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19568vo., 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
1960réf. 38994London: Air Ministry 1960. reprint. Very Good. lge. octavo. orig. binder c200pp. text ills. diags. appends. Some use o/w a nice clean manual Air Ministry unknown
réf. B9781474540049Paperback / softback. New. paperback
réf. B9781474539999Paperback / softback. New. paperback
19428vo., First Edition, with illustrations in the text; pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, staples a little rusty else a near fine copy. Humorous glossary of RAF wartime slang. IN THIS CONDITION, A RARE SURVIVAL.
19428vo., 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).
19608vo. First Edition with plates and maps neat contemporary inscription on front free endpaper; blue cloth upper board and backstrip lettered in gilt a very good bright clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper the latter lightly rubbed at extremities. SCARCE.
19458vo., First Edition, with frontispiece and 53 plates on 30, endpapers lightly spotted, neat ATC Squadron stamp on front free endpaper; original backstrip lettered in red, a very good, firm, clean copy. Vividly-written and well-illustrated survey of Coastal Command's contribution to the U-boat war. VERY SCARCE. Enser p.110.
2010réf. 210786Kagero Oficyna Wydawnicza, 2010.
réf. 67660London Adam & Charles Black 1942. 4° 16 S. Text u. 111 Abb. a. ca. 30 Taf. OLwd. Rücken etw. beschienen Deckel lichtrandig Vs. min. stockfl.; gutes Ex. EA. Zahlreiche Photographien der Royal Air Force im Einsatz. 010 London, Adam & Charles Black, 1942 unknown
20108vo., First Edition, with plates; blue cloth, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The story of RAF Westhampnett through the eyes of pilots based here during 1940 to 1946. Westhampnett began as an emergency landing ground growing to satellite status and ultimately an important wartime airfield in its own right.
19958vo., Second Edition, with plates and facsimiles; black cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Revised version of the original edition of 1986. Enser, p.196 (recording the first edition).
réf. 1935327569.Gperfect. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. unknown
19683 vols., 8vo., Mixed Impressions, with very numerous photographs throughout, neat inscription on front free endpaper of second volume; pale blue cloth, backstrips lettered in silver, a very good, bright, clean set in dustwrapper. The set comprises Vol. I: 1918-1939 (first edition, 1968); Vol. II: 1939-1945 (second edition, 1980); Vol. III: 1945-1969 (second impression, 1971).
1951réf. 54241London: Air Ministry 1951. 1st edition. Very Good. lge. octavo. orig. binder c.200pp. text ills. diags. appends. Air Publication 1234A. Restricted. Some use o/w a nice clean manual Air Ministry unknown
1923réf. 28955London: Royal Air Force 1923. 1st edition. Very Good. lge. octavo. orig. cloth 156pp. diags. Cloth a little spotted o/w a very nice copy of a scarce early manual Royal Air Force hardcover
19488vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs and advertisements throughout, neat contemporary signature on upper cover; printed wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, covers lightly age-marked else a very good, bright, clean copy. Records the visit of HM the King, Queen and HRH Princess Margaret. THE UPPER WRAPPER BEARS THE SIGNATURE 'W.E. DUNN, W/Cdr': THIS COULD POSSIBLY BE WALTER 'Wally' DUNN, Chief Signals Officer, No. 5 Group, and radio operator on the night of the Dam Busters raid. IN THIS CONDITION, A RARE SURVIVAL.
1978Roy., 8vo., First Edition, with photographs in the text; printed wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy. Personal account of agent and leaflet drops with European Air Transport Command and 492nd Bombardment Group. VERY SCARCE.
19878vo., 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, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. LOOSELY INSERTED IS A COLOURED POSTCARD OF A HURRICANE I SIGNED BY SIX CZECH VETERANS, TWO AWARDED THE DFC.
1997Sm. 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.
19958vo., Second Edition, with numerous photographs in the text; cloth, a very good, clean copy in the dustwrapper, the latter lightly frayed at extremities. The standard reference on the RAF squadrons that delivered and collected SOE and other agents. Bases included Tangmere and Tempsford; aircraft included Ansons, Hudsons and the immortal Lysander. Includes detailed summary of operations and much other statistical data. Verity's classic account was first published in 1978. This revised edition, with extra notes by the author, is considerably updated (particularly in the detailed table of missions). Extremely scarce. Enser, p.206 (recording the first edition).
19568vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, plates and numerous maps and plans (many folding); original series binding of blue cloth, upper board blocked in blind, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
19228vo., First Edition, with full-page maps in the text, neat contemporary signature on front free endpaper, free endpapers lightly browned; original black buckram, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy. Enser, p.19.
1988réf. 1081481988 Editions CELIV - 1988 - Fort in-4, cartonnage bleu sous jaquette illustrée en couleurs de l'éditeur - 548 p. - Très riche iconographie in et hors-texte en couleurs et en N&B
19548vo., First Edition, with frontispiece and 24 plates on 12, tiny signature on front free endpaper; navy cloth, backstrip lettered in gilt, a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly age-soiled and rubbed at extremities. 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 leg-less Battle of Britain hero. It is the basis of Lewis Gilbert's hugely successful feature film (1954) starring Kenneth More in what was 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 leg-less. 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 of the Germans his spirit was such that his captors were forced at one stage to remove his artificial limbs to prevent the chance of him escaping. Enser, p.375.
