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Squadron Leader H. Nelson
Aero Engineering. A Comprehensive work for Those engaged in the production Assembly Testing maintenance and Overhaul of aircraft Volume I Part I and Volume I Part 2
London: George Newnes. 2 volumes. Contributions by experts. illustrations and diagrams. Blue cloth with spines yellowed. owner's name on free fep and some freckling . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to. George Newnes hardcover
Bookseller reference : 15960
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Anonymous
ORDONNANCE provisoire sur L'EXERCICE ET LES MANOEUVRES DE LA CAVALERIE r?dig?e par Ordre du Ministre de la Guerre du I.er Vend?miaire an XIII - seconde ?dition
Lettre du Ministre de la Guerre (alex Berthier) aux Colonels des Tropes a cheval - Observations sur cette ?dition - Rapport fait au Mar?chal Berthier 2 17x9,5 cm., legatura in mezza pelle, fregi e titoli in oro al dorso, pp. XXIV, 523, 8 tavole musicali pi? volte ripiegate; 126 planches pi? volte ripiegate, seconda edizione, in lingua francese, buone condizioni, esemplare ben conservato.
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BRICKHILL Paul
The Dam Busters. With a Foreword by Marshal of the Royal Air Force The Lord Tedder. IN FULL MOROCCO WITH THEME TOOLING
8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece and 17 plates on 12; handsomely bound in full navy crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands ruled in gilt, second and third compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt with propeller motif, hand-made endpapers, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. The moving story of RAF Bomber Command's most famous squadron and Operation CHASTISE, arguably the most famous air exploit of WWII. This book formed the basis of Michael Anderson's classic feature film (1954) of the same name starring Michael Redgrave, Richard Todd and Nigel Stock. The stirring 'Dam Busters March', written by Eric Coates as the theme to the movie, was almost immediately adopted as an official march of the Royal Air Force. Enser, p.64; Mulholland & Jordan B121
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HAMLIN John F.
Flat Out. The Story of 30 Squadron Royal Air Force. [Foreword by Air Chief Marshal Sir John Cheshire]. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Sm. folio, First Edition, with very numerous coloured and monochrome photographs throughout; original laminated pictorial boards, a near fine copy. This outstanding history covers over eight decades of continuous service by one of the RAF's most famous squadrons. With numerous detailed appendices relating to actions, aircraft and personnel. SCARCE.
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LEAROYD, VC Roderick Alastair Brook
A.L.s from Roderick Learoyd VC. A.L.s from RODERICK LEAROYD VC
Single sheet, measuring 8.25 x 6.0 ins (approx. 21.0 x 15.0 cms), on printed stationery from Learoyd's home in Rustington, and dated 7 September 1995; near fine state. THE LETTER IS WRITTEN, DATED AND SIGNED ENTIRELY IN LEAROYD'S HAND, AND IS SOLD WITH A POOR QUALITY PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT. Roderick Alastair Brook Learoyd was gazetted for the Victoria Cross on 20 August 1940. The citation reads: 'On 12 August 1940 Flight Lieutenant Learoyd was one of the pilots briefed to bomb the Dortmund-Ems Canal in Germany. Of the four other aircraft which had already made the attack on that night, two were destroyed and two were badly hit. Flight Lieutenant Learoyd took his plane into the target at only 150 feet, in the full glare of the searchlights and flak barrage all around him. The aircraft was very badly damaged but the bombs were duly dropped and he managed to get his crippled plane back to England where he flew round until first light, finally landing without causing injury to his crew or further damage to his aircraft'. Flight Lieutenant (later Wing Commander) Roderick Alastair Brook Learoyd (1913-1996) was serving with 49 Squadron, Bomber Command.
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BRICKHILL Paul
The Dam Busters. With a Foreword by Marshal of the Royal Air Force The Lord Tedder. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., Second Impression, with portrait frontispiece and 17 plates on 12, rear free endpaper very lightly spotted; navy cloth, gilt back, small fade mark at extreme head of backstrip else a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper, the latter with minor loss (just affecting title) at head of backstrip, frayed at tail of backstrip and mildly browned at rear panel. Published in the same year as the first impression. The moving story of RAF Bomber Command's most famous squadron and arguably the most famous air exploit of WWII. The stirring 'Dam Busters March', written by Eric Coates as the theme to the movie, was almost immediately adopted as the official march of the Royal Air Force. Increasingly difficult to find in this condition. Enser, p.64; Mulholland & Jordan B121 (recording the first edition).
