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CURTISS AIRCRAFT 1907-1947
Written by Peter M. Bowers.
Stock no. 2139137
Published by Putnam.
1st
1979.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A complete history of the pioneer work of Glenn Curtiss and of the subsequent companies which bore his name. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 637 pages. ISBN: 0370100298. Some browning to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with faded spine.
THE GERMAN FIGHTER SINCE 1915
Written by Rudiger Kosin.
Stock no. 2139094
Published by Putnam.
1st thus
1988.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A unique, inside view of the German aircraft industry, its struggles & triumphs in this most innovative area of aircraft design. B/w photos. B/w diagrams. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0851778224. Light browning to endpapers and page edges. Some edge-creasing to wrapper.
FLYING WINGS OF THE HORTEN BROTHERS
Written by Hans-Peter Dabrowski.
Stock no. 2138702
Published by Schiffer Publishing Ltd..
Circa
1995.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Oblong format. Card wraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0887408869. Light cover corner creases. Page edge browning.
VTOL MILITARY RESEARCH AIRCRAFT
Written by Mike Rogers.
Stock no. 2138470
Published by Haynes Publishing Group.
1st
1989.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Large format. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0854296751. Foxing to outer page edges.
ME 262 VOLUME ONE
Written by J. Richard Smith; E.J. Creek; et al.
Stock no. 2137318
Published by Classic Publications.
1st
1997.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The first volume of an exhaustive study of the Messerschmitt Me 262, the world's first operational military jet aircraft. Large format. Red boards, silver title to spine, blind title to front. B/w photos and illustrations, colour fold-outs. ISBN: 0952686724. Small knocks along cover edges, with brown stain along bottom edge of front cover. The odd margin mark, else contents are still excellent! Wrapper is edge-creased with grubby mark to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- AIRCRAFT
- AVIATION
- AIR FORCE
STEEPLE MORDEN STRAFERS 1943-45
Written by Ken Wells.
Stock no. 2136277
Published by Egon Publishers.
1ST
1994.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A remarkable story of courage and dedicaton, with many individual combat reports, the stories of escape and evasion also show the courage of Resistance fighters who helped downed airmen. A fascinating social documentary on the impact of war on a handful of tiny rural viallages, their inhabitants and of a lifestyle which has now almost vanished. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and colour photos. Fold out site plan of Steeple Morden at rear. ISBN: 0905858913. Knocks along cover edges. Inscriptions in ink to title page - one covered with white labels. Page edge browning. Wrapper has some fading to spine.
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- MILITARY
- AVIATION
- AIRCRAFT
- AIR FORCE
- WORLD WAR II
STEEPLE MORDEN STRAFERS 1943-45
Written by Ken Wells.
Stock no. 1322194
Published by Egon Publishers.
1st
1994.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A remarkable story of courage and dedicaton, with many individual combat reports, the stories of escape and evasion also show the courage of Resistance fighters who helped downed airmen. A fascinating social documentary on the impact of war on a handful of tiny rural viallages, their inhabitants and of a lifestyle which has now almost vanished. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and colour photos. Fold out site plan of Steeple Morden at rear. ISBN: 0905858913. Slight bumping to spine. Dustwrapper is just a little creased at top and tail of wrapper.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- AVIATION
- AIRCRAFT
- AIR FORCE
- WORLD WAR II
HISTORY OF BENTWATERS & WOODBRIDGE: TWIN BASES REMEMBERED
Written by Norman Rose.
Stock no. 2136210
Published by Mr. Norman Rose.
Circa
2004.
Very good condition.
Card wraps. B/w and colour photos. Memories of the author's life, from his schooling days, continuing through to his working life at the Twin Bases spanning 40 years. The United States Air Force operated out of the Twin Bases from 1951 to 1993. SIGNED by author to title page. Some fading to spine.
BATTLE OVER BAVARIA: THE B-26 MARAUDER VERSUS THE GERMAN JETS - APRIL 1945
Written by Robert Forsyth; Jerry Scutts.
Stock no. 2136203
Published by Classic Publications.
1st
1999.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The story of the Martin B-26 Maruader, a much-maligned yet capable aircraft and its performance against one of the most controversial, mysterious and enigmatic units of the Luftwaffe. A story which aims to set the record straight about the Marauder's combat performance as well as the desperate efforts of young German airmen to shoot it down in the final days of the war. Large format. Blue cloth boards, silver title to spine. 200 pages. B/w photos, colour illustrations. ISBN: 0952686740. Wrapper has some light edge-creasing with a few small nicks to corners.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- AVIATION
- AIRCRAFT
- AIR FORCE
- WORLD WAR II
THE GERMAN FIGHTER SINCE 1915
Written by Rudiger Kosin.
Stock no. 1322052
Published by Putnam.
1st
1988.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
A unique, inside view of the German aircraft industry, its struggles & triumphs in this most innovative area of aircraft design. B/w photos. B/w diagrams. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0851778224. Minimal bumping to spine. Dustwrapper spine sunned.
THE AEROPLANES OF THE ROYAL FLYING CORPS (MILITARY WING)
Written by J.M. Bruce.
Stock no. 1322022
Published by Putnam.
1st
1982.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The aircraft which took part in the military trials held August 1912 and every type of aircraft used by or designed for the RFC. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 642 pages. ISBN: 037030084X. Spine bumped. Dustwrapper has minimal creasing at top and tail of spine and a couple of tiny marks.
GLOSTER AIRCRAFT COMPANY
Written by Derek N. James.
Stock no. 2135799
Published by Alan Sutton.
1st
1994.
Very good condition.
The Old Photographs series. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. 160 pages. ISBN: 075240038X. Some wear to cover edges; a little creasing and scuffing.