|
Lake, Jon
The Battle of Britain.
Amber Books Ltd., 2000.
Bookseller reference : 210596
|
|
|
LAWRENCE (T.E.)
La Matrice
Paris, Gallimard, 1955, in-12, plein chagrin rouge, dos à nerfs, insolé. Un des 156 ex. sur vélin Lafuma- Navarre (n°39). 284pp.
Bookseller reference : PHO-683
|
|
|
LEA John
Reggie. The Life of Air Vice Marshal R L G Marix NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece and plates;mblue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
|
|
|
LEE A.S.G.
Special Duties. Reminiscences of a Royal Air Force Staff Officer in the Balkans, Turkey and the Middle East. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY
8vo., First Edition, with a portrait frontispiece, 48 plates on 30, 4 maps (one double-page, 3 full-page) in the text and endpaper maps; navy blue cloth, backstrip lettered in white, a very good, clean copy. Air Vice-Marshal Lee's account is uncommon. Enser, p.377.
|
|
|
LEWIS Peter
The British Bomber since 1914. Sixty Years of Design and Development. [Second Edition.] NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., Second Edition, with frontispiece and very numerous photographs and illustrations in the text; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter mildly frayed with minor loss at edges. Standard reference first published in 1967. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
|
|
|
LEWIS Peter
The British Fighter since 1912. Fifty Years of Design and Development. [Second Edition.] BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., Second Edition, with frontispiece and very numerous photographs and illustrations in the text; blue cloth, gilt back, dark top, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter mildly frayed with minor loss at edges. Standard reference first published in 1965.
|
|
|
Lindsay, Roger
Lightning ("Aircraft Illustrated" Special)
Book shows very light scuffing to covers only, very clean otherwise. Sraight, very tight, solid binding, with sharp corners and creaseless covers and spine. Text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Technical drawings, Stat pages, lots of b&w photos. Chapters include Origin & developmenty, Data, Lightning, flying, FAF Lightning units and markings, Last to fly lightnings, Assessing the legend, Individual aircraft histories. 80 pages.
|
|
|
LISIEWICZ, et al, eds.] [M.
Destiny can wait. The Polish Air Force in the Second World War. Foreword by Marshal of the RAF Viscount Portal of Hungerford. THE SCARCE ORIGINAL EDITION
4to., First Edition, with a coloured frontispiece, 7 coloured plates, 108 monochrome photographs on 48, 12 full-page plates of drawings by Topolski and numerous illustrations, diagrams and tail-pieces in the text; original blue cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, boards and backstrip very lightly rubbed and age-marked else a very good, clean copy. Classic account prepared by the Polish Air Force association in London as the official English language history of Polish flyers in WW 2. The text is based on combat reports, squadron diaries and official records, with personal narratives by many former aircrew and (all-important) ground staff. It is the definitive account of the ten fighter squadrons (302, 303, 306, 307, 308, 309, 315, 316, 317, 318) and four bomber squadrons (300, 301, 304, 305) that flew with the RAF to such notable effect. VERY SCARCE
|
|
|
LIVINGSTON Philip
Fringe of the Clouds. [The Story of an RAF doctor]. IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with plates, some mild offsetting from fold-ins to free endpapers; blue cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Livingston served from the early days of the RAF in India and Iraq. After specialising in ophthalmology he studied aircrew visual acuity during WWII and ended his career as Director-General of RAF Medical Services. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
|
|
|
MACDONALD Patrick
Through Darkness to Light. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., Revised Edition, with photographs and illustrations in the text, and endpaper maps; black cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The story of the night bombers of 205 Group RAF and their assaults on Rumanian oilfields.
|
|
|
MARCH (ed.) D.J.
British Warplanes of World War II. [Combat Aircraft of the RAF and Fleet Air Arm 1939-1945].
Sm. folio, First Edition, with very numerous coloured and monochrome photographs and illustrations throughout; black cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, blue endpapers, a very good, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper.
|
|
|
MAREK Jindrich
Vzdusni Donkichoti. Cetnicke letecke hlidy 1935-1939. NEAR FINE COPY
8vo., text in Czech, with plates; pictorial boards, a near fine copy.
|
|
|
MARTIN (ed.) G.C. Sqdn.-Ldr.
Royal Air Force C-130 Hercules. The First 25 Years. 1967-1992. [Foreword by Gp. Cpt. D N Adams, Station Commander, RAF Lyneham]. NEAR FINE COPY IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with very numerous coloured and monochrome photographs and drawings throughout; original pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy. With many trade advertisements. Contents includes history of RAF Lyneham, history of the aircraft, technical specifications (with cutaway drawings), squadron histories and accounts of Marshalls of Cambridge and Lockheed. Scarce.
|
|
|
MASLEN-JONES E.W.
