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WEAL John
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Aces of the Western Front. Osprey Aircraft of the Aces 9. NEAR FINE COPY
8vo., First Edition, with coloured and monochrome photographs and illustrations throughout; pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy. With striking cover artwork by Iain Wyllie.
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WEAL John
Bf 109D/E Aces 1939-41. Osprey Aircraft of the Aces 11. NEAR FINE COPY
8vo., First Edition, with coloured and monochrome photographs and illustrations throughout; pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy. With striking cover artwork by Iain Wyllie.
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SAKAIDA Henry
Japanese Army Air Force Aces 1937-45. Osprey Aircraft of the Aces 13. NEAR FINE COPY
8vo., First Edition, with coloured and monochrome photographs and illustrations throughout; pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy. With striking cover artwork by Iain Wyllie.
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CHARLTON Air Commodore L. E. O.
The Royal Air Force and USAAF from October 1944 to September 1945. Britain at War. A Complete Record in Text and Pictures. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece and very numerous photographs throughout, neat stamps on endpapers; blue cloth, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in gilt, a very good, bright, clean copy.
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JONES H. A.
The War in the Air. Volume 2 [THIS VOLUME ONLY]. Being the Story of the Part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force. [The Official History.] NEAR FINE COPY
8vo., with folding maps (a number coloured in outline); blue cloth, gilt back, blue top, grey endpapers, a very good, bright, clean copy. Much-needed reissue of the original edition of 1928. Enser, p.17 (recording the first edition).
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JONES H. A.
The War in the Air. Volume 2. Being the Story of the Part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force. [The Official History.] NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., with folding maps (a number coloured in outline); blue cloth, gilt back, blue top, grey endpapers, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrspper, the latter with closed tear on front panel. Much-needed reissue of the original edition of 1928. Enser, p.17 (recording the first edition).
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AIRCREW ASSOCIATION.
[Order of Service of] The Aircrew Association Family Service at the Air Forces Memorial, Runnymede, Surrey. 21 August 1994. NEAR FINE COPY
8vo., First Edition; printed wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy.
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MORGAN Max
[Aerobleu Pilot's Journal, 1947]. NEAR FINE COPY IN PUBLISHER'S SLIP-CASE
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, reproduced from handwriting on tinted paper; black boards, upper board lettered in silver, brown cloth back, a near fine copy in publisher's printed metal slip-case. Wartime experiences of Max Morgan, who owned and ran the notorious 'Aerobleu' jazz club in Paris in the late 1940s.
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DARLOW Steve
Lancaster Down!. The extraordinary Tale of Seven Young Bomber Aircrew at War. 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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TICKELL Jerrard
Moon Squadron. FIRST ACCOUNT OF SOE'S AIRCRAFT
8vo., First Edition; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. With the trade ticket of Charles Wilson of Liverpool on front paste-down. The first dedicated account, necessarily fragmentary, of the handful of RAF aircraft assigned to SOE. Initially led by Fielden, the 'moon squadrons' (mainly Hudsons and Lysanders) ferried agents to and fro throughout Occupied Europe. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Enser, p.401
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BISHOP Lt. Col. William A.
Winged Warfare. Edited by Stanley M. Ulanoff. NEAR FINE COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., with 35 plates on 24 and illustrations and badges in the text; black cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. The classic account by the leading Canadian air ace of WWI. Ulanoff's edition was first issued in 1967. Enser, p.122; Noffsinger 129 (recording the original edition of 1918).
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RENNISON John
Wings over Rutland. A History of RAF Cottesmore, Woolfox Lodge and North Luffenham, including a Section on Stamford. NEAR FINE COPY
4to., First Edition, with plates, plans and tables in the text; original pictorial wrappers, covers very lightly dust-soiled else a near fine copy.
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DIERICH Wolfgang
Kampfgeschwader Edelweiss. The History of a German Bomber Unit, 1939-1945.[First English Edition.] NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition thus, with plates and endpaper maps; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Published two years after the German edition.
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WAKEFIELD Kenneth
The First Pathfinders. The Operational History of Kampfgruppe 100 1939-41. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., with photographs and maps in the text; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. First published by Kimber in 1981. Enser, p.105 (recording the first edition).
