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
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.
London’s Docklands: An Illustrated History
£20.00
Well-crafted history follows the fortunes of an iconic port district.
Brunel’s Ships and Boats
£15.99
** Nautilus Telegraph's Book of the Month for January 2019 **
The Burns and Laird Family Interests in the Formation of Coast Lines
£5.00
** December 2018 book of the Month ** By Nick Robins and Malcolm McRonald
Endeavour
£12.99
by Peter Moore. An inventive biography of one of the most famous ships of all time – an alluring combination of history, adventure and science.
Recollections of an Unsuccessful Seaman
£18.99
**Nautilus Book of the Month for November 2018 ** George Leonard ‘Len’ Noake’s reflections on life as a ship’s officer in the 1920s could be echoed by many almost 100 years later.
“Scratch”, A Salcombe Boy
£9.99
1-2 weeks delivery time