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2001340 pages. Colour and black and white reproductions of photos. Rolls of Honour. "8th May 2001 marked the 60th anniversary of the formation of 407 "Demon" Squadron RCAF at Thorney Island, Hampshire, England. In WWII the Demons were credited with four U-boat kills and seven U-boats damaged, plus many thousands of tons of enemy shipping sunk and damaged, but at the cost of the lives of 240 members." paraphrased from Foreword. Part One deals with the wartime years, 1941-1945 and is divided into anti-shipping operations and anti-submarine operations. Part Two deals with the post-war years, 1952-2000 and includes these chapters: The Squadron Reformed, The Lancaster Years, The Neptune Years, The Argus Years, The Aurora Years, plus ten informative appendices. Signed and inscribed in 2005 by C.O. P. Ormsby upon title page. Usual library markings. Binding intact.. Above-average external wear. A worthy copy of this informative and important history which includes 64 more pages than the 1996 edition. Book
1920Pages 91-176 plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Features: The Mystery of the Missing Nun (part 1) - Sister Janina vanished from Isadore, Michigan and it was 12 years before the mystery was solved; Post-Hole Pete - an amusing bear story from the Alaska wilds; The Maddest Exploit of the War - Trooper Gerald Fitzgerald No. 1313 1st King Edward's Horse was unaware of the Armistice so single-handedly pursued the retiring German Army; The Ship That Came Back - the liner "Sesostris" was wrecked off the coast of Guatemala, lifted into a jungle by a volcano, then salvaged to resume her career! - article with photos; Short Stories; The Great Zeebrugge Raid - and After (part 1) - Sergeant H. Wright, D.S.M., of the Royal Marine Light Infantry provides striking narrative; Ants and Other Pests - Mining Engineer E.T. McCarthy's thrilling experiences; Across Unknown Arabia in Disguise - part 4 - Mr. Philby describes his travels in central Arabia among the Wahhabi (Wahabi) Arabs - article with photos; The Hunting of Felizardo, a notorious brigand in the Philippines - photo-illustrated article; On Foot Through South America - part 7 of 7 - travels in the "Great Wilderness" of Bolivia, and a meeting with "Jack Thompson" - photo-illustrated article; With a Bristol Fighter Squadron on the Western Front - part 4 (illustrated); Down at Iceland - sights and events on a trip to Iceland in a typical Grimsby trawler ; A Battle with Bears - an exciting story from the wilds of Wyoming, by Frank M. McMaines; Nice illustrated B.V.D. underwear ad on back cover. Average wear. Unmarked. A quality vintage copy. Book
1955Multi-paginated Profusely illustrated with black and white photography, diagrams and advertisements. No. 2410 Vol. 67 contains: Maritime Britannia - first particulars of Canadair's CL-28; Re-Rising Sun - the Japanese aircraft industry 10 years after VJ-Day; Southern Air Traffic Control at London Airport; H.M. Carriers 1955 - survey's the role of the aircraft carrier in a thermo-nuclear age and previews the carrier strength of British and Commonwealth navies; Carrier Developments - recent inventions to increase efficiency on the flight deck; Scotland's Air Ambulances - two B.E.A. Herons go into operation. No. 2411 Vol. 67 8 April 1955 contains: The Speed of the Fox - a fairey occasion with historic associations; Jodel D.112 and Druine Turbi - Two French Ultra-light Two-seaters Compared; London Airport Central - photos of the new passenger handling block; Ferry 604 - The diary of a Viscount delivery flight to Montreal; Radically New Cockpit Design - U.S. Navy's television instrumentation; No. 47 Squadron - history of a famous transport command unit; Air Gunnery at Sylt; The Edo Amphibious Float; Two photos of the Handley Page Victor; The Deuce - English Electric's Digital Computer; T.C.A. and the Viscount - Background to the North American debut of a British turboprop airliner. No. 2413 Vol. 67 22 April 1955: Photo of the Hiller "Flying Platform"; Mixed Power - Engines of Different Species in Combination, Mr. M.J. Brennan's R.Ae.S. Lecture; Actuallites Francaises - the mighty Armagnac *page 519-520 missing from this article*; At the controls of the B-45 - Second-pilot time on a four-jet bomber; Britannia's Johannesburg Trials - Phase one of the tropical tests; Idlewild's New Terminal Area. No.2414 Vol.67 29 April 1955: Guide to First 1955 National Air Races; The Supercharged Turboprop - Dr. Hooker's S.A.E. Lecture on the Bristol B.E. 25, successor to the Proteus; Automatic Interception - all-weather single-seaters defending the U.K.; Meeting of the Airways; Actualites Francaises - the Morane-Saulnier M.S.760 Paris; Silencing Jet Helicopters - a notable paper by Professor E.J. Richards; Sopwith Camel - Historic Military Aircraft No. 10; Tower of London - radar, radio and lighting controls in the new central building. No. 2415 Vol. 67 6 May 1955: A Coming-of-age with Gannets; Actualites Francaises - part 3 - non-stop