Fire by Order. Recollections of Service with 656 Air Observation Post Squadron in Burma. With a Foreword by General Sir Martin Farndale. SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY
8vo., First Edition, with 26 plates on 12, and 6 full-page maps and an illustration in the text; cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR WITH HIS SIGNED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON TITLE. Working as a key component of 14 Army, 656 Squadron's three flights of tiny Auster aircraft provided air observation for the entire Allied force. Graham & Cole, U42.
|
|
|
MASON Tim
The Secret Years. Flight Testing at Boscombe Down 1939-1945. [Foreword by Air Chief Marshal Sir John Allison]. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Sm. folio, First Edition, with photographic title, 16 fine full-page coloured plates of aircraft profiles, and many hundreds of monochrome photographs in the text; maroon cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
|
|
|
McCALL Gibb
Flight Most Secret. Air Missions for SOE and SIS. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with plates; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Enser, p.195.
|
|
|
McDONALD Paul
Malta's Greater Siege and Adrian Warburton. 'The Most Valuable Pilot in the RAF'. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with coloured and monochrome plates; black cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
|
|
|
McKEE Alexander
Strike from the Sky. The Story of the Battle of Britain. [Revised Edition]. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., Revised Edition, with plates and endpaper maps; black cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Revised version of the original edition of 1960. Enser, p.57 (recording the first edition).
|
|
|
MOGGS Don
Dad's War. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with photographs and facsimiles in the text; black cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
|
|
|
MOOR Anthony John
Mustang Wing. RAF Brenzett Advanced Landing Ground, Romney Marsh, Kent, 1942-1944. NEAR FINE COPY
8vo., First Edition, with photographs, illustratons and maps throughout; pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy.
|
|
|
Moore, Kate and The Imperial War Museum
The Battle of Britain.
Osprey Publishing, 2009.
Bookseller reference : 210574
|
|
|
MORGAN Eric B.
Spitfire: The History. [Third Impression]. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
4to., Third Impression, with many hundreds of photographs and detailed drawings in the text, and fine coloured pictorial endpapers illustrating 140 variants of the aircraft; terracotta cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in gilt, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Morgan and Shacklady's definitive history of the most famous fighter in aviation history was first published in 1987. It constitutes a massive bank of information, including rare photographs, detailed technical drawings and operational data on more than 22,500 individual aircraft. This is the revised edition, incorporating much of the additional material that has subsequently become available.
|
|
|
NISSEN J.
Winning the Radar War 1939-1945. A Memoir.
8vo., First Edition, with illustrations and maps in the text; cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in the dustwrapper. The story of the race to develop radar told by one of the two survivors of the unit which learned how to jam German radar
|
|
|
NORRIS Peter
A Short History of Royal Air Force Northolt. [Fourth Impression.] BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY
8vo., Fourth Impression, with photographs and maps in the text; pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a very good, bright, clean copy. SCARCE.
|
|
|
OFFENBERG Jean
Lonely Warrior. The Journal of Battle of Britain Fighter Pilot Jean Offenberg. Edited by Victor Houart. With a Preface by Group Captain Peter Townsend. IN FULL MOROCCO
8vo., First Edition, with plates; handsomely bound in full navy crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled with propeller motif in gilt, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, ribbon marker, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. Enser, p.57.
|
|
|
OFFENBERG Jean
Lonely Warrior. The Journal of Battle of Britain Fighter Pilot Jean Offenberg. Edited by Victor Houart. With a Preface by Group Captain Peter Townsend. PROOF COPY IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS
8vo., Uncorrected Proof Copy, [reader's?] details on front free endpaper; original printed wrappers, crease in front wrapper, short tear in lower joint, wrappers lightly age-soiled else a bright, clean copy. PROOF COPIES ARE VERY SCARCE. Enser,p.57.
|
|
|
OLIVER David
Airborne Espionage. International Special Duties Operations in the World Wars. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs in the text; cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Comprehensive account, from the beginnings in WWI to the specialist SD squadrons of WWII.
|
|
|
OWEN Roderic
Tedder. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition; blue cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper, the latter frayed and creased at edges. INCREASINGLY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
|
|
|
Owen Thetford
Aircraft of the royal air force. 1918-57
In buono stato
|
|
|
PALMER Warren James
The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight. The Inside Story of the Royal Air Force Memorial Flight. [Foreword by Rick Groombridge]. NEAR FINE COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER
Sm. folio, First Edition, with a coloured frontispiece, very numerous coloured and sepia-toned photographs in the text; cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper.
|
|
|
PARHAM H.J.
Unarmed into Battle. The Story of the Air Observation Post. With a Foreword by Field Marshal Viscount Alanbrooke. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, on laid paper, with a frontispiece, 17 plates on 14 and 4 folding maps; original blue cloth, badge blocked in gilt on upper board, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in dustwrapper. The sole dedicated history of the AOP squadrons in WWII, during which they served in North-West Europe, Italy, North Africa and Burma. Includes ROH, casualties, honours & awards and list of officers attending Air OP courses. THE ORIGINAL EDITION IS SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION. Enser, p. 23.
|
|
|
PARHAM Major-General H. J.
