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
£38.99
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.
Titanic Legacy The Captain, The Daughter and The Spy
£25.00
Book of the Month June 2025. The book is currently reprinted. Stock is expected middle or end of June 2025!!!
Gale Force 10: The Life and Legacy of Admiral Beaufort
£15.29
Nautilus Telegraph's book of the month for July 2025. Gale Force 10: The Life and Legacy of Admiral Beaufort : The Man Behind the Beaufort Scale
Irish Sea Lime Trade
£15.99
Book of the Month August 2025. The book is expected to be released on 15th June 2025.
Glasgow Harbour
£19.99
Glimpses of the Falklands War
£20.00
BMMHS celebrates 5th Anniversary in 2024 - 10% discount in May.
TS Warspite
£12.99
Nautilus Telegraph's book of the month for October 2022
In the Wake of the Gods
£20.00
In the Wake of the Gods: A cruising companion to the world of the Greek myths
From War to Peace
£25.00
From War to Peace: The Conversion of Naval Vessels After Two World Wars
Harland & Wolff and Workman Clark
£20.00
Harland & Wolff and Workman Clark : A Golden Age of Shipbuilding in Old Images
Murky Waters
£11.00
Writing under the pen name HM Stevens, the author showcases his depth of knowledge from a career at sea, particularly in the case of a purser character.
In the Treacle Mine: The Life of a Marine Engineer
£16.99
Nautilus Telegraph's book of the month for June 2022.
Superyacht Captain: Life and leadership in the world's most incredible industry
£12.99
Nautilus Telegraph's book of the month for May 2022.
Tug Stability: A Practical Guide to Safe Operations
£75.00
The title is shipped from the EU, and the shipping costs are included in the price. Please choose the hardback version based on your delivery address.
Pilots' Pocket Guide and Checklist - Working safely with harbour tugs, 2nd Edition
£15.00
Pilots' Pocket Guide and Checklist - Working safely with harbour tugs. Reducing the risks in port towage, 2nd edition
Machinery Surveying - An Introduction
£90.00 £100.00
The book contains thirteen case histories based on actual incidents which show what machinery damage investigations might look. It also covers various reporting techniques relating to such incidents.
Hull Surveying - An Introduction
£90.00 £100.00
The book mainly relates to steel merchant vessels. Several types of material have also been covered which may be found on such vessels, together with GRP which is used in various other types of vessel.