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
Chilling Encounter
£8.99
Refrigerated liner Albany Contessa on voyage - a part cargo of gold ingots, hidden within machinery cases, aboard.
Stena Line
£15.99
With a wealth of rare and previously unpublished images, Ian Collard celebrates this famous company.
The Magnetism of Antarctica: The Ross Expedition 1839-1843
£18.99
The compelling story of the Ross expedition to the Antarctic. Softback. The Book of the Month November 2023
The Fabulous Flotilla : Scotland's Adventure on the Rivers of Burma
£18.99
Nautilus Telegraph's book of the month for October 2023.
14 April 1912: Titanic
£19.99
On 14 April 1912 the largest luxury cruise liner in the world struck an iceberg off the coast of Labrador, causing the hull to buckle.
Trade Winds: A Voyage to a Sustainable Future for Shipping
£20.00
Nautilus Telegraph's book of the month for September 2023.
Keeping a Puffer Affloat: The Story of a Small Steamship
£9.99
This book looks at the challenges for small historic vessel owners and how to stay ahead.
Behind Ocean Lines: The Invisible Price of Accommodating Luxury
£16.99
Nautilus Telegraph's book of the month for August 2023.
Rock Lighthouses of Britain and Ireland
£24.95
A new edition of the classic work on the subject - but with some of the most famous Irish rock lighthouses included.
The Seven Seas Club Centenary 1922-2022
£25.00
This title describes the illustrious history of the club and marks its centenary.
Cabin Fever
£16.99
Nautilus Telegraph's book of the month for July 2023.