Unarmed into Battle. The Story of the Air Observation Post. With a Foreword by Field Marshal Viscount Alanbrooke. [Second Edition]. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., Second Edition, with frontispiece, plates and maps; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Much-needed reissue of the original edition of 1956. The sole dedicated history of the AOP squadrons in WWII, during which they served in North-West Europe, Italy, North Africa and Burma. Includes ROH, casualties, honours & awards and list of officers attending Air OP courses. Enser, p. 23 (recording the first edition).
|
|
|
PATIENT Joe
Pilot. A Tale of High Adventure. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with plates; blue cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
|
|
|
PAYNE Michael
La Bataille d'Angleterre. Traduction de J-P De Cock. NEAR FINE COPY
8vo., First Edition, text in French, with very numerous coloured and monochrome photographs and illustrations throughout; laminated pictorial boards, a near fine copy. Includes Luftwaffe OOB.
|
|
|
PERKINS Roger
Pathfinder Pilot. The Search for Selwyn Alcock DFC. NEAR FINE COPY
8vo., First Edition, with photographs throughout; printed wrappers, a near fine copy.
|
|
|
PHILPOTT Bryan
Airwar 1. RAF Fighter Units Europe 1939-42. Colour Plates by Michael Trim and Gerry Embleton. NEAR FINE COPY
8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs and fine coloured illustrations throughout; pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy. Airwar 1.
|
|
|
PHILPOTT Bryan
Airwar 10. RAF Fighter Units Europe 1942-45. Colour Plates by Michael Roffe and Gerry Embleton. NEAR FINE COPY
8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs and fine coloured illustrations throughout; pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy. Airwar 10.
|
|
|
Pierre CLOSTERMANN
Le GRAND CIRQUE
Un ouvrage de 308 pages, format 215 x 155 mm, broché, publié en 1949, Editions Flammarion
Bookseller reference : LFA01332
|
|
|
Pierre CLOSTERMANN
Le GRAND CIRQUE
Un ouvrage de 316 pages, format 150 x 210 mm, illustré, relié cartonnage couleurs, publié en 1969, Editions Flammarion, collection "L'Aventure Vécue", bon état
Bookseller reference : LFA-126737703
|
|
|
Pierre CLOSTERMANN
Le GRAND CIRQUE
Un ouvrage de 308 pages, format 150 x 210 mm, illustré, relié cartonnage, publié en 1952, Editions Flammarion, bon état
Bookseller reference : LFA-126737850
|
|
|
PITCHFORK Air Commodore Graham
Shot Down and in the Drink. RAF and Commonwealth Aircrews saved from the Sea 1949-1945. Foreword by Flight Lieutenant John Cruickshank VC. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with photographs in the text; blue cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
|
|
|
PLAISTED A.H.
The Manor and Parish records of Medmenham, Buckinghamshire.
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, on laid paper, with a frontispiece and captioned guard, 21 plates (a number in photogravure) all with captioned guards, 5 maps and plans, 7 illustrations and 8 full-page pedigrees in the text, and endpaper maps, neat signature on front free endpaper; original cloth, upper board blocked in blind, gilt back, gilt top, covers moderately age-faded (but all gilt entirely legible) else a very good, bright, clean copy. One of the scarcest and most detailed Buckinghamshire parish histories
|
|
|
PRICE, Alfred
Spitfire en action
1979 Editions EPA - 1979 - In-4, cartonnage toilé bleu sous jaquette illustrée en couleurs de l'éditeur - 193 p. - Très nombreuses reproductions photographiques in-texte en N&B
Bookseller reference : 107678
|
|
|
PRICE Alfred
Great Aircraft of WWII. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Roy. 4to., First Edition thus, with a frontispiece and very numerous photographs throughout; laminated photographic boards, blue endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
|
|
|
PRICE Alfred
Targeting the Reich. Allied Photographic Reconnaissance over Europe 1939-1945. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece and numerous photographs throughout; black cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
|
|
|
PRICE Alfred
The Spitfire Story. Foreword by Jeffrey Quill. [Second Impression]. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
4to., Second Impression, with very numerous coloured plates and monochrome photographs throughout; black cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. First published in 1982
|
|
|
Price, Alfred
Supermarine Spitfire. Great Aircraft of WWII.
Abbeydale Press, 2007.
Bookseller reference : 211489
|
|
|
PRIOR, ed. Rupert
Honouring the Few. The remarkable Story of the Battle of Britain Heroes and our Tribute to them. Foreword by Lord Tebbit. FINE COPY
Oblong, 4to., First Edition, with numerous coloured and monochrome photographs throughout; pictorial wrappers, a fine copy.
|
|
|
PUDNEY John
Dispersal Point and other Air Poems. [Second Impression].
8vo., Second Impression, some light offsetting from fold-ins to free endpapers; boards and backstrip lettered in blue, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly spotted. Published in the same year as the first edition. Includes 'Jack Overdue' and 'For Johnny'.
|
|
|
PUSHMAN Muriel Gane
We All Wore Blue. [A Young Girl's Adventures in the wartime WAAF]. SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY
8vo., First Edition, with plates; blue cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR WITH HER SIGNED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON TITLE. The author served in the Women's Royal Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF).
|
|
Receive by email
Download as PDF document
RSS feed
Permanent link
