Bidspirit auction | A Collection of Maritime and

A Collection of Maritime and Military History Books, a DVD Box Set, and Framed Ephemera (DJ) - This collection comprises several volumes focused on naval and military history, accompanied by a documentary media set and framed nautical imagery. The literary component includes: Robert D. Ballard and Rick Archbold, The Discovery of the Bismarck, featuring an introduction by Ludovic Kennedy; Peter Firstbrook, The Voyage of the Matthew: John Cabot and the Discovery of North America, published by the BBC with a foreword by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh; Richard Holmes, The D-Day Experience: From the Invasion to the Liberation of Paris, bearing the Museum and Sevenoaks imprints; John Harris, Without Trace: The Last Voyages of Eight Ships; and Modern Submarine Warfare. Also included is the anthology Great Sea Stories of the World, featuring works by Joseph Conrad, Herman Melville, and Victor Hugo. The books are primarily quarto and octavo in format, bound in publisher's cloth or boards, with most retaining their original dust jackets. The media component consists of an 8-DVD box set titled World War II: A Special 8 DVD Collection of Fascinating Documentary and Incredible Original Footage. Completing the lot is a wooden-framed display containing three monochrome historical nautical photographs.