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RICHMOND, Sir Herbert
War Pictures by British Artists. War at Sea [with] Blitz [with] R.A.F [with] Army. [Series I complete]. COMPLETE FIRST SERIES IN FULL MOROCCO
4 works in 1 vol., sm. 8vo., First Edition, with 194 toned full-page illustrations in the text, three volumes with neat signatures on front free endpapers; 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: War at Sea; No. 2: Blitz; No. 3: R.A.F.; No. 4: Army. Complete set of the first 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. A second series (dealing primarily with the Home Front) was published separately in the following year. UNCOMMON AS A SET AND ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION. Eads, A43 (recording H. E. Bates' introduction to 'RAF').
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BURN Michael
Mary and Richard. The Story of Richard Hillary and Mary Booker.
8vo., First Edition, with plates; blue cloth, gilt back, covers unevenly sunned else a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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AMALGAMATED PRESS
The Modern Boy's Book of Aircraft. The Romance of Man's Mastery of the Skies in Picture and Story. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY
4to., First Edition, with a coloured frontispiece, 3 coloured plates, and very numerous monochrome photographs (a number full-page and illustrations in the text; free endpapers lightly spotted; original blue cloth, upper board with mounted coloured illustration (not repeated in text), upper board and backstrip lettered in black, lower hinge webbing exposed (but binding entirely sound), a remarkably well-preserved, bright, clean copy with almost no trace of the usual fading and soiling. W E Johns [of 'Biggles' fame] is a major contributor. He is credited with four stories and all the coloured plates, but was almost certainly responsible for further content. The first 'Biggles' book was published in the following year. A WONDERFUL COPY OF A SPLENDID PERIOD PIECE AND VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
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HOLMES H.
Avro Lancaster. The Definitive Record. NEAR FINE COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER
Sm. folio, First Edition, with very numerous photographs, drawings and tables in the text; cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in the dustwrapper.
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SHIPMAN J.
One of 'The Few'. Describing the Experiences of Ted 'Shippy' Shipman, who called his Part in the Battle of Britain 'my Gentle Battle'.
8vo., First Edition, with 63 plates on 32; cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. 'Shippy' Shipman flew in the Battle of Britain with 41 Squadron, only the third RAF squadron to be be equipped with Spitfires. His extensive memoirs, carefully collated by his son, cover his career from initial training to his eventual retirement in 1959. 'Stapme' Stapleton flew Spitfires with 603 Squadron; his 20 confirmed victories include Franz von Werra, later famous as 'the one that got away'. Byron Duckenfield flew Spitfires with 74 Squadron and Hurricanes with 501 Squadron with four enemy aircraft confirmed destroyed. Already scarce in this condition
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WEST Bruce
The Man who flew Churchill.
8vo., First Edition, with photographs in the text and endpaper maps; red cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter very lightly rubbed at edges and with one short closed tear.
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GOLLEY John
John 'Cats's Eyes' Cunningham. The Aviation Legend. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with photographs and maps in the text; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Group Captain John "Cat's Eyes" Cunningham was arguably the greatest RAF night-fighter pilot of WWII. Serving principally with 604 and 85 Squadrons, he is credited with 20 kills, of which 19 were claimed at night. After the war he was appointed chief test pilot for De Havilland, proving both Comet and Trident airliners.
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PHILPOTT Bryan
Famous Fighter Aces. [Second Impression]. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., Second Impression, with plates; black cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Published in the same year as the first edition. Covers most combatant nations of WWI and WWII.
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SARKAR Dilip
A Few of the Many. Air War 1939-45. A Kaleidoscope of Memories. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs in the text; blue cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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WEST Kenneth S.
The Captive Luftwaffe. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece and numerous photographs and diagrams in the text, three rear bank leaves lightly annotated; blue cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. A detailed record of the German aircraft which fell into British hands during and immediately after WWII. SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION.
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DOYLERUSH Edward
The Legend of Llandwrog. The Story of an Airfield and the Birth of the RAF Mountain Rescue Service. FINE COPY
8vo., First Edition, with photographs and facsimiles in the text, small inscription on front inner wrapper; original pictorial wrappers, a fine copy.
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LATIMER-NEEDHAM C.H.