variety in light aircraft; Jet Provost - Hunting Percival's New Av Initio Trainer (includes 2-page detailed drawing); The First Round - Swansea sees the start of the 1955 national air races; Off the Ice - an R.C.A.F. helicopter rescues a Cessna which was partially submerged beneath ice; Igor Sikorsky in Great Britain - Pioneer Helicopter Designer's Lecture to the Institution of Mechanical Engineers; Fabrications to Float and Fly - rubber dinghies, balloons, and much else - the work of the R.F. D company; "Hot" Parts by the Hundred - Briggs Motor Bodies, Ltd. No. 2416 Vol. 67 13 May 1955: More Thoughts on Jet Lift; Routine Atlantic Crossing - Passenger's impressions of a typical Transatlantic flight by B.O.A.C. Stratocruiser; The World's Air Forces - Their compostion, duties and aircraft *2 pages of this article are loose but present*; 1955 Military Aircraft Data; National Aircraft Insignia; The World's Air Forces Cont'd. No. 2417 Vol. 67 May 20, 1955: A Truimphant British Motion Picture - The Dam Busters; Luftwaffe Redivivus - Germany's New Air Force for A.A.F.C.E. - Its strenghts and constitution; The Party Line on Airlines - Tories, Labour and Liberals express their view for "flight"; Supersonic Fighter - a critical examination of the F-100A Super Sabre (with detailed drawing); Introduction to Air Freight - Part 1 American Domestic Scene; The S.N.C.A.S.E. S.E. 210 Caravalle - France's First Jet Airliner (with detailed drawing); Regularity in the making - the technical organization behind B.O.A.C.; Flight Control - an historical review - Abstracts from Dr. Draper's Wilbur Wright Lecture; Deutsche Lufthansa in Book
1996245 pages. Signed and warmly inscribed by Editor to his mentor upon title page. Copy number 254 of 550 printed in this first edition. Black and white illustrations from photos. Colour photographic plates. "Fly a daylight low level mission in the early days of the war with a pilot and navigator in a B-26 Invader, fastest USAF prop-driven light bomber of the day, as they roar down the railroad tracks toward Sinanju... Attack a locomotive at night in northwest Korea's Mig Alley... Read the short biographies of some of the men who lived and died in that long forgotten war... Read about those dedicated professionals who worked 16 to 18 hours a day to keep the airplanes flying... Be a guest of the mayor of Hiroshima six short years after the United States destroyed that city... And, most importantly, find out what it was like to be a member of an elite night intruder squadron who maintained the lonely vigil of overflying North Korea's lines of communication leading to the battle line." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A superb copy. Book
191416 pages. Features: Steinway Piano ad inside front cover; Let the Flat Protect the Cargo - England is seizing and holding up ship sailing under the American flag to neutral countries; The Manufacture of Dum-Dum (mushroom tip) Bullets in the United States - article with reproductions of graphic black and white photos displaying the savage injuries they cause; The Duty of the State to the Citizen, by Frank Koester; America's Gift to the World - Peace (reproduction of an article from the Evening Post, New York, Dec. 14, 1914); Germany's Hour of Destiny, by Col. H.F. Frobenius; Beware Great Britain; George Bernard Shaw - England Provoked the War; Admiral Count Von Spee; Poem "My Normandy" - English translation of a poem by a French P.O.W.; Ambassador Morgenthau is "Active"; New York Relief Bazaar raises funds for widows and orphans; In Memoriam - a poem by Frederick H. Martens dedicated to Admiral von Spee and the men of his squadron who died off the Falkland Islands, December 8, 1914; The Great Work of the Germanistic Society of Chicago; Nice ad for the Otto Gas Engine Works of Philadelphia; France Was Deceived; The Jewish Chronicle complains about the shabby treatment accorded Jews in the British Army; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy. Magazine
1996Copy #67 of 431. Produced from an original acrylic painting by Canadian artist Randy L. Whitcomb. Shows the Snowbirds flying down the Ottawa River behind the Canadian Parliament Buildings in the classic Swept Delta formation. This work was commissioned to commemorate the Snowbirds' 25th Anniversary. Signed by artist and all 25th Anniversary 1995-1996 Snowbird team members. Stock is 100lb cover acid free cotton rag (Quintessence) paper. There are two Limited Edition lithograph series from the original painting. "O.B. Philp's Dream" is the first series produced exclusively for the Snowbirds. Certificate of authenticity included plus bonus Snowbirds promotional poster. Please note: Certificate of Authenticity is for copy #60. Some wrinkling due to storage in tube. A wonderful Snowbirds momento. Book
1999rif. 94487not applicable 1999-01-01. Plastic Comb. Like New. large format plastic comb lay flat with plastic covers looks unused. Please email for photos. not applicable unknown
