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
The Lusitania Sinking
£19.99
Eyewitness Accounts from Survivors
The Heyday of Thames Pleasure Steamers
£14.99
Sun, sea and steamers - the golden age is remembered fondly in this book.
Exploring the Britannic
£28.00
The Life, Last Voyage and Wreck of the Titanic's Tragic Twin
Allied Coastal Forces of World War II - Volume II
£40.00
Allied Coastal Forces of World War II : Volume II: Vosper MTBs and US Elcos
Escape Under Sail
£20.00
Pursue Your Liveaboard Dream
Great Passenger Ships That Never Were
£40.00
** Book of the Month for June 2019**
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.