The Flight-Refuelled Bomber. [Sole Edition]. WITH T.L. WITH T.L.s FROM SIR ALAN COBHAM
8vo., First Edition, with a full-page photograph and numerous diagrams in the text, and a large folding map; original blue cloth, upper board lettered in gilt, a near fine copy. WITH A LONG T.L.s FROM SIR ALAN COBHAM ON FLIGHT REFUELLING LTD STATIONERY TO V H RABY, DEPUTY UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE IN THE AIR MINISTRY. Cobham's detailed letter concludes 'The Report may be regarded as a supplement to Mr. Latimer-Needham's book 'Refuelling in Flight' which appeared in 1950. Together these two publications cover the whole history of research and development leading up to the adoption of flight refuelling on the V-class bombers'. With the separately printed Explanatory Note mounted on front free endpaper verso.
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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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STEWART Adrian
They Flew Hurricanes.
8vo., First Edition, with plates; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper.
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COLE Christopher
McCudden VC. With a Foreword by Air Vice Marshal 'Johnnie' Johnson.
8vo., First Edition, with plates, small tippex stain on front free endpaper; grey cloth, gilt back, case a little shaken else a good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter rubbed and frayed at edges. Detailed biography of the one of the most successful Allied fighter pilots of WWI, with in-depth accounts of air combat from 1914 to 1918, and details of McCudden's victories, aircraft and aircraft markings. Uncommon. Enser, p.123; Mulholland & Jordan C95.
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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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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
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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.
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PRICE] [A.
Aircraft of the Aces. The Legendary Spitfire Mk I/II 1939-41. FINE COPY
8vo., First Edition, with 12pp of fine coloured drawings showing variants, liveries and uniforms, and numerous monochrome photographs in the text; pictorial wrappers, a fine copy.
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BENNETT Theodore R.
Markings of the Aces. 8th US Air Force Book 1. FINE COPY
8vo., First Edition, with numerous coloured and monochrome photographs and illustrations throughout; original pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a fine copy.
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DAVIS L.arry
Aircraft No. 63. B-17 in Action. Illustrated by Don Greer. NEAR FINE COPY IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS
Oblong 8vo., First Edition, with 2pp of coloured drawings and numerous monochrome photographs throughout; original pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, covers very lightly dust-soiled else a near fine copy.
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DAVIS Larry
USAAF/USAF Damaged Aircraft 1935-1957. Bent & Battered Wings Volume 2. Illustrated by Don Greer. NEAR FINE COPY IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS
8vo., First Edition, with numerous coloured drawings and monochrome photographs in the text; pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy.
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DAVIS Larry
Aircraft No. 149. C-47 Skytrain in Action. Color by Don Greer and Tom Tullis. Illustrated by Joe Sewell. FINE COPY IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS
Oblong 4to., First Edition, with 2pp of coloured drawings and numerous monochrome photographs throughout; original pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a fine copy. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
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ETHELL Jeffrey L.
Target Berlin. Mission 250: 6 March 1944.
8vo., First Edition, with numerous plates, page-edges browning; blue cloth, gilt back, a very good copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Enser, p.24
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FREEMAN Roger
The US Strategic Bomber. [PBS Edition]. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., with numerous photographs and maps throughout; blue cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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GIRBIG Werner
Six Months to Oblivion. The Eclipse of the Luftwaffe Fighter Force. [PBS Edition]. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., with plates and maps; black cloth, hilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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LEDWOCH J.
Henschel Hs 129. NEAR FINE COPY
Oblong 8vo., First Edition, with 4pp of fine coloured drawings and numerous monochrome photographs and diagrams throughout; original pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, covers very lightly dust-soiled, a near fine copy. VERY SCARCE
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LUCAS James
The Killing Ground. The Battle of the Falaise Gap, August 1944. [Second Impression]. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., Second Impression, with plates, and a double-page map in the text; brown cloth, gilt back, grey endpapers, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Published two months after the first edition. Enser, p.80.
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MCKEE Alexander
The Mosquito Log. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
4to., First Edition, with a frontispiece and very numerous monochrome photographs in the text; blue cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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MERRICK K.A.
Halifax. An Illustrated History of a Classic World War II Bomber. THE ORIGINAL EDITION IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
4to., First Edition, with very numerous photographs throughout and illustrated endpapers; brown cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The original edition of a much-reissued classic. Enser, p.32.
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MUSGROVE Gordon
Pathfinder Force. A History of 8 Group. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with numerous plates and maps; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Enser, p.176
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NOWARRA Heinz J.
