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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.
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MOORE John
The Fleet Air Arm. A Short Account of its History and Achievements.
8vo., First Edition, with 10 plates on 8 and 3 maps in the text, some very light spotting (mainly marginal); cloth, a very good, clean copy. With the publisher's errata slip correcting the caption to plate III. Law 0783.
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PERKINS Paul
Mustang. North American P-51. Text by Paul Perkins. Photographs by Dan Patterson.
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with very numerous coloured photographs throughout; original photographic wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, wrappers very lightly creased else a very good, bright, clean copy. First monograph in Airlife's 'WWII Living History' series. Uncommon, especially in this condition.
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DANIELS (ed.) G.
A Guide to the Reports of the United States Strategic Bombing Survey. Guide to the Reports of the United States Strategic Bombing Survey.
8vo., First Edition; original printed wrappers, a very good, bright, clean copy. Royal Historical Society Guides and Handbooks 12.
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DEAL] [L.E.
The Manston Spitfire. TB752. [Second Revised Edition]. NEAR FINE COPY
8vo., Second Edition, with numerous photographs throughout; original pictorial wrappers, lower wrapper lightly age-marked else a very good, clean copy. First published in 1981
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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
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DYMOND F.E.
A Very Special Lancaster. A History of Lancaster Mk I R5868.
Sm. 4to., First Edition, with numerous coloured and monochrome photographs, illustrations and maps throughout; orihinal photographic wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy. Now preserved at Hendon, R5868 served with 83 and 467 Squadrons throughout WWII.
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HOSEK Timothy
Grumman JF Duck. Mini in Action. Color by Don Greer. Illustrated by Joe Sewell. Mini Number 7. NEAR FINE COPY
Sm. 8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs and illustrations in the text, and 2pp of colour plates; original pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy. Mini Number 7.
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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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HUMPHREYS (ed.) R.S.
Wings over Kent. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN WRAPPERS
8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs throughout; original pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a very good, clean copy. Collects fifteen illustrated papers.
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HILLARY Richard
The Last Enemy. [Fifth Impression.] IN FULL MOROCCO
8vo., Fifth Impression; handsomely bound in full navy crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame borders, 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, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. Published four months after the first edition. Arguably the finest account of the Battle of Britain by a British fighter pilot. Hillary flew Spitfires out of Hornchurch with 603 Squadron and claimed five victories before being badly burned over the North Sea. An early member of the Guinea Pig Club, he was treated by McIndoe and returned to duty, but was killed shortly after in a training accident. The work was many times reprinted, but early issues are scarce. The US title is 'Falling Through Space'. Enser, p.157
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KNIGHT, Laura
War Pictures by British Artists. Women [with] Production [with] Soldiers [with] Air Raids. [Series II complete]. COMPLETE SECOND SERIES IN FULL MOROCCO
4 works in 1 vol., 8vo., First Edition, with 194 toned full-page illustrations in the text; handsomely bound in full navy crushed morocco, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, ribbon marker, ALL ORIGINAL PICTORIAL WRAPPERS PRESERVED, a most attractive volume ideal as a gift or for presentation. No.1: Women; No. 2: Production; No. 3: Soldiers; No. 4: Air Raids. Complete set of the second series with fine reproductions of paintings, drawings and sketches by virtually all Britain's leading war artists. The contributors naturally featured many of the most eminent artists of the period including (among many others) Ardizzone, Bawden, Bone, Kennington, Moore, Nash, Piper, Ravilious, Rothenstein, Spencer, Sutherland, Topolski and Worsley. The first series (dealing primarily with the fighting forces) was published in the preceding year. UNCOMMON AS A SET AND ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION.