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COOPER Alan W.
The Men who breached the Dams. 617 Squadron. 'The Dambusters'. [Foreword by Air Marshal Sir Harold Martin]. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with very numerous photographs in the text; cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Meticulously researched history of the famous raid, and a valuable complement to Brickhill's classic account. Includes a detailed record of every crew member and many previously unpublished photographs. Already scarce in this condition.
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EULER Helmuth
The Dams Raid through the Lens. FINE COPY IN DUSTWRAPER
Oblong 4to., First Edition, with very numerous photographs, maps and diagrams in the text; cloth, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The first photographic treatment from the German viewpoint.
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JONES I. 'Taffy'
Tiger Squadron. The Story of 74 Squadron RAF in Two World Wars.
8vo., First Edition, with a frontispiece and 20 plates, neat inscription on front free endpaper; black cloth, gilt back, backstrip moderately faded (but all lettering entirely legible), a good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter age-soiled and faded with minor loss at extremities. Detailed account of one of the RAF's greatest fighter squadrons, which served with distinction at both Dunkirk and the Battle of Britain. Appendices include WWI aces, and fighter pilots with more than twelve confirmed victories (to June 1941). Enser, p.377.
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ROBERTSON B.
Aircraft Camouflage and Markings 1907-1954. Paintings by William P. epworth. [Fifth Impression], with Addition of Squadron Badges.
4to., Fifth Impression, with a coloured, frontispiece, very numerous coloured and monochrome photographs and illustrations, and a colour plate of RAF paint colours; original cloth, a very good, clean copy in the dustwrapper, the latter lightly frayed at edges. A standard reference unique in its coverage
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SCOTT S.R.
Mosquito Thunder. No. 105 Squadron RAF at War 1942-5, Foreword by Air Marshal Sir Ivor Broom. NEAR FINE COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with photographs in the text, red underline on title; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. Includes COs, aircraft, ROH, line shoots and bibliography.
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JOHNS W.E.
Biggles of the Camel Squadron. IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., neat signature on front paste-down; blue cloth, backstrip lettered in black, a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter rubbed at edges.
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WHITFIELD Frederick
We Sat Alone [Memoirs of a former Lancaster Rear Gunner].
8vo., First Edition with illustrations; original wrappers, a very good, clean copy. Fred Whitfield served as rear gunner with IX Squadron Lancasters based at Bardney in Lincolnshire. His record of over 30 'ops' includes raids on the Tirpitz and the Eagle's Nest at Berchtesgaden. Extremely scarce due to limited print run
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ROSS, David
'The Greatest Squadron of them All'. The Definitive History of 603 (City of Edinburgh) Squadron, RAuxAF. [Foreword by Lord Selkirk of Douglas. Preface by Alasdair J. Beaton. Complete set]. FINE SET IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPERS
2 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with many hundreds of photographs in the text and pictorial endpapers; cloth, gilt backs, a fine set in unclipped dustwrapper. The set comprises Vol. I: Formation to the end of 1940; Vol. II: 1941 to date. Already uncommon as a set in this condition.
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MOXON Oliver
Bitter Monsoon [with] The Last Monsoon [with] After the Monsoon.. THE 'MONSOON' TRILOGY COMPLETE IN DUSTWRAPPERS
3 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with 8 plates and a full-page map in the text, first and third volumes with light offsetting from fold-ins to free endpapers; tops lightly age-soiled else a very good, firm set in unclipped dustwrapper, the wrappers lightly frayed at heads and tails of backstrips, and wrapper of third volume creased at joints. Moxon's celebrated 'Monsoon' trilogy is a key work in the history of the war in the air in Burma. It tells the story of a young Hurricane pilot during and after the war. The first volume is autobiographical, and provides a first-hand illustrated account of service with 5 Squadron RAF in the Imphal Valley from 1944 onwards. The second and third volumes, through based on the author's experiences, are closer to fiction; the second giving an action-packed account of the war to the Japanese surrender, the third dealing with the reintegration of the survivors into peacetime civilian life. The complete trilogy is scarce, especially in the dustwrappers. Graham & Cole U45, V59, V58 respectively.
