a fascinating gollection of zeebrugge raid 23 april 1918 antique Books and Antique Photographs
Consisting of ...
1.An Excellent quarter leather bound copy of the book "THE BLOCKING OF ZEEBRUGGE" by Capt. AFB Carpenter VC , RN.(officer in command of h,m,s vindictive during the raid.) the book is in excellent condition with super gilt tooling on the spine and a crisp gilt embossed admiralty crest on the front blue cloth board, the binding carried out by Thomas de la rue & co. london.Presented by " The Lords Commissioners of The Admiralty " To Cadet R.G.B.O. Roe. Who went on to have a successful career in the Royal Navy .Illustrated throughout with photographs and maps.(R.G.B.O, Roe Career Naval Officer served 03.08.1943 to 07 1945 Torpedo Officer, HMS Bermuda shadowing Scharnhorst & Russian Convoy duties & US 7th Fleet. HMS Glory during the Korean War etc.)
2.A mounted Presentation photograph of HMS Intrepid and original early photograph of crew members,
3.An original unmounted admiralty photograph of HMS Intrepid.
4.An original unmounted admiralty photograph of HMS Thetis.
5.An original unmounted admiralty photograph of HMS Thetis.
6.An original unmounted admiralty photograph of HMS Thetis.
6.A Postcard of HMS Iphigenia.
7.An Original Newspaper article on HMS Vindictive.
8.. A book of 20 postcards on the ruins of the attack on Zeebrugge.
9... 2 paperback booklets on the raid