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LONDON GAZETTE
Fleet Air Arm Operations against Taranto on 11th November 1940. Supplement to the London Gazette. No. 38023, 24 July 1947. NEAR FINE COPY
Folio, 8pp (one blank) with a large folding plan; wire-stitched as issued, one or two small rust marks as often else a near fine copy. 'Supplements to the London Gazette' are of great value to the naval and military historian. In many cases they represent the first publicly published accounts of the engagements concerned, and normally contain excellent maps and plans together with direct transcripts from official despatches not easily available elsewhere.This supplement includes the following transcripts: Cunningham (CinC Mediterranean): despatch to Admiralty 16 January 1941; Boyd (Captain of HMS Illustrious): despatch to Admiralty 13 November 1940; Lyster ( Rear-Admiral Commanding Mediterranean Aircraft Carriers): covering note 26 November 1940; fine folding plan of the harbour and environs with attack details noted.
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WATSON Peter
Tiger Moths to Typhoons. The Story of a World War Two Fighter Pilot. Edited bu Sue and Andy Parlour. SIGNED BY THE EDITORS
Sm. 8vo., First Edition, with 9 plates on 4; original photographic wrappers, a fine copy. SIGNED BY THE EDITORS ON TITLE. Includes an appendix on Typhoon variants.
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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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TUCK Robert Roland Stanford
Pilot's Flying Log. [Facsimile Edition]. 2500 COPIES WERE PRINTED
8vo., First Edition thus, text in red, blue and black; brown cloth, upper board lettered in gilt, gilt, a fine copy. EDITION LIMITED TO 2500 NUMBERED COPIES (THIS COPY NO. 152) WITH PRINTED CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY AND LIMITATION MOUNTED ON FRONT FREE ENDPAPER. Robert [Roland] Stanford Tuck needs no introduction here; as one of the of the leading fighter aces of the Battle of Britain he achieved 29 confirmed victories. This high quality facsimile covers the period October 1935 (initial training in Avro Tutors) to 1954 (as Chief Test Pilot on the EEC Canberra).
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STURTIVANT Ray
Royal Air Force Flying Training and Support Units. FINE COPY
Sm. folio, First Edition, with very numerous photographs in the text; original laminated pictorial boards, a fine copy. The standard reference, giving exhaustive detail on all units, extensive glossary of terms and index of place-names. EXTREMELY SCARCE.
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MIKSCHE F.O.
Is Bombing Decisive? A Study in the Organisation and Tactical Employment of Modern Air Fleets. WALTER CRONKITE'S COPY IN WWII
Sm. 8vo., First Edition; original yellow boards printed in black, blue cloth back with printed paper label, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped pictorial dustwrapper, the latter wanting about one sixth of rear panel. WALTER CRONKITE'S COPY WITH HIS HOLOGRAPH SIGNATURE ON FRONT FREE ENDPAPER. The signature reads 'Walter Cronkite, United Press' in blue ink. There is an additional signature in pencil on front paste-down. Cronkite joined United Press in 1937 after a year as sports announcer (only his second job in broadcasting) at KCMO in Kansas City, Missouri. This switch from national to international status was effectively the birth of an American legend, for Cronkite went on to become one of the best-known and most respected American reporters of WWII. After covering the North African theatre he turned his attention to Europe, where he was one of eight journalists selected by USAAF to accompany B-17 bombing raids over Germany. During MARKET GARDEN he landed by glider with 101st Airborne and subsequently covered the Battle of the Bulge in the Ardennes. His extended post-war career as anchorman with CBS created an American icon. A SPLENDID ASSOCIATION COPY FROM THE EARLIEST PERIOD OF HIS BROADCASTING CAREER. THE WORK ITSELF IS SCARCE; THIS COPY IS VERY POSSIBLY UNIQUE.
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AMBROSE Stephen E.
The Wild Blue. The Men and Boys who Flew the B-24s over Germany. FINE COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with 16 plates on 8; white boards, blue cloth back lettered in gilt, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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ANDERTON David
Republic F-105 Thunderchief. Osprey Air Combat. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with illustrated title-spread and very numerous photographs in the text, neat inscription on front free endpaper; green cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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BISHOP Edward
The Battle of Britain. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with 56 plates on 24; cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly creased at edges. The first full account, published to mark the battle's twentieth anniversary. Valuable also for its well-chosen and wide-ranging selection of photographs, which include a number from German sources. Enser, p.56.