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BEEDLE J.
43 Squadron. Royal Flying Corps. Royal Air Force. The History of the Fighting Cocks 1916-1984. With a Foreword by Lord Douglas of Kirtleside. [Second Updated Edition] NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., Second Edition, with frontispiece, plates and maps; plum boards, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Updated and extended version of the original edition of 1966. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
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CAYGILL P.
In All Things First. No. 1 Squadron at War 1939-1945. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with plates; cloth, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper
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FOSTER Charles
Breaking the Dams. The Story of Dambuster David Maltby and his Crew. [Second Impression]. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., Second Impression, with a frontispiece and numerous photographs and facsimiles in the text; black cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Published a month after the first edition
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DOCHERTY T.
Swift to Battle. No. 72 Squadron RAF in Action. NEAR FINE SET IN DUSTWRAPPERS
3 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with plates and maps; cloth, gilt backs, a near fine set in dustwrapper. The set comprises: Vol. I: 1937 to 1942. Phoney War, Dunkirk, Battle of Britain, Offensive Operations; Vol II: 1942-1947. North Africa. Malta. Sicily; Vol. III: 1947-1961. Into The Jet-Age, Cold War Operations
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BROOKS R.J.
Kent's Own. The History of 500 (County of Kent) Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force.
8vo., First Edition, with very numerous photographs in the text; original laminated boards, a fine copy.
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THORNE A.
Lancaster at War 4: Pathfinder Squadron.
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with illustrated title and numerous photographs in the text; cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The author is a former PFF Lancaster pilot and master bomber. Scarce, especially in this condition.
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ORANGE, Vincent
Winged Promises. A History of No 14 Squadron RAF, 1915-1945. [Foreword by His Majesty King Hussein I. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece, numerous monochrome photographs ands facsimiles in the text, and coloured endpaper maps; blue cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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WALLIS] [Sir Barnes
[Programme of] A Service of Thanksgiving for the Life and Work of Sir Barnes Wallis 1887-1979. St. Paul's Cathedral, 27 February 1980. TRIBUTE TO SIR BARNES WALLIS
Roy. 8vo., First Edition; original printed wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy. VERY SCARCE.
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MILLER David
Sir Barnes Wallis and the Christ's Hospital RAF Foundationers' Trust 1951-2003. FINE COPY
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with coloured portrait frontispiece and very numerous photographs and facsimiles in the text; original pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a fine copy. Written to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the RAF Foundationers' Trust at Christ's Hospital, this deceptively detailed and profusely illustrated account shows how Wallis's schooldays influenced his subsequent life. It covers many aspects of his career including airship, aircraft and armaments design, and his central role in the foundation of the Trust in 1951.
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IVESON Squadron Leader Tony
Lancaster. The Biography. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with plates and double-page cutaway illustration; black cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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STURZEBECKER Russell L.
The Roarin' 20's. A History of the 312th Bombardment Group. US Army Air Force. World War II. [Second Edition]. 300 COPIES WERE PRINTED
Oblong 4to., Second Edition, with very numerous photographs in the text and pictorial endpapers; picctorial blue cloth, backstrip lettered in white, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter neatly repaired with tape at edges. First published in 1976. The second edition is limited to 300 copies. RARE.
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BETHKE Herbert
Jagdgeschwader 300. 'Wilde Sau'. Eine textbegleitende Bildchronik. FINE COPY
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, text in German, with numerous photographs and facsimiles throughout; laminated pictorial boards, a fine copy. SCARCE.
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BETHKE Herbert
Jagdgeschwader 300. The Wild Huntsman. FINE COPY
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, text in German, with numerous photographs and facsimiles throughout; laminated pictorial boards, a fine copy. VERY SCARCE.
