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.
Titanic Legacy The Captain, The Daughter and The Spy
£22.50
Book of the Month June 2025. The book is currently reprinted. Stock is expected middle or end of June 2025!!!
c/o Cunard House : 88 Leadenhall Street, London, EC3
£18.99
Currently out of stock, reprint is expected in 3rd week in June 2025.
Gale Force 10: The Life and Legacy of Admiral Beaufort
£16.99
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
Supercargo Operations: An Introduction
£112.00
If you’re looking for a broad overview of supercargo operations, this will certainly cover off the essentials. It’s of particular relevance to readers looking to direct their career towards a consultancy or supervisory role in this field, giving a good understanding of the industry and the position of a ‘supercargo’ in particular. While some form of shipping-related experience is expected, author Mike Wall does a commendable job of making the subject accessible to complete novices too. No easy task.
Ocean Freighter Heyday
£17.00
This book looks at British and north Continental European ships which were serving international trade until the end of the 1970s.
The Junks and Sampans of the Yangtze
£40.00
Nautilus Telegraph's Book of the Month for April 2021
Mariners’ Memorabilia Vol. 3
£12.00
A guide to the china of British shipping companies of the 19th and 20th centuries
A History of Ocean Liners in 50 Objects
£20.00
Explore the history of ocean liners through the objects that bring them to life.
With Scott Before the Mast
£39.99
These are the Journals of Francis Davies Leading Shipwright RN when on board Captain Scott's "Terra Nova" British Antarctic Expedition 1910 - 1913
Britain and the Ocean Road : Shipwrecks and People, 1297-1825
£15.99
Nautilus Telegraph's Book of the Month for January 2021.
A Knot a Day
£16.99
This beautifully produced compendium gives you a knot challenge for every day of the year. With hundreds to choose from, all colour coded by use, you can work through the book from start to finish, gradually building on your knowledge as you go, or alternatively dipping in and out for your daily knotting fix.
Bound for the East Indies
£16.00
The loss of East Indiaman HCS Halsewell in January 1786 touched the very heart of the British nation.
Sietas and its Ships (Part 1)
£16.50
In this book Bernard concentrates on cargo ships, but other types also appear to illustrate the variety of ships that were built.
The Battle of the Atlantic
£14.99
It’s a thorough work with useful charts and graphs, an interesting selection of photos and a good index. In addition to the facts and figures, Ireland provides analysis and insight, notably arguing provocatively that ‘the situation was never as parlous nor the struggle so evenly balanced as was perceived at the time and has consistently been described since’. It’s a stance that may not prove popular in the Merchant Navy community, but the book is worth a read nevertheless, and readers can make up their own minds after giving Ireland’s arguments a hearing.
Gangway A Life at Sea
£13.99
Simon Quail’s Gangway stands out for the quality of its writing as well as its tales of maritime adventure. This well-crafted fourth edition now comes with photographs and technical details of all the ships on which the author sailed, so it’s a good moment to pick up a copy if you haven’t read the memoir before.