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BOWMAN Gerald
War in the Air. Foreword by Air Chief Marshal Sir Philip Joubert. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with a frontispiece and 59 plates on 32; cloth, gilt back, a very bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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BOWYER Charles
Bomber Group at War [RAF No. 5 Group]. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with very numerous photographs and illustrations throughout, black cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Well-illustrated pictorial history of the RAF's most publicised Bomber Group. Enser, p.30.
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BOWYER Charles
Fighter Command 1936-1968. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with 55 plates on 32; cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter with two or three closed tears at edges. Appendices include AOCs, and Squadron Dispositions. With bibliography. Not recorded by Enser.
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BOWYER Charles
Royal Air Force. The Aircraft in Service since 1918. Paintings by Michael Turner. Main Text by Chaz Bowyer. Foreword by Raymond Baxter.
4to., First Edition, with a coloured frontispiece and very numerous coloured and monochrome illustrations in the text; cloth, gilt back, green endpapers, a very good, bright, clean copy in the dustwrapper.
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BOYLE Andrew
Trenchard [Man of Vision]. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with numerous plates and several maps in the text; red cloth, gilt back, case slightly shaken else a very good, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper, the latter mildly age-soiled and frayed at extremities. The standard biography.
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BRADDON Russell
Cheshire VC. A Story of War and Peace. [Second Impression].
8vo., Second Impression, with 34 plates on 23, small neat contemporary signature on front paste-down; blue cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter with minor loss (not affecting lettering) at head of backstrip, repairs on inner surface and rubbed and creased at extremities. The first biography of Group Captain Leonard Cheshire VC, by the author of 'The Naked Island'. This second impression was printed to meet demand before publication. Enser, p. 64; Mulholland & Jordon B105 (both recording the first edition).
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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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BROWN J.D.
Carrier Operations in World War II. Volume One. The Royal Navy. [This volume only. Foreword by Vice Admiral Sir Donald Gibson].
8vo., First Edition, with very numerous photographs in the text; cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a very good, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly age-soiled at edges. Enser, p.21; Law 0014.
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CHESNEAU Roger
Aircraft Carriers of the World, 1914 to the Present. An Illustrated Enclyclopedia.
4to., with photographic title-spread and very numerous photographs throughout; laminated pictorial boards, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. With striking wrap-around dustwrapper artwork by Geoff Hunt. This valuable addition to the literature of naval aviation was first published in 1984. A significantly revised edition appeared in 1992, with re-issues in 1998 and thereafter (as here).
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COOKSLEY P. G.
Air Warfare. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
4to., First Edition, with photographic title-spread and very numerous photographs in the text; cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Published in the series 'Encyclopedia of 20th Century Conflict'.
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COOMBS L.F.E.
The Lion has Wings. The Race to Prepare the RAF for World War II: 1935-1940. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with a frontispiece and very numerous photographs in the text; cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper.
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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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CUBITT Duncan
Vulcan. Last of the V-Bombers [Second Edition]. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Sm. 4to., Second Edition, with a coloured frontispiece and numerous coloured and monochrome photographs in the text; pictorial boards, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. First published in 1993
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FISHMAN Jack
And the Walls came tumbling down. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with 39 plates on 16 and front and rear endpaper maps; black cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. The first full account of Operation JERICHO, the low-level Mosquito raid on Amiens prison in February 1944 which claimed the life of Group Captain Pickard. Fishman approaches his subject with customary meticulousness, incorporating hundreds of participant and eye-witness statements, and intelligence co-operation from four countries. Enser, p.10.
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GIBBONS Floyd
The Red Knight of Germany. Baron von Richthofen, Germany's Great War Airman. With Drawings by Clayton Knight. [Facsimile re-issue]. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., with a portrait frontispiece and 7 plates; cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. High quality facsimile re-issue of the scarce original edition of 1930.
