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PRICE Alfred
The Luftwaffe 1933-1945 Volume II. Warbirds Illustrated No. 2. NEAR FINE COPY IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS
8vo., First Edition, with coloured and monochrome photographs throughout; pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy.
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GRIEHL Manfred
Junkers Bombers. Volume I. Warbirds Illustrated No. 43. NEAR FINE COPY IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS
8vo., First Edition, with photographs throughout; pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy.
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BARKER Geoffrey T
A Concise History of US Army Airborne Infantry with Lineage and Insignia. With an Introduction by Lt.-Gen. Donald E. Rosenblum. NEAR FINE COPY IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS
8vo., First Edition, with coloured and monochrome insignia throughout; pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy.
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BARKER Geoffrey T
A Concise History of US Airborne Army, Corps, Divisions and Brigades with Lineage and Insignia. With an Introduction by Lt.-Gen. Carl W Stiner. NEAR FINE COPY IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS
8vo., First Edition, with coloured and monochrome insignia throughout; pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy.
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PORRET D
Les AS Francais de la Grande Guerre. Tome I [with] Tome II. Service Historique de l'Armee de l'Air. NEAR FINE COPY IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS
2 vols., 8vo., First Edition, text in French, with very numerous photographs throughout; printed wrappers, a near fine copy.
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GODEFROY Hugh
Lucky 13. Canadians in Battle series. NEAR FINE COPY
8vo., with plates; pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy.
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CARUANA Richard J
Malta George Cross. Victory in the Air. [Second Edition.] NEAR FINE COPY
8vo., Second Edition, with photographs throughout; pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy.
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SIMMONDS Ed
Echoes over the Pacific. An Overview of Allied Air Warning Radar in the Pacific from Pearl Harbor to the Philippines Campaign. 1000 COPIES WERE PRINTED
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece and maps in the text; printed wrappers, a near fine copy. EDITION LIMITED TO 1000 COPIES.
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MIKESH Robert C
Japanese Aircraft. Code Names and Designations. NEAR FINE COPY
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, and numerous photographs throughout; pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy.
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BIRD Andrew D
A Separate Little War. The Banff Coastal Command Strike Wing versus the Kriegsmarine and Luftwaffe in Norway 1944-1945. [Revised and Updated Edition.] NEAR FINE COPY
8vo., with plates and maps; pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy.
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BIRKBY Carel
Close to the Sun. The Story of the Sudan Squadron, Royal Air Force. [Foreword by Maj.-Gen. Sir Hubert Huddleston.] RAF IN THE MIDDLE EAST: A RARE SURVIVAL
8vo., First Edition, with map as frontispiece, and illustrations and maps in the text, leaves tanning lightly; original blue limp cloth wrappers, upper cover with printed paper label, a near fine copy. RARE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION.
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TEAGUE Dennis
Aviation in South-West Britain 1909-1979. NEAR FINE COPY
8vo., First Edition, with photographs and maps in the text; printed wrappers, a near fine copy.
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ESSEX.
A History of Aviation in Essex. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY
8vo., First Edition, text from typescript, with plates; printed wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a very good, bright, clean copy. SCARCE.
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BOND S.J.
A History of Royal Air Force Brize Norton. NEAR FINE COPY
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece and photographs in the text; printed wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy. SCARCE.
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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.
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FERGUSON Aldon P.
A History of Royal Air Force Shawbury. Military Airfield History No. 1. NEAR FINE COPY
8vo., First Edition, with photographs and maps in the text; pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy.
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BATTLE OF BRITAIN.
Battle of Britain 50th Anniversary. Isle of Wight Commemorative Programme. May to October 1990. NEAR FINE COPY
8vo., First Edition, with photographs in the text; pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy.
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HART Gerald S.
Whitchurch Airport. An Account of the Early Days of Flying in the Bristol Area. NEAR FINE COPY
8vo., First Edition, with photographs in the text; pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy.
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OGILVIE Squadron-Leader Eain G.
Libyan Log. Empire Air Forces Western Desert July 1941 - July 1942.. [Second Impression.] GOOD, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., Second Impression, with frontispiece and plates; blue cloth, gilt back, upper board faded at extreme top edge, a good, clean copy in unclipped, lightly-browned dustwrapper, the latter frayed and creased at extremities. Enser, p.296 (recording the first edition).
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SCOTT A.J.L.
Sixty Squadron RAF. A History of the Squadron 1916-1919. With a Preface by Lord Hugh Cecil. With additional Material for this Edition by Sqn. Ldr. D.W. Warne. [Revised Edition.] NEAR FINE COPY
8vo., with plates; pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy. Updated version of the original edition of 1920. Noffsinger 1305 (recording the original edition).
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HANCOCK T N
Bomber County. A History of the Royal Air Force in Lincolnshire. [Second Impression.] NEAR FINE COPY
8vo., Second Impression, with photographs in the text and large folding map; pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy.
