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Condizione: very_good. Book is in very good condition and may include minimal underlining highlighting. The book can also include "From the library of" labels. May not contain miscellaneous items toys, dvds, etc. . We offer 100% money back guarantee and 24 7 customer service.

Octavo, blue cloth (hardcover), gilt letters, gilt illustration to upper cover, xiv, vi, 175 pp. Very Good, with sunning to edges and former-owner bookplate; in a Good dust jacket with edgewear with includes light chipping. From dust jacket: The great story of aviation and the direction in which it is going is the story of our future -- a future which will be written in terms of either winged peace or winged death. It's a story which few men could tell with the authority and conviction of 'Billy' Bishop. Bishop learned aviation the hard way. In the cockpit of a World War I flying crate he became the greatest Allied ace by destroying 72 German aircraft. In the years between the wars, he remained actively interested in aviation -- both military and commercial -- and kept a wary eye on the growing air might of Germany, which he was sure we would have to fight again. When World War II broke, Canada became the heart of Britain's air-training and air-transport system, and 'Billy' Bishop has played a vital role in this great program. Now, at the climax of his career, he has undertaken a new job and rendered what may well be his greatest service to aviation. He has poured into an utterly fascinating book the past, the present and -- most of all -- the future of flight. He has told the story of aviation from Kitty Hawk to the B-29 Superfortresses, much of it in terms of his personal experiences. He shows us how our world has already been changed geographically, socially, economically, politically; how these changes will be either for great good or for desperate evil. He makes us aware of the new world map with its limitless directions and its textbook-shattering implications. He shows us the new routes over which we will either trade or fight, find peace or destruction. Through all of Bishop's stirring account, written with burning urgency, runs a zeal to make us understand the realities of world aviation today. The proved possibilities of stratospheric flight, rocket and jet-propulsion, have already rendered every plane now in the air obsolete. New York to London in three hours is assured. Tomorrow's air age is here! Aviation, Aeronautics, Aircraft, Aeroplanes, Air Planes. yslic.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. First Thus. 306 pages, well illustrated with black and white photographs and drawings. One of the most readable and authoritative works available on air fighting.

Soft cover. Condizione: Good. 2nd Edition. Horwitz Publications Inc. Pty. Ltd., London, Melbourne and Sydney. Second Edition 1961. Paperback (12 x 18 cm), 162 pages. Bumped, rubbed, scuffed, soiled and creased. Pages tanning, foxing. Numerous ink stamps on first page.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good+. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good+. 1st Edition. Excellent autobiographical account of a Pilot shot down during the Battle of Britain and sustained severe burns. 218pp., ills., Xmas gift inscription 1981. Vgc+ in vgc unclipped dustwrapper.

Couverture illustrée. Condizione: Très bon. Collection : " Cap sur l'aventure " - Traduit del'anglais par Henri Daussy - 4 Ill hors texte - 2 dessins (plan de l'Unbroken) - Poids : 270 gr.

Hard Back. Condizione: VG+. Condizione sovraccoperta: VG. 1st Edition. Green boards with gilt titles to spine, 224pp, b/w frontis + 71 other illustration. Written by one of the most distinguished pilots and flight commanders of the Royal Naval Air Service and the Royal Air Force in the First World War - "Titch Rochford" from forward by Raymond Collishaw. VG+/VG (Book- no previous owner name or insc. Dust Jacket- non price clipped - cover £5.25 . A little sun fade to spine and light rubbing to extremities. Now in a removable proprietary protective sleeve).…

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First Goodall paperback Edition / First Print. Paperback copy, no dustjacket as issued. 208pp. Not library copy, no creasing to spine, no inscriptions. (18/2).

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition / First Print. Hardback copy in blue cloth boards with gold gilt lettering to spine. Unclipped dustjacket in new removable protective clear sleeve. 271pp. B/w photographs throughout. Not library copy, name/date in ink to ffep, some page tanning, few light marks to rear boards. (48/4). …

Soft cover. Condizione: As New. First Thus. This as new copy is bound in illustrated card covers as issued. The contents are bright, tight, white and square. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. During the Battle of Britain, Geoffrey Page was shot down into the English Channel, causing him to suffer severe burns. This autobiography tells of his wartime exploits and the effect of his injuries, as well as how he became a founder member of The Guinea Pig Club, a club for badly burnt aircrew. Ref PP 3.…