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SHAW Michael
No. 1 Squadron. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., with numerous photographs and maps, and pictorial endpapers; red cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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CFB SHEARWATER.
From White-Caps to Contrails. A History of a Modern Air Formation. [880 Squadron. VU-32 Squadron. 406 Squadron. 423 Squadron. 443 Squadron. Canadian Forces Base Shearwater]. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with numerous coloured and monochrome photographs throughout; black cloth, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in gilt, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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THOMAS J Helsdon
Wings over Burma. [RAF 67 Squadron]. [Second Edition]. NEAR FINE COPY
8vo., Second Edition, with plates; original laminated wrappers, covers very lightly browned else a near fine copy. First published in 1984. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Graham & Cole U74.
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GOSS Chris
Brothers in Arms. The Story of a British and a German Fighter Unit, August to December 1940. EDITION LIMITED TO 200 COPIES WITH TEN SIGNATURES
8vo., First Edition, with photographs in the text; grey cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. EDITION LIMITED TO 200 NUMBERED COPIES (THIS COPY NO. 31) WITH LIMITATION PLATE SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR AND NINE VETERANS MOUNTED ON FRONT FREE ENDPAPER. The signatories, in addition to the author, are: Stephen Beaumont, John Bisdee, Josef Broker, Willi Ghesla, Heinrich Hohnisch, Werner Karl, Hans Ohly, Walter Rupp and Herbert Tzschoppe.
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BRICKHILL Paul
The Dam Busters. Introduced by Mary Stopes-Roe. FINE COPY IN PUBLISHER'S SLIP-CASE
8vo., with frontispiece, 16 pages of plates and endpaper charts; pictorial red cloth, black cloth back blocked and lettered in cream and red, a fine copy in publisher's board slip-case.
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WOLFE Martin
Green Light!. Men of the 81st Troop Carrier Squadron tell their Story. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs in the text; grey cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, grey endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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SQUIRE Squadron Leader H.F.
Middle East Scrapbook. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with photographs in the text; black cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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SMITH E.A.W.
Spitfire Diary. The Boys of One-Two-Seven. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with plates; red cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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ONDERWATER Hans
Gentlemen in Blue. The History of No. 600 (City of London) Squadron Royal Auxiliary Air Force and No. 600 (City of London) Squadron Association 1925-1995. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs anf facsimiles in the text; blue cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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PRIEN, Jochen
Die Jagdfliegerverbande des Deutschen Luftwaffe 1934 bis 1945. Teil 4/II. Einsatz am Kanal und uber England 26 June 1940 bis 21 June 1941. FINE COPY
Folio, First Edition, text in German, with 2 coloured plates (of unit emblems) and very numerous photographs in the text; laminated boards, a fine copy.
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MOMBEEK Eric
Sturmjager. Zur Geschichte des Jagdgeschwaders 4 und der Sturmstaffel 1. Band 1. FINE COPY
Folio, First Edition, text in German, with illustrated title-spread and very numerous photographs in the text; laminated pictorial boards, a fine copy.
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COOK Lee
The Skull and Crossbones Squadron. VF-17 in World War II. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with illustrated title-spread and very numerous photographs in the text; olive cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in black, marbled endpapers, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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CURTIS Des
A Most Secret Squadron. The First Full Story of 618 Squadron and its Special Detachment Anti-U-Boat Mosquitos. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with photographs and facsimiles in the text; blue cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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LADD James D.
SBS. The Invisible Raiders. The History of the Special Boat Squadron from World War Two to the Present. With a Foreword by Lieutenant-Colonel P G Davis. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with plates; blue cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, blue endpapers, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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BURGE Major C. Gordon
The Annals of 100 Squadron. Being a Record of the War Activities of the Pioneer Night Bombing Squadron in France during the Period March 1917 to 11 November 1918. With a Foreword by Air Marshal Sir Hugh Trenchard. [Facsimile reissue.] 500 COPIES WERE PRINTED
Roy. 8vo., with portrait frontispiece and photographs in the text; blue cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in gilt, a fine copy. EDITION LIMITED TO 500 NUMBERED COPIES (THIS COPY NO. 143). Facsimile reissue of the original edition of 1918.