1945rif. 4-217N. P. C. 1945 1945. 1st ed. about 100p. Photos. Maps. Served in the 7th Air Force. B-25s. Oversize. Yellow/orange printed cover. Black cloth spine. Roster. Near Fine Copy. 1st. Hardcover. Near Fine. N. P. C. 1945 hardcover
1945rif. 4-219N.P. 1945. 1945. 1st ed. 181p. Photos. B-25s. Sicily and Italy. Roster. Embossed black cloth. Oversize. Near Fine Copy. 1st. Hardcover. Near Fine. N.P., 1945. hardcover
1922rif. 24675Wartime Members. Very Good. 1922. First Edition. Hardcover. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 207 pages . Wartime Members hardcover
rif. 51246Javal et Bourdeaux.1926.In-4 relié avec étui bordé .(feutrine).Ills.en couleurs de Joseph Hémard.Ex.410.Couvs.et dos conservés.Plein maroquin noir.Reliure non signée.Dos muet.Très bel exemplaire.
1922rif. 5-1518PP 1922 1922. 1st ed. 207p. Photos A bombing outfit. Brown cloth with insifnia on front Oversize. Fine Copy. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. PP, 1922 Hardcover
194593 pages. Printed upon glossy stock. Many reproductions of black and white photos in text. Average wear and soiling. Unmarked. Evidence of moisture exposure near lower spine affects back half of book - nothing major. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
1981333 pages including index and glossary. Many black and white illustrations including sketches, maps, and reproductions of photos and documents. The author's Halifax bomber was shot down over Germany in March, 1943 and he was sent to POW camp Stalag Luft III, made famous by the film The Great Escape. Printed upon glossy stock. Small phone number written atop title page, otherwise unmarked. Somewhat above-average external wear. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
19518vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece and 17 plates on 12, some light offsetting from fold-ins to free endpapers, two small erasures on front paste-down, top and fore-edge lightly spotted; navy cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly rubbed at extremities, chipped with minor loss (not affecting lettering) at head of backstrip, and with long closed tear across rear panel. 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 an official march of the Royal Air Force. Increasingly difficult to find in this condition. Enser, p.64; Mulholland & Jordan B121 (recording the first edition).
19468vo., 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.
19518vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece and 17 plates on 12; handsomely bound in full navy crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands ruled in gilt, second and third compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt with propeller motif, hand-made endpapers, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. The moving story of RAF Bomber Command's most famous squadron and Operation CHASTISE, arguably the most famous air exploit of WWII. This book formed the basis of Michael Anderson's classic feature film (1954) of the same name starring Michael Redgrave, Richard Todd and Nigel Stock. The stirring 'Dam Busters March', written by Eric Coates as the theme to the movie, was almost immediately adopted as an official march of the Royal Air Force. Enser, p.64; Mulholland & Jordan B121
rif. 47114Paris.Cellot.1778.In-8 br.148 p. Bon état.Annotations sans gène sur la page de titre.Sans reliure.Simplement protégé par un Papier léger.
rif. 3117007Fine with no dust jacket. Envelope. Patriotic 1st class envelope. Marine aviator Captain Joe Foss has SIGNED and self-addressed the envelope. Fine with distinctive pictorial eagle with stars and stripes and printed statement - "We Won't Give Up Till They Give In!" Joe Foss nicknamed "Killer Joe Foss" was one of the most colorful Medal of Honor winners of the War. His 23 kills over the contested skies of Guadalcanel in 1942 served to lift the spirits of his comrades in this critically important campaign. . unknown
1990255 pages. Signed and dated by both authors. Hand-numbered copy #1216 of 2000. Index. 65 colour photos. 297 black and white photos. 46 formation diagrams. "Colonel O.B. Philp, know as 'the father of the Snowbirds', has recalled from birth the early years of the internationally renowned aerobatic squadron... Published to mark the Snowbirds 20th anniversary in 1990." - B.C. Bookworld. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart cover. Superb copy. Book
19528vo., Fifth Impression, with portrait frontispiece and 17 plates on 12; navy cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly chafed at extremities. SIGNED IN PENCIL ON TITLE BY DAM BUSTERS VETERANS JOHNNY JOHNSON (T-Tommy) AND LES MUNRO (W-Willie), AND ADDITIONALLY BY MARY STOPES-ROE (daughter of Barnes-Wallis). A photograph with printed signature of Richard Todd (Wing Commander Guy Gibson in Michael Anderson's well-known film) is mounted on front free endpaper. Published a year after the first edition. 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 an official march of the Royal Air Force. Enser, p.64; Mulholland & Jordan B121 (recording the first edition).
