the Dover Straits
£18.99
The Dover Straits is the resting place for many wrecks and this book reveals the stories behind a selection of these unfortunate vessels.
Survivors of Enemy Action: Experiences of Merchant Seamen, 1939 - 1945
£20.00
The Book of the month September 2024. Too many died before reaching land or being rescued. These men are without doubt the unsung heroes of the Second World War and this fine book is an overdue recognition of their sacrifices and courage.
The Promise of Freedom for Slaves Escaping in British Ships: The Emancipation Revolution, 1740-1807
£25.00
Although Africans and African Americans have been left out of most accounts of the Revolutionary years, this book pieces together their emerging path toward freedom.
Uncommon Courage: The Yachtsmen Volunteers of World War II
£9.99
The Book of the month October 2024.
Serving on the Big Ships : Life on the Liners
£35.00
It covers the last golden age of ocean liner travel, beginning in the 1950s and continuing into the 1970s and '80s. It reflects a pre-airline age-when passengers sailed from A to B, from port to port. Joint book of the month July 2024
The Pirate Menace : Uncovering the Golden Age of Piracy
£25.00
This new account explores the most notorious pirates in history and how their rise and fall can be traced back to a single pirate haven, Nassau. Angus Konstam, one of the world's leading pirate experts, has brought his 30 years of research to create the definitive book on the Golden Age of Piracy.
Shipwrecks of the P&O Line
£25.00
Scuba stories from the seabed of the Peninsular and Oriental Line by Sam Warwick and Mike Roussel
Last Voyage to Wewak
£16.99
A tale of the Sea, West Africa to South Pacific
QE2: A 50th Anniversary Celebration
£25.00
Through words penned by passionate QE2 travellers and with tribute stories from captains, crew and guests, a wide selection of carefully selected photographs bring this wonderful ship to life.
Sailing Ships of the Bristol Channel
£15.99
Sailing Ships of the Bristol Channel brings all of the salt-stained heritage, courage and tenacity into one colourful and highly readable volume; maritime history is in our blood and this book will enrich it.
Atlantic Container Line 1967 - 2017: A 50 Year Journey of Innovative Excellence
£10.00
Atlantic Container Line was a pioneer in the cargo revolution of the 1960s and this book captures the story spanning over the last 50 years.
The Shipwreck Hunter
£13.99
A lifetime of extraordinary discoveries on the ocean floor. Expertise that helped find the Derbyshire.
Elements of Navigation and Nautical Astronomy (Third Edition)
£35.00
A well-known textbook for students preparing for Officer of the Watch qualifications and maritime degrees.
Wartime Standard Ships
£25.00
This new book tells the remarkable story of the design and construction of the many merchant ships that not only contributed to their country’s war efforts, but were also responsible for a cultural change in world shipbuilding that would lay the foundations for the post-war industry.
The Aberdeen Line
£25.00
George Thompson Jnr's Incomparable Shipping Line
Icebreaker: A Voyage Far North
£8.99
'We are celebrating a hundred years since independence this year: how would you like to travel on a government icebreaker?'
The Port of Dover Through Time
£15.99
By Ian Collard
Mistress of Science
£9.99
The story of the remarkable Janet Taylor, pioneer of sea navigation.