Hardback. 1st Edition. Octavo Size [approx 14x21cm]. Very Good condition in Good Dustjacket. DJ has repairs spine on the to the underside & is now protected in our clear archival purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Black & White portrait frontispiece. Small previous owners name to preliminary pages. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 224 pages. The author, an ace submarine commander in World War 2, was dismissed from the Royal Navy in 1952 after one of the most sensational Courtsmartial of all times. This is the story of that Court-Martial, and of the remarkable chain of events that led to it.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression. Some slight edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, not price clipped (9s 6d), no inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg+ copy, looks almost unread. 164pp. Set in the South China Seas, a young boy permitted to go on a submarine on a training run, finds his vessel involved in an international incident. By Lieutenant Commander Alastair Campbell Gillespie Mars, DSO, DSC and Bar (1915-85), who was a Royal Navy World War II submarine commander. After the war Mars was posted in 1946 to HMS Dolphin but was eventually assigned to a post in New Zealand, where his pay of $39 per week as a lieutenant commander proved inadequate to support him, his wife and his two children. The Royal Navy spent four years arguing over an extra living allowance before it was paid. With a sick wife, he was then assigned to Hong Kong where he was unable to afford even the single hotel room he rented. Becoming ill himself and heavily in debt, he returned to the United Kingdom and hospital. On his discharge he requested leave to try to put his finances in order but this was refused. He was ordered to report to Portsmouth but he wrote from his home in London to the Navy refusing to do so and requesting his retirement. He commented in his letter that 'I do not wish to plague My Lords with a mass of detail mainly repugnant to them. It should be sufficient to say that I have lost faith in the present governmental hierarchy and all that goes with it'. Mars entered politics as a parliamentary candidate for the Liberal Party at the 1950 General Election. He contested the constituency of Windsor, but finished third. Mars was arrested and court martialled for insubordination and absence without leave, which resulted in his dismissal from the Navy in June 1952. The controversy over his dismissal was the subject of a parliamentary question the following month, when the future prime minister James Callaghan asked the then First Lord of the Admiralty whether Mars would receive his pension, which eventually he did, pursuing a subsequent career as a successful author. …

Hb. Condizione: VG. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. Reprint. Clean navy blue cloth on boards with gilt title. Spine: head & foot with light bumping and thin old sunning. Edges: foxing. Eps: faint few only foxings; head ffep with name/address. Clean contents. B/w glossy illustrations. Binding is As New. 187p Dj: moderate soiling, rubbings and a slight wrinkling effect. Spine: head & foot with thin wear and chips. Inside the dj the spines and edges have thin brown tape repair.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition/first impression of this wartime autobiography by Roland Beamont C.B.E., DSO (and bar), DFC (and bar): RAF pilot who fought in the Battle of Britain and rose to Wing Commander by the age of 23. Hardback book, with SIGNATURE of Roland Beamont pasted on to the title page, p.208, complete in dustjacket. There is some age browning to page edges but o/wise the book is in VG condition. The dustjacket is not price clipped and is in VG+ condition. Signed by Author(s).…

Condizione: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original cyan cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains (xvii), 455 pp with monochrome archive photographs throughout. In Very Good clean condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. BATTLE OF BRITAIN. …

"Sales/posting to the USA suspended". Hard cover dust wrapper, 212pp, b&w plates. A little wear to edges of dw/boards, previous owner's bookplate (Major General R.A. Grey) centre of front fep, inscription by Burrows to former owner on title page; a good copy. Brigadier James Thomas Burrows was a New Zealand teacher, sportsman, administrator, and military leader. Apprpximately 120 pages of this autobiography relate to his military service. He fought in Greece, Crete, North Africa and Italy during WWII, was in command of the Southern Military District between 1955 and 1959, and was commander of New Zealand's K Force in Korea and Japan.…

5½'' x 3½''. Divided back. Colour post card of De Havilland Mosquito T.3 RR299. SIGNED to the rear 'Sqn. Ldr. Lewis Brandon DSO DFC and Bar'. Red and blue label above his signature 'The Battle of Britain Royal Air Forces Association.' Member of the P.B.F.A. POSTCARDS.

Condizione: Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original strawberry cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains [vi] 99 printed pages of text with 3 maps and 23 monochrome illustrations by the author. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 1871085209 WORLD WAR II (Second).…

"Sales/posting to the USA suspended". Card covers, 240pp, b&w plates and illustrations. Light wear to card edges/corners. A near copy. "Screwball" Beurling, a Canadian serving in the RAF, was posted to 249 Squadron at Malta where he shot down 27 enemy aircraft in 14 days. Here he tells of his wartime exploits.…

Condizione: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 317 pp with monochrome photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with tiny rubs to the tips, not price clipped, £5.50. Member of the P.B.F.A. BIO (Résumé, Memoir).…

Condizione: Good. Hard back binding in publisher's original blue cloth covers, black title and author lettering to the spine, Hutchinson to the front cover. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 112 printed pages of text with 41 monochrome photographs throughout. Damp stain to the front board, not affecting the contents. Good condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with small chips to the corners and spine ends, not price clipped, 3/6. SIGNED dedication by General Sir John Winthrop Hackett inside the front cover 'To Barbara James, From Commander Hackett, With many thanks for all the little kindnesses rendered, 22nd November 1943'. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ROYAL NAVY (RN).…

