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SEEK AND STRIKE: THE LOCKHEED HUDSON IN WORLD WAR II
Written by Andrew Hendrie.
Stock no. 1830072
Published by William Kimber.
1st
1983.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
An authentic and comprehensive account of the Hudson and those who flew it on operations during the 1939-45 war. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 320 pages including index. ISBN: 0718304896. A lovely copy!
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- AVIATION
- AIRCRAFT
- AIR FORCE
- WORLD WAR II
V-BOMBERS: VALIANT, VULCAN AND VICTOR (CROWOOD AVIATION SERIES)
Written by Barry Jones.
Stock no. 1830071
Published by The Crowood Press.
1st
2000.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Crowood Aviation Series. The design, development and operational careers of three of Britain's finest post-war aeronautical products. Large format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and a few colour plates. 192 pages including index. ISBN: 1861263856. A lovely copy!
AVRO VULCAN: 1952 ONWARDS (B2 MODEL) (OWNERS WORKSHOP MANUAL)
Written by Alfred Price; Tony Blackman; Andrew J.K. Edmondson.
Stock no. 1830070
Published by Haynes Publishing.
2010.
Nearly fine condition.
Large format. An insight into owning, restoring, servicing and flying Britain's iconic Cold War bomber. The awesome Avro Vulcan is an enduring image of the Codl War era when the world stood on the brink of nuclear annhilation. Glazed boards. Colour and b/w photos. 160 pages including index. ISBN: 9781844258314. Reprint in the same year as first publication. A lovely copy.
THE FIGHTING LADY: THE NEW YORKTOWN IN THE PACIFIC WAR
Written by Clark Reynolds.
Stock no. 1830069
Published by Pictorial Histories Publishing Company.
1st
1986.
Nearly fine condition.
An intimate day-by-day account of the life of The Fighting Lady - the epic aircraft carrier which dominated the greatest sea war of all time - the new Yorktown, named for the 'OldYorky' sunk at the Battle of Midway early in World War II. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w and a few colour photos. viii and 355 pages. ISBN: 0933126786. Old price-label to inside front cover. Else a lovely copy.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- MILITARY VEHICLES
- AIRCRAFT CARRIER
- MARITIME
- AVIATION
- PACIFIC
TANK COMBAT IN NORTH AFRICA: THE OPENING ROUNDS
Written by Thomas L. Jentz.
Stock no. 1830068
Published by Schiffer Publishing Ltd..
1st
1998.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Operations Sonnenblume, Brevity, Skorpion and Battleaxe: February 1941 - June 1941. The focus of this book is the tank battles fought during the opening phase of the war in North Africa. Substantive, basic facts gleaned from searching for details in the surviving original records. Beige cloth boards, black titles. Marbled endpapers. B/w photos. 221 pages. ISBN: 0764302264. Black dustwrapper is lightly scuffed. A lovely copy.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- MILITARY VEHICLES
- TANKS
- AFRICA
AMERICAN SECRET PROJECTS: BOMBERS, ATTACK & ANTI-SUBMARINE AIRCRAFT 1945-1974
Written by Tony Buttler.
Stock no. 1830067
Published by Midland; Ian Allan Ltd..
1st
2010.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Describing the important area of post-World War 2 bomber development in the United States. Examines all prototypes and un-built proposals but at the same time gives a full overview of American bomber development from 1945 to the early 1970s. Grey cloth boards, silver title to spine. Colour & b/w photos plus b/w drawings. 224 pages. ISBN: 9781857803310. A lovely copy!
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- AVIATION
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (AMERICAN)
- AIRCRAFT
CARRIER AIR POWER
Written by Norman Friedman.
Illustrated by John Roberts.
Stock no. 1830066
Published by Conway Maritime Press.
1st
1981.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The history of ship-based aircraft and their employment. A penetrating analysis of the very special requirements of carrier design and the operational roles both of the ships and of their aircraft. Large format. Grey cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 192 pages. ISBN: 0851772161. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed else a lovely copy.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- MILITARY VEHICLES
- AIRCRAFT CARRIER
- MARITIME
- AVIATION
THE RED BOOK OF HEROES
Written by Mrs. Lang; Andrew Lang.
Illustrated by A. Wallis Mills.
Stock no. 1830064
Published by Longmans, Green & Co..
1st
1909.
Slightly better than good condition.
Edited by Andrew Lang. Red covers with extensive gilt decorations. Containing 8 colour plates and numerous illustrations. 368 pages. All edges gilt. Light rubbing to board corners. Some fading and a few marks to boards. Large personal ink stamp to front endpaper. Small name in ink to front pastedown. Joints are cracked, hinges pulled but binding is tight. Pencil underlining to contents in places (minimal). Some light marks to contents, mainly to margins.
THE UGLY DUCKLING
Written by Hans Christian Andersen; Adrian Mitchell.
Illustrated by Jonathan Heale.
Stock no. 1329947
Published by Dorling Kindersley.
1st
1994.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Maroon cloth spine with gilt title, cream boards. Green endpapers, delightful colour woodcuts. ISBN: 0751370185. Slight rubbing to corners. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is lightly creased at edges and very slightly faded to spine.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- FAIRY TALES
ALLIGATOR PIE
Written by Dennis Lee.
Illustrated by Frank Newfeld.
Stock no. 1329945
Published by Macmillan Of Canada.
1st
1974.
Very good condition.
Colour pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Poems for children. ISBN: 0771595913. Minimal bumping to spine. Inscription in ink to verso of front free-endpaper. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- POETRY AND VERSE (CHILDRENS)
THE DAISY CHAIN
Written by A.L.O.E.; et al.
Stock no. 1329944
Published by T. Nelson & Sons.
1880.
Good condition.
A picture story book for children by A.L.O.E. (C.M. Tucker) and other favourite writers. Black spine. Pictorial front board showing three children fishing. 6 chromolithographs. B/w chapter headings and tailpieces. 72 pages. Backstrip and Frontis are both MISSING from this copy. Covers are marked and scuffed, corners are worn. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. A few foxspots and some light fingermarks to page margins. A couple of corner tips creased. Contents generally bright and clean.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ILLUSTRATED
- ANTHOLOGY - STORY
- ANTHOLOGY - POETRY
ELOISE
Written by Kay Thompson.
Illustrated by Hilary Knight.
Stock no. 1329943
Published by Max Reinhardt.
1957.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
A book for precocious grown-ups about a little girl who lives at the Plaza Hotel. Red boards, black titles. Illus endpapers. Amusing 3-tone illus to text throughout. 65 pages. 11" x 8". Reprint in same year as first edition. Spine very slightly bumped. Foxing to textblock and light finger creases to page margins. Grubby dustwrapper is edge worn and foxed, some tears with slight loss and small tape repairs on verso. Wrapper is price-cut.