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DELVE Ken
The Six-Year Offensive. Bomber Command in World War Two. [Foreword by Flight Lieutenant William Reid VC]. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
4to., First Edition, with illustrated title-spread, and numerous photographs, facsimiles and plans in the text; blue cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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DOUGLAS Sholto
Years of Command. The Second Volume of Autobiography of Sholto Douglas, Marshal of the Royal Air Force. With Robin Wright. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with numerous plates; cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter mildly frayed at extremities. Sequel to 'Years of Combat'. Enser, p.265.
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DRUMMOND-HAY Peggy
The Driving Force. Memoirs of Wartime WAAF Drivers 1665 HCU and 81 OTU. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with 14 plates on 8, and numerous illustrations (a number full-page) in the text, inscription on front free endpaper; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper.
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FRANKS (ed.) Norman
The War Diaries of Neville Duke . The Journals of Squadron Leader N F Duke, 1941-44. Edited by Norman Franks. [Second Impression]. SIGNED BY NEVILLE DUKE
8vo., Second Impression, with 84 plates on 16 and a full-page map in the text; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SIGNED BY DUKE ON SMALL BOOKPLATE MOUNTED ON TITLE. first published in 1995.
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ESCOTT B.E.
Our Wartime Days. The WAAF in World War II. [Second Impression]. NEAR FINE COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., Second Impression, with numerous photographs in the text, neat inscription on front free endpaper; cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. Published in the same year as the first edition
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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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FOSTER R.H.
Focus on Europe. A Photo-Reconnaissance Mosquito Pilot at War 1943-1945.
8vo., First Edition, with a portrait frontispiece and numerous plates, illustrations and facsimiles in the text; cloth, a very good, clean copy in the dustwrapper. Excellent account of the author's service with 544 Squadron at Benson. Already uncommon, especially in this condition..
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FREEMAN Roger A.
The Mighty Eighth: Units, Men and Machines. (A History of the US 8th Army Air Force). With Colour Drawings by John B Rabbets. [First UK Edition]. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Roy. 4to., First UK Edition, with fine coloured drawings showing variants and liveries, and very numerous monochrome photographs in the text; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Nice copy of the standard reference. Enser, p.452.
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FREEMAN Roger A.
Bases of Bomber Command then and now. NEAR FINE COPY
4to., First Edition, with very numerous photographs, maps and diagrams in the text; cloth, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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FREEMAN Roger A.
Raiding the Reich. The Allied Strategic Offensive in Europe. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
4to., First Edition, with illustrated title-spread and numerous photographs in the text; cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter with minor loss at rear panel.
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FREEMAN Roger A.
The Royal Air Force of World War Two in Colour. NEAR FINE COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER
4to., First Edition thus, with a coloured frontispiece and very numerous coloured photographs throughout; laminated photographic boards, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper.
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GALLICO Paul
The Hurricane Story. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTSWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with 2 plates on 1 as frontispiece and and 24 plates on 16; pictorial cloth blocked in silver, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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GARNETT David
War in the Air. September 1939 to May 1941. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with 8 plates and a full-page diagram in the text, neat contemporary inscription on front free endpaper; cloth, gilt back, red top, backstrip lettering faded but entirely legible, a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter wanting two-thirds of backstrip and frayed at edges. Scarce early account, and elusive in the dustwrapper. Enser, p.376.
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GLEED Wing-Commander I.
Arise to Conquer. With a Foreword by Flight Lieutenant John Strachey. [Second Impression]. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., Second Impression, with a portrait frontispiece and 14 plates, small neat signature on front free endpaper; original cloth, backstrip lettered in blue, a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly age-soiled with small label scar on front panel and small nick at backstrip. Second impression before publication. Scarce, especially in the dustwrapper. Enser, p. 157 (recording the first edition).
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