Vivian drake (87 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. Vertical Warfare by Drake (1943) is a wartime military history focusing on air combat strategy, tactics, and technological developments during the Second World War. Written during the conflict, it provides contemporary insight into the evolving role of air power and vertical warfare in modern combat, reflecting the urgency and perspective of the period. Condition: Good — binding intact, pages clean with typical light wear for a 1940s hardcover; minor edge rubbing, very slight water "splash marks" on back cover, "brunette" is stamped on title page (owner, not ex-lib). A solid example of mid-20th-century military history publications. A practical addition for collectors of WWII history, military strategy, and vintage military books, or for readers interested in historical perspectives on air warfare.…

Condizione: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condizione: Good. Good condition. No Dust Jacket (WWII, world war 2, aviation, aerial warfare) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Paperback or Softback. Condizione: New. Above the Battle: The Personal Recollections of an R. F. C. Scout Pilot During the First World War. Book.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good+. First Edition. Text is clean. Cover shows normal shelfwear. Spine ends gently bumped. Dust jacket shows edgewear, chipping at corners. Spine of DJ is sunfaded. DJ is not price clipped. States First Edition.; 142 pages.

Condizione: New.

HARDCOVER. 1st edition. 142pp, octavo. cover wear/soiling, corner bumping, binding remains solid, pencil marks to pg.47 otherwise clean, Good-.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Great shape. Pages are clean and tight in the binding. Dust jacket is complete with minor edgewear but has since been covered in mylar. Tulsa's largest used bookstore. Located on South Mingo Road since 1991. No-hassle return policy if not completely satisfied.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Dustjacket edges worn else a V.G.copy. 142pp. Many photos.

Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. First Edition. Stiff color pictorial wraps. Minor binding lean original to issue, with very slight stress crease along binding. Former owner's address label mounted inside front cover. 366 pp., fully illus. w/ color, b&w photographs. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Profusely Illustrated (illustratore). Book. …

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good Minus. General wear to covers with light soiling, well bound, contents bright, clean and unmarked copy. A complete issue, no major faults, with the original covers and advertisements. A well kept copy with no major faults. Further details about condition and content always welcome. Comes in a clear archival bag.…

Hardback or Cased Book. Condizione: New. Above the Battle: The Personal Recollections of an R. F. C. Scout Pilot During the First World War. Book.

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condizione: New.

Condizione: New. pp. 358.

Condizione: New. pp. 358.

Condizione: New.

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. First Edition, First printing. First printing Very good+ in bright red cloth covered boards with black text on the spine and illustrated end papers. In a very good unclipped dust jacket with several short closed tears to the ends of the spine area which is also slightly faded. "The bombing program on which the United States Air Force and R.A.F. are basing their operations and their plans." 142 pages of text with extensive black and white photographs.…

Condizione: New. pp. 358.

Condizione: New.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. Condizione sovraccoperta: Poor. 1st Edition. private library liquidation 1st ed 1943. Red cloth hard stamped. Cloth has fading. Shelf,edge corner wear and tears. Pages has discoloration, sunned. Dampstained. Dj is faded torn cover missing pieces.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. 1st Edition. Doubleday, Doran (Garden City) 1943, first edition, 142 pp, photos, illus, effects of bombing etc, good with nameplate, bumped corner, hardcover with no DJ.

Condizione: good. Doubleday, Doran (Garden City) 1943, first edition, 142 pp, photos and illus, good with ink mark to front free endpaper, DJ (rubbing, folds, closed tears, pieces missing from extremeties).

Hard Cover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Dust Jacket Present. The first edition is stated, 142 pages, with over 50 b&w photos, and line drawings. "This book presents the bombing program on which our Army Air Force and the R.A.F. base their present operations and plans. It includes the first detailed account of the United States program of precision bombing against all targets, with a description of how our famous bombsight is used in action." FINE HARDCOVER, red cloth covers, lettering is bright on the spine. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.…

HRD. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

xviii, 366 pages. Hardcover: H 31.25cm x L 23.75cm. Dust jacket lightly rubbed. Blue cloth. Interior pages are bright and clean. Binding retains some crispness. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. With color and b/w illustrations throughout, Director's Foreword, Acknowledgements, Lenders to the Exhibition, Contributors to the Catalogue, Maps and Genealogy, Catalogue (pages 131-327), Bibliography, Index, and Photograph Credits. Features eleven essays titled as: "Charles IV: Toward a New Imperial Style" by Jiri Fajt; "Charles IV: The Realm of Faith" by Barbara Drake Boehm; "The Circle of Charles IV" by Robert Suckale and Jiri Fajt; "Prague as a New Capital" by Paul Crossley and Zoe Opacic; "Called to Create: Luxury Artists at Work in Prague" by Barbara Drake Boehm; "The Artistic Culture of Prague Jewry" by Vivian B. Mann; "Wenceslas IV" by Barbara Drake Boehm and Jiri Fajt; "The Beautiful Style" by Gerhard Schmidt; "The Hussite Revolution and Sacred Art" by Jan Royt; "Sigismund, The Last Luxembourg" by Erno Marosi. Published as the accompanying catalog for an exhibition held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York from September 20, 2005 to January 3, 2006, and at Prague Castle from February 16 to May 21, 2006. Please note that this large book has an approximate shipping weight of 5.5 pounds (2.49 kg) and will require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail. ISBN 030011138X.…

Condizione: Good. NY 1943 1st Doubleday. 8vo., 142pp., photo illustrations of bombing in World War II, hardcover. Good, white spots on front cover, no DJ.

Condizione: Fair. SIGNED/INSCRIBED! Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran and Co., 1943. 1st edition. 8vo. xi,142pp. Illus. Inscribed by author on title page. Book Good. No dust jacket. (air warfare, bombardment) Inquire if you need further information.