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'GRIFF', pseud.
Surrendered. Some Naval War Secrets. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY
4to., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece and numerous plates, some light age-spotting; original navy buckram, upper board lettered in gilt with German war ensign blocked in colours; gilt back, uncut, a very good, bright, clean copy. With personal bookplate on front paste-down. The author served on HMS ALSATIAN, flagship of 10th Cruiser Squadron, formed under de Chair as the Northern Patrol of the Grand Fleet and operating from Scapa Flow. Enser, p.229.
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MOXON Oliver
Bitter Monsoon. The Memoirs of a Fighter Pilot. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with 8 plates and full-page map in the text, some mild offsetting from fold-ins to free endpapers; black cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter rubbed at head and tail of backstrip. A key work in the history of the war in the air in Burma, providing a first-hand illustrated account of service with 5 Squadron RAF in the Imphal Valley from 1944 onwards. Graham & Cole U45, V59, V58 respectively.
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54 SQUADRON RFC
Cinquante Quatre. Flying Corps Songs. [Third Impression.] BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY OF THE [?LAST] EDITION
8vo., Third Impression, with full-page illustrations in the text; blue cloth, upper board lettered in gilt, a remarkably well-preserved, bright, clean copy. This privately printed collection of RFC songs was first published in July 1917 with a second impression in April 1918. This third (and we believe final) impression was issued in October 1918 shortly before the Armistice. EXTREMELY SCARCE. Noffsinger 278 (recording only the second impression).
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ROYAL AIR FORCE
No. 5 Group Operation Order No. B.976. [Photocopy of the Operational Order for Operation CHASTISE]. THE 'DAM BUSTERS' OPERATIONAL ORDER IN FACSIMILE
Foolscap, 6pp typescript, with 8pp supplementary material in typescript; wire-stitched, a very good, clean copy. Classified 'Most Secret', the operational order is dated 16 May 1943 and arranged under the following headings: General, Enemy Defences, Intention, Code Name, Date of Attack, Effort, Outline Plan, Detailed Plan, Method of Attack, Time of Attack, Routes, Diversions, Armament, Fuel, Navigation, Synchronisation of Watches, Secrecy, Reports, Special Devices, Nickels, Wireless Silence, MF/DF Section, Executive Order. Three technical Appendices covering routes, timings, signals procedures, and light and moon tables are not present with this copy. The order itself is accompanied by a further 8pp of photocopies comprising 1) 2pp of prose by Marshal of the RAF Arthur 'Bomber' Harris written for ex-Pathfinder Hamish Mahaddie and used by him during lecture tours in Australia and New Zealand; 2) a full-page copy of the well-known photographic portrait of Harris with his signature; 3) 5pp photocopy of the Service of Thanksgiving for Air Marshal Sir Harold Martin held at the RAF church St. Clement Danes on 4 January 1989, including the tribute written and delivered by Group Captain Leonard Cheshire.
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BEATTY Admiral Sir David
A.L.s from Admiral Sir David Beatty to Admiral Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt. SPLENDID A.L.s FROM BEATTY TO TYRWHITT
Single sheet, 8vo., on 'Grand Fleet' stationery,in near fine state. The letter in entirely in Beatty's hand, and signed and dated 19 December 1918. At this time Beatty, who commanded the Battlecruiser Squadron at Jutland, was serving as Commander of the Grand Fleet; Admiral Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt was Commander of the Harwich Force. A FINE LETTER RELATING TO TWO OF THE FOREMOST BRITISH NAVAL COMMANDERS OF THE GREAT WAR. AUTOGRAPH MATERIAL BY BEATTY IS SCARCE.
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PARKER John
SBS. The Inside Story of the Special Boat Service. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition thus, with plates and maps; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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HOME James
Their Last Tenko. [The Fate of Douglas Bader's 242 Squadron: Activity and Captivity in Java 1941-1945. Foreword by Air Marshal Sir Harold Maguire] NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with plates and rear endpaper map; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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