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FLEET AIR ARM AIRCRAFT, UNITS AND SHIPS 1920 TO 1939
Written by Ray Sturtivant; Dick Cronin.
Stock no. 1828816
Published by Air-Britain (historians) Ltd..
1st
1998.
Very good condition.
Large format. Glazed blue pictorial boards. B/w photos and colour illustrations. 432 pages. ISBN: 0851302718. Top & tail of spine and corners lightly rubbed. Spine slightly faded. Boards a little scuffed. Contents clean.
THE ROYAL ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY BOOK OF BRITISH INSECTS
Written by Peter C. Barnard.
Stock no. 1828815
Published by Wiley-Blackwell.
1st
2011.
Slightly better than very good condition.
A modern systematic account of all 558 families of British insects, covering not just the large and familiar groups, but even the smallest and least known. Pictorial glazed boards. Colour photos throughout. xi and 383 pages including index. ISBN: 9781444332568. Covers lightly scuffed, light fading to top edge of rear spine edge. Contents clean. A lovely copy.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ENTOMOLOGY
- INSECT
BLERIOT IN BRITAIN 1899 TO 1927
Written by Ray Sanger.
Stock no. 1828814
Published by Air-Britain (historians) Ltd..
1st
2008.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
From Headlamps to Airliners. Bleriot's endeavours to set up his companies in Britain, attempts by others to copy his designs, and the exploits of very brave airmen using his aircraft before the War to compete and promote public interest in aviation. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. 192 pages. B/w photos and a few colour. ISBN: 9780851303994. Lower rear corner of boards lightly bumped else a lovely copy. Matching pictorial dustwrapper is very slightly faded to spine and very slightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- AVIATION
- ENGINEERING
- COMPANY HISTORY
ROYAL NAVY SHIPBOARD AIRCRAFT DEVELOPMENTS 1912-1931
Written by Dick Cronin.
Stock no. 1828813
Published by Air-Britain (historians) Ltd..
1st
1990.
Very good condition.
Some aspects of early naval aviation at sea. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. 384 pages. ISBN: 0851301657. Light fading to spine and rear board else a lovely copy.
THE ANALECTS OF CONFUCIUS (THE 100 GREATEST BOOKS EVER WRITTEN)
Written by Confusius; Lionel Giles.
Illustrated by Tseng Yu-Ho.
Stock no. 1828812
Published by Easton Press.
1st thus
1976.
Nearly fine condition.
Collector's Edition bound in leather. 3 raised bands to spine. Gilt tooling decorations. Silk moire endpapers. Colour illustrations. Ribbon page marker. All edges gilt. xxv and 130 pages. Translated from the Chinese, with an Introduction and Notes by Lionel Giles. A lovely copy.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- PHILOSOPHY
- LEATHER BINDING
GENERAL DYNAMICS AIRCRAFT AND THEIR PREDECESSORS
Written by John Wegg.
Stock no. 1828808
Published by Putnam Aeronautical Books.
1st
1990.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Traces the development of 10 companies which eventually led to the production of aircraft under the General Dynamics title and more than 100 aircraft designs. B/w photos. B/w diagrams. 255 pages including index. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 085177833X. Light knock to top edge of boards. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper has a few tears and chips to laminate, worn at corners.
SAAB AIRCRAFT SINCE 1937
Written by Hans G. Andersson.
Stock no. 1828807
Published by Putnam Aeronautical Books.
1st thus
1997.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
In tracing the ancestry of Saab, this new edition covers the entire history of the Swedish aircraft industry from its modest beginnings before the First World War to the highly innovative and competitive company of today. This edition is fully revised and expanded with additional sections detailing the development of the JAS 39 Gripen programme, the evolution of the Saab 340 series as well as the introduction of the Saab 2000 regional airliner. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Large format. B/w photos. 199 pages including index. ISBN: 0851778860. Minor knock to lower edge of boards. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed, ligthly faded,1" closed tear (no loss) to lower front edge of spine.
BEECH AIRCRAFT AND THEIR PREDECESSORS
Written by Alain Pelletier.
Stock no. 1828806
Published by Putnam Aeronautical Books.
1st
1995.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Detailed description of the Models 17 and 18 and their service histories along with equally detailed studies of Beech aircraft through the Bonanzas, Barons, Queen Airs and King Airs and all other types up to the elegant but unorthodox Starship and Model 1900 airliner. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. 223 pages including index. ISBN: 0851778631. Light bump to top rear board corner and a few minor marks across top of board. Contents are clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased, faded to spine, lightly scuffed to rear panel.
AIR FORCE COMBAT UNITS OF WORLD WAR II: HISTORY AND INSIGNIA
Written by Maurer Maurer.
Stock no. 1828805
Published by Zenger Publishing Co. Inc..
1980.
Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
The United States Air Force Combat Groups in World War II. For each organisation there is information about insignia, lineage, operations, assignments, aircraft, components, stations, commanders, campaigns and decorations.Blue cloth boards, silvertitle to spine and vignettes to front. 506 pages. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0892010924. Reprint. Light mottling to boards. Spine is concave (reading wear). Text block browned. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn and chipped, lightly faded to spine, browned and scuffed. A good reading copy.
2 GROUP R.A.F. A COMPLETE HISTORY, 1936-1945
Written by Michael J.F. Bowyer.
Stock no. 1828804
Published by Faber & Faber.
1st
1974.
Almost very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
No. 2 Group was formed in Bomber Command to support the Army. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. 532 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 0571094910. Lower front corner of board lightly knocked. Damp staining to rear board, top of spine and light staining to top front board. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Hinges pulled but binding tight. White pictorial dustwrapper is damp stained to rear panel on inside, with a little visible to right side.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- AIR FORCE
- RAF
THE BOMBER COMMAND WAR DIARIES: AN OPERATIONAL REFERENCE BOOK 1939-1945
Written by Martin Middlebrook; Chris Everitt.
Stock no. 1828803
Published by Viking.
1985.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Bomber Command's campaign started on the very first day of the Second World War and ended within a few hours of the final victory in Europe five and a half years later. It was an attempt to win a war in Europe by strategic bombing on such an enormous scale that historians are only now piecing together the finer details of the individual raids. Grey boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 804 pages includes index. ISBN: 0670801372. Reprint in same year as first publication. Light vertical crease to spine (reading wear). Else boards clean. Text block lightly browned and a little grubby, a few foxspots. Contents clean. Grey pictorial dustwrapper with red titlesis ligthly browned, lightly faded to spine, lightly edge-rubbed.
6 GROUP BOMBER COMMAND: AN OPERATIONAL RECORD
Written by Chris. Ward.
Stock no. 1828802
Published by Pen & Sword Aviation.
1st
2009.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. IX and 260 pages. ISBN: 9781848841550. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- AVIATION
- AIR FORCE