Condizione: Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains (viii)-2, 258 pp with monochrome archive photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Loosely inserted 7'' x 5'' Number 163 of 200 photograph of Air Commodore Peter Malam Brothers reproduced by the Joint Services Charities Consortium SIGNED to the bottom white margin 'Peter Brothers', SIGNED to the rear by Stephen J. Hill J.S.C.C. Project Officer + The Battle of Britain information card on Air Commodore Peter Malam Brothers. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. BATTLE OF BRITAIN. …

Condizione: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original sky blue cloth covers, silver lettering to the spine. 8vo 9½'' x 6¼'' 450 pp with archive monochrome illustrations throughout. Light age tanning to the page edges. Very Good condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. SIGNED label by the author to the title page 'For the three generations of Pearces - aviation enthusiasts all - Warm regards Laddie Lucas | 22nd February 1993'. The recipient of this signed inscription, Robert Pearce, has a smart bookplate 'Robert & Dulcie Pearce' to the front free end paper. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Housed in Fine condition marble paper covered open-fronted slip case. Member of the P.B.F.A. WORLD WAR II (Second). …

Condizione: Near Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original chalk blue paper covered boards, silver title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 317 pp with monochrome archive photographs throughout. Cheap paper browning to the page edges. Near Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. From the private library of Judge Alan Coulthard, SIGNED by him to the front free end paper 'Alan Coulthard - November 1985'. SIGNED by the author to the title page 'My Dear Judge, With my thanks for splendid contribution - Sincerely Laddie Lucas, 24. x. 85.' Alan Coulthard in index pp 175-176. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 009162410X ROYAL AIR FORCE (RAF).…

Condizione: Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original blue cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 9½'' x 7''. Contains 102 pp with monochrome archive photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. White card mounted to the title page SIGNED by the author 'Roland Beamont', period monochrome photograph of Beamont tipped opposite the title page. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ROYAL AIR FORCE (RAF).…

Condizione: Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original blue cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered silver back. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Dundas was called up early in the Second World War, serving with No. 616 Squadron flying Spitfires. He was shot down on 22 August 1940 and wounded during the Battle of Britain. Jeffrey Quill transferred full-time to Vickers Supermarine in 1938, whereupon he took complete charge of Spitfire test flying. Contains (ix), 180 pp with monochrome archive photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition price clipped dust wrapper. + No. 1499 of 2010 '50th Anniversary of the First Flight of the Spitfire' flown cover SIGNED to the front cover by 'Hugh Dundas 616 Sqdn. Spitfire' and 'Jeffrey Quill' - 5th March 1986 post marked stamp, one other stamp to the rear 'Royal Air Force Coningsby 5th March 1986', certification signed by Group Captain W. S. O. Randle - Royal Air Force Museum, one cachet insert. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ROYAL AIR FORCE (RAF).…

Condizione: Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original caramel cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 8¾'' x 5½''. Contains (xvi), 218 pp with monochrome archive photographs and illustrations throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. SIGNED by the author opposite the title page 'To David (David Lewis | Lewdon?), With warmest and sincere thanks for your warm understanding of my book. Geoffrey. July, 1981.' Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. BATTLE OF BRITAIN.…

Condizione: Near Fine. First edition second impression hard back binding in publisher's original terracotta cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Printer's code to the copyright page 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2. Contains 208 pp with monochrome archive photographs throughout. Very near Fine condition book in Fine condition price clipped dust wrapper. Number 417 of 746 souvenir flown cover SIGNED 'Roland Beamont' to the front cover. 13th June 1994 post marked stamp, reverse signed by Group Captain W. S. O. Randle (Royal Air Forces Escaping Society), + 1 other stamp 'Biggin Hill Airport 28th October 1994', two cachet inserts. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ROYAL AIR FORCE (RAF). …

Condizione: Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original deep navy cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. Quarto. 10'' x 7''. Contains (xii), 292 pp with many hitherto unpublished monochrome archive photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. SIGNED by Tom Neil to the title page 'With best wishes - Tom Neil | 249 Squadron 1940 - 42'. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Housed in Fine condition marble paper covered open-fronted slip case. Member of the P.B.F.A. ROYAL AIR FORCE (RAF).…

Condizione: Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original Devon cream cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back, end paper maps. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains (viii), 168 pp with monochrome archive photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition price clipped dust wrapper. SIGNED by Peter Vigne Ayerst to the title page 'To Joe, With best wishes Peter Ayerst DFC Wing Commander' also SIGNED to the title page by Nigel Rose 'and from Nigel Rose - 602 Squadron Welsh Lamrett 1940.' Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ROYAL AIR FORCE (RAF).…