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.
Tugs and Towing Around Britain
£15.99
The book features previously unpublished photographs from the author’s collection accompanied by informative captions.
Ocean Liners: A New History
£25.00
Nautilus Telegraph's book of the month for January 2025
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.
Titanic Legacy The Captain, The Daughter and The Spy
£25.00
Book of the Month June 2025
Lusitania: An Illustrated Biography: Life of A Greyhound
£36.00 £40.00
The Book of the Month April 2025.
The QE2 in the Falkands War
£25.00
The QE2 in the Falklands War : Troopship to the South Atlantic Book of the Month May 2025
The True Transatlantic Super-Liners
£30.00
The True Transatlantic Super-Liners : An Exclusive Class from Imperator to QM2
South Coast Passenger Vessels
£14.99
by John Megoran
Hard Down! Hard Down!
£18.99
The Life and Times of Captain Jack Isbester From Shetland
Sailing to the Sun: Cruising History and Evolution
£22.00
By William H Miller
Southern Thunder
£25.00
The Royal Navy and the Scandinavian Trade in World War One. By Steve R. Dunn.
Cutty Sark: The Last of the Tea Clippers
£22.00
**Nautilus Telegraph's Book of the Month for April 2019** Learn about the eventful history of one of the world's most famous and celebrated ships.
A Marine Artist’s Portfolio: The Nautical Paintings of Susanne Fournais
£25.00
A contemporary artist producing paintings that show modern ships and this nicely produced book puts the work firmly into context, displaying them to best effect.
A Gross of Pirates
£20.00
From Alfhild the Shield Maiden to Afweyne the Big Mouth. A carefully-researched history of real seafarers from across the globe, not a collection of tall tales.
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.