PARHAM H.J.MareMagnum
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19568vo., First Edition, on laid paper, with a frontispiece, 17 plates on 14 and 4 folding maps; original blue cloth, badge blocked in gilt on upper board, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in dustwrapper. The sole dedicated history of the AOP squadrons in WWII, during which they served in North-West Europe, Italy, North Africa and Burma. Includes ROH, casualties, honours & awards and list of officers attending Air OP courses. THE ORIGINAL EDITION IS SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION. Enser, p. 23.
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.
19908vo., First Edition, with plates; black cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter with one short closed tear.
19908vo., Second Edition, with portrait frontispiece, and coloured and monochrome photographs throughout; blue cloth, upper board blocked and lettered in gilt, gilt back, blue endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. EDITION LIMITED TO 500 NUMBERED COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR (THIS COPY. NO.161). Revised and enlarged version of the original (family) edition of 1989.
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.
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.
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).
2005Oblong, 4to., First Edition, with numerous coloured and monochrome photographs throughout; pictorial wrappers, a fine copy.
2010Oblong 4to., First Edition, with frontispiece and very numerous fine full-page photoographs throughout, neat inscription on front free endpaper; laminated pictorial boards, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper.
19868vo., Second Edition, with frontispiece, plates and maps; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Much-needed reissue of the original edition of 1956. The sole dedicated history of the AOP squadrons in WWII, during which they served in North-West Europe, Italy, North Africa and Burma. Includes ROH, casualties, honours & awards and list of officers attending Air OP courses. Enser, p. 23 (recording the first edition).
19858vo., First Edition, with plates; blue boards, blue cloth back blocked and lettered in silver, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
19698vo., with maps in the text; series binding of blue buckram, gilt back, blue top, grey endpapers, a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. Much-needed facsimile reissue of the original edition of 1922. Enser, p.19 (recording the original edition).
1980Sm. folio, First Edition, with very numerous photographs and illustrations throughout; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SCARCE.
19938vo., First Edition, with plates; blue cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
19898vo., First Edition, with plates; blue cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR WITH HER SIGNED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON TITLE. The author served in the Women's Royal Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF).
19808vo., First Edition, text in French, with very numerous coloured and monochrome photographs and illustrations throughout; laminated pictorial boards, a near fine copy. Includes Luftwaffe OOB.
19948vo., First Edition, with photographs and facsimiles in the text; black cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
19658vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece and plates; blue cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR WITH HIS SIGNED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON FRONT FREE ENDPAPER.
19878vo., First Edition, with double-page map in the text; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. UNCOMMON IN THIS CONDITION.
19848vo., First Edition, with plates, front free endpaper clipped; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
19828vo., First Edition, with plates and maps, fore-edge lightly dust-soiled; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly sunned at backstrip.
19948vo., Revised Edition, with photographs and illustrations in the text, and endpaper maps; black cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The story of the night bombers of 205 Group RAF and their assaults on Rumanian oilfields.
19978vo., Revised Edition, with plates and endpaper maps; black cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Revised version of the original edition of 1960. Enser, p.57 (recording the first edition).
19568vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, numerous photographs in the text and endpaper maps; blue cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper, the latter mildly creased and frayed at edges with minor loss at at head of backstrip. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Enser, p.378.
20058vo., First Edition, with photographs in the text; blue cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