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MONDEY David
The Hamlyn Concise Guide to British Aircraft of World War II. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., with very numerous coloured and monochrome illustratioins and photographs throughout; laminated boards, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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MONDEY David
The Concise Guide to American Aircraft of World War II. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., with very numerous coloured and monochrome illustratioins and photographs throughout; laminated boards, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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GIBSON Wing Commander Guy
Enemy Coast Ahead. With an Introduction by Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris. IN FULL THEMED MOROCCO
8vo., First Edition, with fine portrait frontispiece and photographic front endpapers; attractively bound in full navy blue 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 with propeller motif, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, marker ribbon, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. Gibson's own account of his exploits in Bomber Command and a WWII RAF classic, culminating in his account of the 'Dambusters' raid. It contains a ROH of the pilots and crews who flew with him in 83 Squadron, 106 Squadron and the immortal 617 Squadron. The frontispiece reproduces the well-known studio portrait of Gibson by Gordon Anthony; the front endpapers carry the famous 'before and after' aerial photographs of the Mohne dam. Enser, p.65; Mulholland & Jordan, G20.
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SHORES, Christopher
A History of the Mediterranean Air War 1940-1945. [Complete set to date.] NEAR FINE SET TO DATE IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
4 vols., 8vo., with numerous photographs and maps in the text; cloth, a near fine set to date in unclipped dustwrapper. Almost certain to become a definitive history, the series comprises Vol. One: North Africa, June 1940 - January 1942 (2012); Vol. Two: North African Desert, February 1942 - March 1943 (2014); Vol. Three: Tunisia and the End in Africa, November 1942 - May 1943 (2016); Volume Four: Sicily and Italy to the Fall of Rome, May 1943 - June 1944 (2018). A fifth and final volume is forthcoming.
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TILLMAN Barrett
Avenger at War. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Folio, First Edition, with illustrated title-spread, numerous photographs throughout and endpaper diagrams; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter with one short closed tear.
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THE LONDON GAZETTE.
The Battle of Britain [in] Supplement to The London Gazette, 10 September 1946. BOUND COPY OF THE OFFICIAL AIR MINISTRY REPORT
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with 3 large folding charts at end; strongly bound in full navy buckram, upper board with printed paper label, a near fine copy. Printing code: 65-37719. Often known as 'Dowding's Despatch', this supplement reprints the official report submitted to the Secretary of State for Air by Lord Dowding (Air Officer Commanding Fighter Command) on 20 August 1941. SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION.
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SHORES Christopher
Bloody Shambles. The First Comprehensive Account of Air Operations over South-East Asia, December 1941 to 1945. THE TRILOGY COMPLETE IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPERS
3 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with very numerous photographs and maps throughout; pictorial boards, a near fine set in unclipped dustwrapper. The set comprises Vol. 1: The Drift to War to the Fall of Singapore (1992); Vol. 2: The Defence of Sumatra to the Fall of Burma (1993); Vol. 3: The Allied Air Forces fight back in South-East Asia 1942-1945 (2005). COMPLETE SETS ARE EXTREMELY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION.
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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.
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SAWARD Dudley
Bomber Harris. The Story of Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Arthur Harris, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Bomber Command, 1942-1945. Foreword by Sir Arthur Bryant. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with plates and maps; blue cloth, gilt back, blue endpapers, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Enser, p.154.
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PALMER Derek
[No. 19] Fighter Squadron. [Foreword by Air Marshal Sir Laurence Jones]. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs (many full-page) throughout; blue cloth, gilt back, blue endpapers, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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WALKER Percy B.
Early Aviation at Farnborough. The History of the Royal Aircraft Establishment. Volume I. Balloons, Kites and Airships. Foreword by Lord Kings Norton. NEAR FINE COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER AND SLIP-CASE
8vo., First Edition, with plates and illustrations in the text; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper, the whole housed in publisher's illustrated slip-case.
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HERWIG Dieter
Luftwaffe Secret Projects. Ground Attack and Special Purpose Aircraft. [Second UK Impression.] FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Roy. 8vo., Second Impression thus, with numerous coloured and monochrome photographs and illustrations throughout; grey cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, grey endpapers, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper Published a year after the first UK edition.
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SCHICK Walter
Luftwaffe Secret Projects. Fighters 1939-1945. [First UK Edition.] FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Roy. 8vo., First Edition thus, with numerous coloured and monochrome photographs and illustrations throughout; grey cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, grey endpapers, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper
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HERWIG Dieter
Luftwaffe Secret Projects. Strategic Bombers 1935-1945. [First English Edition.] FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Roy. 8vo., First Edition thus, with numerous coloured and monochrome photographs and illustrations throughout; grey cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, grey endpapers, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper
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GUNSTON Bill
Faster than Sound. The Story of Supersonic Flight. [Second, revised, Edition.] FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Roy. 8vo., Second Edition, with illustrated title-spread, and numerous coloured and monochrome photographs throughout; blue cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper Revised version of the original edition of 1992.