Die Grossen Dessauer. Ju G 38, Ju 89. Ju 90. Ju 290. Ju 390. Band 80. NEAR FINE COPY IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS
Oblong 4to., First Edition, with numerous photographs (a number full-page) in the text; original pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, covers very lightly dust-soiled else a near fine copy. SCARCE.
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PHILPOTT Bryan
Fighters defending the Reich. [Second Edition]. NEAR FINE COPY
8vo., Second Edition, with numerous photographs throughout; pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy. A selection of German wartime photographs from the Bundesarchive, Koblenz. First published in the WWII Photo Album series in 1978.
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PHILPOTT Bryan
German Fighters over England. World War 2 Photo Album No. 10 NEAR FINE COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs throughout; black cloth gilt, gilt back, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. A selection of German wartime photographs from the Bundesarchive, Koblenz
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PHILPOTT Bryan
German Fighters over Russia. World War 2 Photo Album No. 16. NEAR FINE COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs throughout; black cloth gilt, gilt back, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. A selection of German wartime photographs from the Bundesarchive, Koblenz
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PRICE Alfred
Pictorial History of the Luftwaffe 1933-1945. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with a coloured frontispiece and very numerous monochrome photographs; red cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The original edition of a much-reissued classic. Enser, p.184.
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STAFFORD Gene B.
Aircraft No. 18. Thunderbolt in Action. Illustrated by Don Greer. Squadron/Signal Publications. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS
Oblong 8vo., First Edition, with 2pp of coloured drawings and numerous monochrome photographs throughout; original pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, covers very lightly dust-soiled, a very good, bright, clean copy.
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SULLIVAN Jim
USN/USMC Damaged Aircraft 1943-1953. Bent & Battered Wings. Illustrated by Don Greer. NEAR FINE COPY IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS
8vo., First Edition, with numerous coloured drawings and monochrome photographs in the text; pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy.
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TURNER P.St.J.
Handbook of the Vickers Viscount. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with very numerous photographs throughout; blue cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION
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WEAL John
Focke-Wulf Fw 190. Aces of the Russian Front. Osprey Aircraft of the Aces 6. FINE COPY
8vo., First Edition, with 18pp of fine coloured plates showing variants, liveries and uniforms, and numerous monochrome photographs in the text; pictorial wrappers, a fine copy.
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CAIN (ed.) C.W.
Flypast 2. A Selection of International Aircraft from Profile. NEAR FINE COPY IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS
8vo., First Edition, with coloured drawings and monochrome photographs throughout the text; pictorial wrappers, a very good, clean copy.
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CAIN (ed.) C.W.
Flypast 3. A Selection of International Aircraft from Profile. NEAR FINE COPY IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS
8vo., First Edition, with coloured drawings and monochrome photographs throughout the text; pictorial wrappers, a very good, clean copy.
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CAIN (ed.) C.W.
Flypast 6. A Selection of International Aircraft from Profile. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY
8vo., First Edition, with coloured drawings and monochrome photographs throughout the text; pictorial wrappers, a very good, clean copy.
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ARMITAGE Michael
The Royal Air Force. An Illustrated History. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with very numerous photographs throughout; blue cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. From the formation of the service to the Gulf War of 1991.
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BOWMAN Martin W.
The US Eighth Air Force in Camera. Pearl Harbor to D-Day 1942-1944 [with] The US Eighth Air Force in Camera . 1944-1945. FINE SET IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPERS
2 vols., roy. 8vo., First Edition, with frontispieces and numerous fine photographs throughout; cloth (blue/black respectively), gilt backs, a fine set in unclipped dustwrapper.
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HELD Werner
The Defence of the Reich. Hitler's Nightfighter Planes and Pilots. Translated by David Roberts. [First English Edition]. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
4to., First Edition, with illustrated title-spread and very numerous photographs throughout; blue cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Not recorded by Enser.
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JEFFORD C.G.
RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive Record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Sm. folio, First Edition, with numerous illustrations in the text; cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Lovely copy of the standard reference
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MIDDLEBROOK Martin
The Schweinfurt-Regensburg Mission. American Raids on 17 August 1943. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with numerous plates, and maps and diagrams in the text; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter very lightly browned at extremities. Enser, p.202.
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MOYES Philip J.R.
RAF Jet Bomber Flypast. NEAR FINE COPY
Sm. 4to., First Edition, with very numerous monochrome photographs; original pictorial boards, a near fine copy.
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