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BRICKHILL Paul
Reach for the Sky. The Story of Douglas Bader. IN FULL THEMED MOROCCO
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece and 24 plates on 12; handsomely bound in full navy crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands ruled in gilt, second and fourth compartments lettered in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt with a propeller motif, hand-made endpapers, ribbon marker, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. Written by Paul Brickhill (already celebrated as the author of another RAF classic 'The Dam Busters', 1951), 'Reach for the Sky' remains the best account of the legless Battle of Britain hero. It was the basis of Lewis Gilbert's hugely successful feature film (1954) starring Kenneth More in arguably his finest role. One of the legendary figures of the Royal Air Force, Douglas Bader was from the outset an outstanding athlete. As a cadet at Cranwell he gained his 'blues' for cricket, rugby, hockey and boxing. He represented the RAF at both cricket and rugby and would probably have been capped for England but for the accident that changed his life and created a legend. In 1931 a near-fatal air crash left him legless. Knowing that no man with such a handicap had ever walked without a stick he nevertheless found his way back to fitness playing tennis, golf and many others sports. He even flew again, until the authorities determined that a pilot without legs could not fly and discharged him from the service. With the outbreak of War he fought to be readmitted, not merely to a desk job, but back to the cockpit. Finally he was given command of a flight which quickly increased to five squadrons as the RAF realised that he was not only an outstanding pilot but an inspired leader of men and a fighter tactician almost of genius. Even as a POW his spirit was such that his captors were forced at one stage to remove his artificial limbs to prevent the chance of his escaping. Enser, p.375.
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GALLAND Adolf
The First and the Last. The German Fighter Force in World War II. With a Foreword by Douglas Bader. Translated by Mervyn Savill. [First English Edition.] FIRST ENGLISH EDITION IN FULL THEMED MOROCCO
8vo., First Edition thus, with frontispiece, 41 plates on 22, and 3 full-page maps and 2 full-page charts in the text; 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 with a propeller motif, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, ribbon marker, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. General Adolf Galland (1912-1996), one of Germany's leading fighter pilots of WWII, served as General der Jagdflieger (overall commander of the national fighter force) from 1941 to 1945. His combat career began in the Spanish Civil War during which he completed over 300 missions with Condor Legion. Throughout the Battle of Britain he served with III/JG26 against England and Northern France, and in 1942 devised the successul air protection of Operation CERBERUS, the famous 'Channel Dash' of the SCHARNHORST, GNEISENAU AND PRINZ EUGEN. Later in the same year he tested an early prototype of the Me262, the world's first operational jet fighter, before leaving combat to concentrate on the air defence of Germany against the RAF and USAAF bombing offensive. Increasingly critical of higher Nazi authority, he was relieved of his command following the 'Fighter Revolt' and returned to front-line duty with the elite Jagdverband in the Spring of 1945. He finished the war with 103 victories on over 700 missions and was awarded the Knight's Cross with Oakleaves, Swords and Diamonds, one of Germany's highest decorations. Galland's autobiography was first published as 'Die Ersten und die Letzen' in 1953 and is widely regarded as the most insightful and far-reaching account of WWII Axis air combat and one of the finest overall aviation memoirs of all time. VERY SCARCE. Enser, p.183.
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SHORES Christopher F.
Pictorial History of the Mediterranean Air War. Volume III: Axis Air Forces 1940-45. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with very numerous photographs and endpaper maps; red cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Enser, p.263.
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TAYLOR John W. R.
Pictorial History of the RAF. [Volume One 1918-1939. THIS VOLUME ONLY]. NEAR FINE COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., with very numerous photographs throughout; blue cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper.
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FRANKS Norman L. R.
Royal Air Force Fighter Command Losses of the Second World War. Volume 1. Operational Losses: Aircraft and Crews 1939-1941. [THIS VOLUME ONLY.]. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY
8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs in the text; original pictorial wrappers, a very good, bright, clean copy.
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HOLLISS Barry R.
Knights of the Sky. Unit 1: Bands to Groups. [THIS VOLUME ONLY.]. The Link between the Heraldry and History of the Royal Air Force. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY WITH T.L.S
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with numerous illustrations throughout; original pictorial wrappers, a very good, bright, clean copy. WITH T.L.s FROM THE AUTHOR. In this copy a number of the illustrations have been replced by printed coloured stickers mounted as appropriate. A few sheets of unused stickers are loosely inserted. SCARCE.
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HOLLISS Barry R.
Knights of the Sky. Part 4: Units - Wings. [THIS VOLUME ONLY.]. The Link between the Heraldry and History of the Royal Air Force. Illustrated by Roland Symons. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with numerous illustrations throughout; original pictorial wrappers, a very good, bright, clean copy. SCARCE.
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RAF HARWELL.
[Order of Service for] Memorial Service at Harwell Stone. The Stone marks the End of the Runway from which Aircraft of No. 38 Group RAF took off on the Night of 5 June 1944 with Troops of the 6th Airborne Division who were among the first British Soldiers to land in Normandy. NEAR FINE COPY
4pp., 8vo., First Edition; printed wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy. SCARCE.
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SCUTTS Jerry
Mustang Aces of the Eighth Air Force. Osprey Aircraft of the Aces 1. 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
Imperial Japanese Navy Aces of World War 2. Osprey Aircraft of the Aces 4. 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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MORGAN] [Hugh
Soviet Aces of World War 2. Osprey Aircraft of the Aces 3. 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
Junkers Ju87 over the Mediterranean. Osprey Aircraft of the Aces 2. 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 on the Attack. Osprey Aircraft of the Aces 20. 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
Allied Aces in Asia. Osprey Aircraft of the Aces 22. 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 109F/G/K Aces of the Western Front. Osprey Aircraft of the Aces 29. 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
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Aces of the Russian Front. Osprey Aircraft of the Aces 6. 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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SCUTTS Jerry
Mustang Aces of the Ninth and Fifteenth Air Forces and the RAF. Osprey Aircraft of the Aces 7. 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
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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