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WINGS OVER GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Written by John Rennison.
Stock no. 1831602
Published by Piccadilly Publishing.
1st
1988.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
An account of the air war over Gloucestershire during the second world war. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 188 pages. ISBN: 0951404709. Dustwrapper is lightly scuffed else a very nice copy.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- AIR FORCE
- WORLD WAR II
- AVIATION
- AIRCRAFT
- SOUTH WEST UK
- GLOUCESTERSHIRE
THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF BASIC AIRCRAFT: MILITARY
Written by William Green.
Illustrated by Dennis Punnett.
Stock no. 1331385
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd..
1968.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Observers Book No 39. Cream boards. Small format. Silhouettes by Punnett. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Pencil name erased from front free-endpaper. Some light foxing/grubby marks to top edge of textblock else contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn with fading to front edge.
STEEPLE MORDEN STRAFERS 1943-45
Written by Ken Wells.
Stock no. 1331341
Published by East Anglia Books.
2nd
1996.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Second Edition. 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: 1869987020. Minimal bumping to spine else a fine copy. Wrapper is sunned to spine and front spine edge.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- AVIATION
- AIRCRAFT
- AIR FORCE
- WORLD WAR II
THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF AIRCRAFT
Written by William Green.
Illustrated by Dennis Punnett.
Stock no. 1331257
Published by Frederick Warne.
24th
1975.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Observer's Series No. 11. Describing 137 Aircraft with 245 illustrations. 24th edition. Small format. Blue boards. ISBN: 0723215413. Spine slightly bumped. Light vertical crease to centre of spine, Pale page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is lightly browned and spine slightly faded.
HANDLEY PAGE HALIFAX: FROM HELL TO VICTORY AND BEYOND
Written by K.A. Merrick.
Stock no. 1331124
Published by Classic; Ian Allan.
1st
2009.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A comprehensive and definitive work on the Handley Page Halifax, cementing its place in aviation history as a uniquely successful and versatile aircraft which was also a great favourite with its crews. Large format. Black boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos and a few colour illustrations. 224 pages including index. ISBN: 9781906537067. Spine bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased and sunned to spine.
SOPWITH CAMEL: KING OF COMBAT
Written by Chaz Bowyer.
Stock no. 1831131
Published by Glasney Press.
1st
1978.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Large format. Blue boards with gilt title to spine. B/w photos and b/w diagrams. 192 pages includes appendices 1-13, Index (Places & Names). ISBN: 095028257X. Light browning and shelf wear to horizontal edges. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Minor glue mark to lower edge of front endpaper. Light page edge browning else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine, a little creased and a few minor marks, remains of label to lower edge of front flap.
THE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE HAWKER HUNTER: THE CREATION OF BRITAIN'S ICONIC JET FIGHTER
Written by Tony Buttler.
Stock no. 1831126
Published by The History Press.
1st
2014.
Very good condition.
This booki is devoted specifically to the Hunter's design and development: how and why the aircraft came into being, the troubles it experienced on the way, its flight test programme and what it was like to pilot. Drawing on many original Air Staff and Ministry documents and also the Hawker aircraft day-to-day diaries, it tells the story of one-off modifications and trials projects, aerodynamic modifications and tests with various weapons, along with proposed developments, including supersonic versions. Oblong format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w & colour photos. 166 pages including index. ISBN: 9780752467467. Light creasing to covers, a few minor marks and light scuffing. Contents clean.
VICTOR BOYS: TRUE STORIES FROM FORTY MEMORABLE YEARS OF THE LAST V BOMBER
Written by Tony Blackman; Garry O'Keefe.
Stock no. 1831101
Published by Grub Street.
2017.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The Handley Page Victor was the third of the three V Bombers and the most long lasting, serving in the RAF until 1993, and still doing invaluable service in the first Iraq war. Victor Boys tells the story of all the great things that were achieved, recounted first hand by the operators themselves, aircrew and ground crew. Published to coincide with the Victor's 60th anniversary. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour & b/w photos. 198 pages including index. ISBN: 9781908117458. Reprint. Minor mark to prelims else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
LANCASTER: THE FORGING OF A VERY BRITISH LEGEND
Written by John Nichol.
Stock no. 1831050
Published by Simon & Schuster Uk Ltd.
1st
2020.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
This book tells the story of the Lancaster bomber used by bomber command in WW2. Brought into service late 1941, it superseded the Manchester bomber which had not lived up to expectations. The Lancaster bomber went on to be the dominant aircraft used by bomber command. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour pictorial endpapers. xiii and 448 pages. ISBN: 9781471180460. SIGNED by the author to front endpaper (no dedication). Boards clean. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf-worn. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed and worn at corners, light visible circular mark where a label was.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- AVIATION
- AIRCRAFT
- RAF
- WORLD WAR II
REPUBLIC P-47 THUNDERBOLT: THE OPERATIONAL RECORD
Written by Jerry C. Scutts.
Stock no. 1831002
Published by Airlife.
1st
1998.
Almost very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The story of the single seater second world war fighter plane. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 167 pages including index. ISBN: 1853108219. Light bump to lower front board corner. Couple of minor small brown marks to front endpaper. Brown mark to top vertical edge of rear endpaper. Text block browned and has a few small marks. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
FROM MOTORCYCLES TO MONOPLANES
Written by David Snow.
Stock no. 1330821
Published by Diana Snow.
1st
2010.
Slightly better than very good condition.
The story of George Barnes, an Edwardian Record Breaker, Sportsman and Entertainer. Large format. Cardwraps. 130 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780952902911. SIGNED by the author to inside front cover. Slight wear to spine and corners. Contents clean.
THE BRISTOL BLENHEIM: A COMPLETE HISTORY
Written by Graham Warner.
Stock no. 1330689
Published by Crecy.
1st
2002.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
This book puts the impact of the Blenheim on aircraft development into perspective, and provides a very human insight into the courageous crews who flew the Blenheims into battle. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and colour illustrations of the camouflage markings. 639 pages including index. ISBN: 0947554920. Book sits a little 'twisted' on the shelf but is otherwise fine. Dustwrapper is very slightly edge rubbed.