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SAMBITO Major William J.
A History of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 312. NEAR FINE COPY
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with photographs throughout; pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy.
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PARKER Lieutenant Colonel Gary W.
A History of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 161. NEAR FINE COPY
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with photographs throughout; pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy.
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CROSS AND COCKADE
Vol. 12. No. 4. The Society of World War I Aero Historians [later The First World War Aviation Historical Society.] NEAR FINE COPY IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS
8vo., First Edition, with photographs, illustrations and diagrams in the text; printed wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy.
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CROSS AND COCKADE
Vol. 2. No. 3. The Society of World War I Aero Historians [later The First World War Aviation Historical Society.] NEAR FINE COPY IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS
8vo., First Edition, with photographs, illustrations and diagrams in the text; printed wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy.
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JONES Ivor
Airfields and Landing Grounds of Wales: South. NEAR FINE COPY
8vo., First Edition, with map as frontispiece and numerous photographs throughout; pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy.
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JONES Flt. Lt. Brett A.
A History of Marine Attack Squadron 223. NEAR FINE COPY
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with photographs throughout; pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy.
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DRENDEL Lou
USAF Phantoms in Combat. Illustrated by Lou Drendel. NEAR FINE COPY
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with coloured and monochrome photographs throughout; pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy.
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STAPFER Hans-Heiri
Red Ladies in Waiting. Soviet Aircraft in Storage. Colour by Tom Tullis. NEAR FINE COPY
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with photographs throughout; pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy.
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DAVIS Larry
56th Fighter Group. NEAR FINE COPY
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with photographs throughout; pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy.
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PHILIPP Dr. G.
Deutschlands Flugzeugfuhrer Nr. 1 zu seinem 70 Geburtsag am 20 November 1938.. [A 70th Birthday encomium.] PRESENTATION COPY SIGNED BY AUGUST EULER; WITH OBITUARIES IN TS
8vo., First Edition, text in German, with portrait frontispiece and numerous photographs (a number full-page) throughout; ivory wrappers printed in brown, sewed as issued, covers split along upper half of backstrip (but sewing wholly sound), covers lightly dust-soiled else a very good, bright, clean copy. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM EULER WITH HIS LONG SIGNED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON INSIDE FRONT WRAPPER. LOOSELY INSERTED ARE TWO OBITUARIES IN TYPSCRIPT: a) approx. 700 words by Eduard Bauer dated 2 July 1957 on Interpress Kultur stationery; b) approx. 350 words by an anonymous writer. August Euler (1868-1957) was an important pioneer German aviator, aircraft constructor and holder of the first German Pilot's license, issued in 1909. After WWI he became German Secretary of State for Air, but retired in 1922 due to the restrictions resulting from ratification of the Treaty of Versailles. With the outbreak of WWII his services were requested by the Nazi government but he resisted due to his age and remained in retirement. With personal stamp on front wrapper. EXTREMELY SCARCE.
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RIES Jr Karl
Dora-Kurfurst und Rote 134. Ein Bildband: Flugzeuge der Luftwaffe 1933-1945. DORA KURFURST COMPLETE
4 vols., 8vo., First Edition, text in German [Introduction in English], profusely illustrated with photographs throughout; grey cloth, upper boards blocked in silver, a very good, bright, clean set in dustwrapper laminated to boards.
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HOARE Sir Samuel
India by Air. With an Introduction by Lady Maud Hoare. IN FULL MOROCCO
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece (original tissue guard present), plates and endpaper maps; handsomely bound in full dark red crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. With the separately printed errata slip mounted facing p.26. VERY SCARCE.
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KENS Karlheinz
Die deutschen Flugzeuge 1933-1945. Deutschlands Luftfahrt-Entwicklungen bis zum Ende des Zweiten Weltkrieges. SIGNED BY HEINZ NOWARRA
8vo., text in German, with many hundreds of photographs and silhouettes throughout; limp blue boards, upper cover and backstrip lettered in gilt, a very good, bright, clean copy in dustwrapper. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM HEINZ NOWARRA WITH HIS SIGNED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON FRONT FREE ENDPAPER.
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ILLUSTRIERTER BEOBACHTER.
Flugzeug macht Geschichte. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY
Folio, text in German, with portrait frontispiece and very numerous photographs, illustrations and trade advertisements throughout; plain blue wrappers, covers lightly age-faded else a very good, bright, crisp copy. The portrait frontispiece is of Hermann Goering.
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BUSCH Fritz Otto
Flieger gegen England. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Sm. 8vo., text in German, with title-vignette and illustrations (a number full-page) in the text, neat personal stamp on front free endpaper; brown boards, upper board and backstrip printed and lettered in blue, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly creased and frayed at extremities. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
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PRICE Alfred
German Air Force Bombers of World War Two. Illustrated by Michael Roffe, Harold Jacks and John Young. [Complete set.] NEAR FINE SET
2 vols., oblong 4to., First Edition, with photographs and fine coloured illustrations throughout; pictorial laminated boards, a near fine set.