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BUTTLER Tony
British Secret Projects. Jet Bombers since 1949. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with numerous coloured and monochrome photographs and illustrations throughout; grey cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, grey endpapers, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper
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BUTTLER Tony
British Secret Projects. Jet Fighters since 1950. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with numerous coloured and monochrome photographs and illustrations throughout; grey cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, grey endpapers, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper
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BUTTLER Tony
British Secret Projects. Fighters and Bombers 1935-1950. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with numerous coloured and monochrome photographs and illustrations throughout; grey cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper
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BUTTLER Tony
American Secret Projects. Bombers, Attack and Anti-Submarine Aircraft 1945 to 1974. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with numerous coloured and monochrome photographs and illustrations throughout; grey cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper
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KEESHEN Jim
Secret US Proposals of the Cold War. Radical Concepts in Military Aircraft. Photos by Allen Hess. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with numerous coloured and monochrome photographs and illustrations throughout; laminated pictorial boards, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper
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ROSE Bill
Secret Projects. Flying Wings and Tailless Aircraft. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with numerous coloured and monochrome photographs and illustrations throughout; grey cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper
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JARRETT, ed. Philip
Faster, Further, Higher. Leading-edge Aviation Technology since 1945. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs and illustrations throughout; blue cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper
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KAY Antony L.
Junkers Aircraft and Engines 1913-1945. Drawings by Paul Couper. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, and numerous photographs and illustrations throughout; blue cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper
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JARRETT, ed. Philip
Biplane to Monoplane. Aircraft Development 1919-1939. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with illustrated title-spread and numerous photographs and illustrations throughout; blue cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper with one short closed tear at headband.
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JARRETT, ed. Philip
Pioneer Aircraft. Early Aviation to 1914. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with illustrated title-spread and numerous photographs and illustrations throughout; blue cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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LAMING Tim
The Vulcan Story 1952-2002. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, and numerous photographs and illustrations throughout; laminated pictorial boards, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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DARLING Kev
Blackburn Buccaneer. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with numerous coloured and monochrome photographs and illustrations throughout; black cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Published in the Crowood Aviation series.
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McCLELLAND Tim
Harrier. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with illustrated title-spread and very numerous fine coloured and monochrome photographs and illustrations throughout; blue cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The most comprehensive single-volume account to date, with development, service and operational record, and over 400 fine photographs.
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JENKINS Dennis R.
Experimental and Prototype US Air Force Jet Fighters. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Roy. 4to., First Edition, with illustrated title-spread, very numerous coloured and monochrome photographs throughout, and pictorial endpapers; laminated pictorial boards, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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GIBSON Chris
Vulcan's Hammer. V-Force Projects and Weapons since 1945. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with illustrated title, and numerous coloured and monochrome photographs and illustrations throughout; black cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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DRENDEL Lou
Aircraft No. 24. F-15 Eagle in Action. NEAR FINE COPY
Oblong 4to., First Edition, with numerous photographs and fine coloured illustrations throughout; pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy.
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DRENDEL Lou
Aircraft No. 23. B-52 Stratofortress in Action. NEAR FINE COPY
Oblong 4to., First Edition, with numerous photographs and fine coloured illustrations throughout; pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy.
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DRENDEL Lou
Aircraft No. 20. A-6 Intruder in Action. NEAR FINE COPY
Oblong 4to., First Edition, with numerous photographs and fine coloured illustrations throughout; pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy.
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DRENDEL Lou
Aircraft No. 27. F-104 Starfighter in Action. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY
Oblong 4to., First Edition, with numerous photographs and fine coloured illustrations throughout; pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, small mark at bottom edge else bright, clean copy.
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DRENDEL Lou
Aircraft No. 55. SR-71 Blackbird in Action. NEAR FINE COPY
Oblong 4to., First Edition, with numerous photographs and fine coloured illustrations throughout; pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy.
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LANDIS Tony R.
USAF Prototype Jet Fighters. Photo Scrapbook. NEAR FINE COPY
Oblong 4to., First Edition, with numerous coloured and monochrome photographs; pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy.
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