1918rif. 184831918. Photograp Archive documenting U.S. Army Air Service operations and postwar occupation activity in France during and immediately following World War I with material associated with Frank Holder of the 185th Aero Squadron a unit organized for night fighter operations. The archive supports research into early American military aviation night combat development and the operational environment of airfields near the Western Front including activity around Verdun. The 185th Aero Squadron deployed at the end of the war and known as the "Bats" represents the only U.S. unit organized specifically for night fighter operations placing the material within the development of specialized aerial combat roles in 1918. Identified locations including Reims Varennes-en-Argonne and Rembercourt situate the photographs within active and recently contested war zones. Archive of 65 photographs primarily silver gelatin prints France circa 1918-1919 with image sizes ranging from approximately 3 x 2 to 9.5 x 6.5 inches. The photographs include multiple images of aircraft operated by the 185th Aero Squadron at Rembercourt airfield including Sopwith Camel Fokker D.VII SPAD XII and Breguet 14 as well as an unidentified German aircraft shot down in the Somme. Additional images document tank and troop formations moving through northeastern France the ruins of Reims and other towns and a German column escorting American prisoners of war. Naval images include vessels identified as USS Liberation and Entente anti-submarine ships. Several photographs depict Frank Holder and other personnel with images taken during the postwar occupation period alongside wartime installation scenes. Many photographs retain contemporary captions supplemented by later white labels identifying equipment locations and individuals. The archive documents the intersection of aerial warfare ground operations and occupation activity during the final phase and immediate aftermath of World War I when American forces expanded their presence in France and began transitioning from combat operations to stabilization and occupation roles. The inclusion of multiple aircraft types from both Allied and German forces reflects the fluid and contested nature of air combat during the period while the documented destruction of urban centers such as Reims provides visual evidence of the war's impact on civilian environments. The presence of a specialized night fighter squadron further situates the material within the evolution of tactical aviation. Minor chipping to album page margins; photographs remain clean and sharp. Overall very good condition. A detailed photographic record of U.S. air service activity and war zone conditions in France during World War I. unknown books
1918rif. 184831918. Photograp Archive documenting U.S. Army Air Service operations and postwar occupation activity in France during and immediately following World War I with material associated with Frank Holder of the 185th Aero Squadron a unit organized for night fighter operations. The archive supports research into early American military aviation night combat development and the operational environment of airfields near the Western Front including activity around Verdun. The 185th Aero Squadron deployed at the end of the war and known as the "Bats" represents the only U.S. unit organized specifically for night fighter operations placing the material within the development of specialized aerial combat roles in 1918. Identified locations including Reims Varennes-en-Argonne and Rembercourt situate the photographs within active and recently contested war zones. Archive of 65 photographs primarily silver gelatin prints France circa 1918-1919 with image sizes ranging from approximately 3 x 2 to 9.5 x 6.5 inches. The photographs include multiple images of aircraft operated by the 185th Aero Squadron at Rembercourt airfield including Sopwith Camel Fokker D.VII SPAD XII and Breguet 14 as well as an unidentified German aircraft shot down in the Somme. Additional images document tank and troop formations moving through northeastern France the ruins of Reims and other towns and a German column escorting American prisoners of war. Naval images include vessels identified as USS Liberation and Entente anti-submarine ships. Several photographs depict Frank Holder and other personnel with images taken during the postwar occupation period alongside wartime installation scenes. Many photographs retain contemporary captions supplemented by later white labels identifying equipment locations and individuals. The archive documents the intersection of aerial warfare ground operations and occupation activity during the final phase and immediate aftermath of World War I when American forces expanded their presence in France and began transitioning from combat operations to stabilization and occupation roles. The inclusion of multiple aircraft types from both Allied and German forces reflects the fluid and contested nature of air combat during the period while the documented destruction of urban centers such as Reims provides visual evidence of the war's impact on civilian environments. The presence of a specialized night fighter squadron further situates the material within the evolution of tactical aviation. Minor chipping to album page margins; photographs remain clean and sharp. Overall very good condition. A detailed photographic record of U.S. air service activity and war zone conditions in France during World War I. unknown