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KREZEK Bohumir
CANSO. Osudy cs. Letce u kanadskeho letectva NEAR FINE COPY
8vo., text in Czech, with numerous photographs in the text; pictorial boards, a near fine copy.
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MAREK Jindrich
Vzdusni Donkichoti. Cetnicke letecke hlidy 1935-1939. NEAR FINE COPY
8vo., text in Czech, with plates; pictorial boards, a near fine copy.
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WAGNER Wolfgang
Kurt Tank - Konstrukteur und Testpilot bei Focke-Wulf. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
4to., First Edition, text in German, with numerous photographs, illustrations and diagrams throughout; blue cloth, backstrip lettered in white, grey endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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SMOLDAS Zdenek
Ceskoslovensti letci v boji proti fasismu. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, text in Czech, with frontispiece, title in blue and black, and photographs and charts in the text; grey pictorial cloth, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in red and black, blue endpapers, lower hinge starting (buit binding entirely sound), a bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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LOUCKY Frantisek
Mnozi Nedoleteli. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, text in Czech, with numerous photographs, portraits and maps throughout, and coloured endpapers depicting Czech RAF squadron badges; blue cloth, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in green and black, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SCARCE.
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BENNETT Air Vice-Marshal D.C.T.
Pathfinder. A War Autobiography. IN FULL MOROCCO
8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece and 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 in gilt, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation.
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NOWARRA Heinz J.
Nahaufklarer 1910-1945. Die Augen des Heeres. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR
Sm. 4to., First Edition, text in German, with numerous photographs and illustrations throughout; green cloth, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in black, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR WITH HIS HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON TITLE.
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NOWARRA Heinz J.
Fernaufklarer 1915-1945. Entstehung. Entwicklung. Einsatz. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Sm. 4to., First Edition, text in German, with numerous photographs and illustrations throughout; red cloth, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in black, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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FOCKE-WULF FLUGZEUGBAU BREMEN.
Focke-Wulf Fw 200F. Fernaufklarer mit erhohter Reichweite. [Facsimile reissue.] NEAR FINE COPY
Roy. 8vo., text in German, with illustrations and technical diagrams throughout; printed wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy. High-quality facsimile reissue of the original edition of May 1943. SCARCE.
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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 UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece and 17 plates on 12, some light offsetting from fold-ins to free endpapers, two small erasures on front paste-down, top and fore-edge lightly spotted; navy cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly rubbed at extremities, chipped with minor loss (not affecting lettering) at head of backstrip, and with long closed tear across rear panel. 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 an 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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MASON Francis K.
The Hawker Hurricane. SIGNED BY SQUADRON LEADER KENNETH LEE
8vo., with numerous photographs and illustrations, coloured aircraft profiles in the text, and pictorial endpapers; blue cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SIGNED BY SQUADRON LEADER KENNETH NORMAN THOMSON LEE ON PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT MOUNTED ON FRONT-DOWN WITH BIOGRAPHICAL CARD LOOSELY INSERTED. A signed photograph of another veteran is mounted on front free endpaper.
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ROYAL AIR FORCE. WWI.
Technical [Rigging] Notes: Avro Biplane; B.E.2c; B.E.2e; De Havilland No. 4; S.E. 5a.. BRIGHT COPIES IN WRAPPERS
5 vols., in one wallet, 8vo., with photographs and charts (a number folding; one chart poorly folded); printed wrappers, the collection housed in green card wallet, clipped as issued, wallet covers age-soiled else all very good, bright, clean copies. Rigging notes for the five aircraft specified: Avro Biplane Type 504; B.E.2C. 70 HP Renault (Old Machine). 90-100 HP RAF (New Machine); BE2E (90 HP RAF 1A); De Havilland No. 4 (275 HP Rolls-Royce); SE5A (200 HP Hispano Suiza). The wallet is headed Department of Aircraft Production. EXTREMELY SCARCE.
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SARKAR Dilip
Battle of Britain. The Photographic Kaleidoscope. [Forewords by Lady Bader, Lady Dowding, Air Commodore PM Brothers and Air Chief Marshal Sir Christopher Foxley-Norris.] NEAR FINE SET IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPERS
4 vols., oblong 4to., First Edition, with very numerous photographs throughout (colour section in third volume); black cloth, gilt backs, a near fine set in unclipped dustwrapper. The set comprises: Vol.I (1999); Vol.II (2000); Vol. III (2000); Vol. IV: (2001). Sarkar's lifelong fascination with the events of Summer 1940 has culminated in a unique photographic record derived largely from private sources. COMPLETE SETS ARE EXTREMELY SCARCE.
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