1974An extraordinary copy. Signed not only by author inside front board, but also by an additional 20 important figures associated with the Regiment. Signatures upon front free endpaper include: LCol David L. Vaughan, CD (World War II Veteran and CO 1961-1964), LCol Archie M. Steacy, CD, (CO 1974-1978), LCol Grant B. Larkin, CD (CO 1970-1973), Honorary Lt Col John W. Toogood, CD (World War II BC Regiment Veteran and CO 1945-1949), Major Ernest Bowmer, MC, RMO (World War II British Army Veteran), Captain Arthur Goodson (World War I and II, BC Regiment Veteran) Musketry Expert, and Chief Warrant Officer Kenneth A. Parr, CD, RSM. Signatures upon back free endpaper include: Captain Robert Elrick (attached to BC Regiment from the Royal Canadian Dragoons), Major Robert Stanley (Squadron Commander), Captain Jack D. Drake (Squadron 2 I/C), Lieutenant Eric B. Foster (Troop Officer), Major Donald E. Hein (Officer's Mess President), Lieutenant Robert J. Baylis (Troup Officer), Lieutenant Norman A. Brown (Troop Officer), Lieutenant Robert B. Gauthier (Troop Officer), Master Warrant Officer Roger W. Prouse (SSM), Lieutenant Ralph D. MacRae (Troop Officer), Major Jack Tipton (Squadron Commander), Captain Brent R. Gray (Squadron 2 I/C), and Officer Cadet Tom Baker (Troop Officer). Printed name of Lieutenant (Donald) Hilton on front free endpaper. 438 pages. "Tells the story of B.C.'s earliest militia units from one of which the British Columbia Regiment has its descent. Describes the Regiment's participation in the South African War and in both World Wars, and much more." - dust jacket. Includes black and white illustrations, index, bibliography, fatality and casualty lists, repatriated prisoners of war (WWII) list, and list of honour and award winners. Contents unmarked. Binding sound. Average wear to book. Small faint coffee drop to bottom edge of text. Dust jacket, now preserved in archival-grade Brodart, bears somewhat above-average wear. We are indebted to LCol Archie M. Steacy, CD, CO (1974 to 1978) for his generous assistance in identifying the signatures in this copy. [Cooke p.130, Hale 1360] Book
1867rif. 193376Mainly China and Japan: 16 October 1863 - 29 July 1867. Tensions and turbulence in the treaty ports A revealing source spanning Courtenay's entire East Asia command during which Scylla - a wooden screw corvette - patrolled the coast of China and Japan. Courtenay spent five months as the senior officer in charge of the Shanghai division bringing him into contact with the likes of Sir Harry Parkes and also co-ordinated anti-piracy operations. Courtenay 1820-1894 made captain in 1859 and was promoted to vice-admiral in 1881. These letters report on Scylla's movements and occurrences onshore. Many recently opened cities were still tense and Western officers and civilians faced jeering stone-throwing and other acts of xenophobia. A lengthy letter from 2 September 1864 sent to Vice-Admiral Sir Augustus Kuper the commander-in-chief describes anti-foreign sentiment in Nagasaki in the wake of the Namamugi Incident and the Battle of Shimonoseki Straits. He records measures taken to counteract the influence of soldiers deployed in disguise by the hostile Choshu domain and relays rumours of a Choshu attack on the European enclave. "Considering that there are fifty people here either Dutch or under Dutch protection I am surprised that there should be no vessel of war of that nation here." In Amoy the ship's arrival "caused great excitement: numerous reports were spread of the reason of her coming among others are to the effect that we had landed several hundred men and that I was going to the city to seize the tautai" 26 December 1865. Care was also required in dealing with the Russians Courtenay reminding his officers to be "extremely guarded in asking questions or making observations" 25 July 1866. Other correspondence concerns piracy. Courtenay found the Chinese maritime police "utterly inefficient" 30 November 1865 and used his authority to send the gunboat HMS Grasshopper to seize lorchas on the coast. Quarto 320 x 205 mm. With 70 leaves filled with neat manuscript in several hands 2 bound- or tipped-in manuscript slips; additional blank. Recent quarter calf spine lettered in gilt green cloth sides front cover lettered in gilt green endpapers. A little marking internally: a well-preserved example. hardcover
