Stella & Rose's Books

TALE OF A GUINEA PIG
Written by Geoffrey Page.
Stock no. 1829254
Published by Wingham Press. 2nd 1991. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Second Edition. The Exploits of a World War II Fighter Pilot. Geoffrey Page spent two years in hospital suffering from severe burns and gunshot wounds. It was during this period that he and other badly burnt aircrew formed the Guinea Pig Club. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. 221 pages including index. ISBN: 1873454031. SIGNED by the author (with dedication)to title page. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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ROYAL AIR FORCE 1939-1945 (3 VOLUMES)
Written by Denis Richards; Hilary St. George Saunders.
Stock no. 1829253
Published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 1954. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Volume I: The Fight at Odds. Volume II: The fight Avails. Volume III: The Fight is Won. Published between 1953 & 1954. Blue cloth boards, navy title block with gilt title to spine. Some fold out maps. B/w photos. Volume I is third impression 1954, Volume II & III are first editions 1954.Volume I has small white mark to front board, small patch of fading from sunlight to spine in same place there is a hole to spine of dustwrapper. Light browning and foxing to text blocks and endpapers. Contents are generally clean. Binding is tight. Blue dustwrappers are a little edge-worn with a few small closed tears, spines are faded and worn, a little browned.

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BRITISH SECRET PROJECTS: FIGHTERS & BOMBERS 1935-1950
Written by Tony Buttler.
Stock no. 1329042
Published by Midland Publishing. 1st 2004. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Emphasis on unbuilt designs that competed with those that flew, and the aircraft influenced by World War Two - projects that were prepared from the mid-1930s in the knowledge that war was coming through to some which appeared after the war was over. Large format. Grey boards, silver title to spine. Mainly b/w photos & illustrations with a few colour photos. 240 pages including index. ISBN: 1857801792. SIGNED by the author to title-page. Spine and corners bumped. Dustwrapper is just a little edge rubbed.

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CAMERA ABOVE THE CLOUDS VOLUME 2: THE AVIATION PHOTOGRAPHS OF CHARLES E. BROWN
Written by Anthony Harold. Illustrated by Charles E. Brown.
Stock no. 1829239
Published by Airlife. 1st 1985. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Colour and b/w photographs of aircraft by Charles E. Brown. Grey cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 175 pages including index. ISBN: 0906393507. Corners of boards lightly bumped. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased, very lightly faded to spine and a little scuffed.

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MESSERSCHMITT BF 109 VERSIONS B-E (CLASSIC AIRCRAFT No.2)
Written by Roy Cross; Gerald Scarborough; Hans J. Ebert.
Stock no. 1829186
Published by Patrick Stephens. 1st 1972. Very good condition.

Their history and how to model them. An invaluable book for Second World War aircraft enthusiasts and plastic construction kit modellrs that describes the early development and service history of the Messerschmitt Bf109, versions B to E, in Spain and during the Battle of Britain, provides extensive information on technical details, camouflage and markings, and explains how to add even more detail to the Airfix 1:24 scale kit or convert this into earlier Jumo-engined, versions. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos and diagrams. 112 pages. ISBN: 0850591066. Boards a little grubby, printed price to rear board is crossed out with black ink. Page browning throughout, else clean.

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JET AGE PHOTOGRAPHER: THE AVIATION PHOTOGRAPHY OF RUSSELL ADAMS
Written by Tim Kershaw. Illustrated by Russell Adams.
Stock no. 1829051
Published by Sutton Publishing. 1st 2005. Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Russell Adams FRPS (1912-2000) took the world's first jet aerobatic photograph. An album of Adam's very best work with detailed captions. Large format. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. xvii and 198 pages including index. ISBN: 0750940093. Top edge of text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is very slightly scuffed.

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THE S.E.5 FILE
Written by Ray Sturtivant; Gordon Page.
Stock no. 1828981
Published by Air-Britain (historians) Ltd.. 1st 1996. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Blue glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos, colour illustrations. 168 pages. ISBN: 0851302467. Spine is faded to a lighter blue. Contents clean.

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THE CAMEL FILE
Written by Ray Sturtivant; Gordon Page.
Stock no. 1828980
Published by Air-Britain (historians) Ltd.. 1st 1993. Very good condition.

Large format. Blue glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos and illustrations. 272 pages. ISBN: 0851302122. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf-worn, light rubbing to board corners. Boards are scuffed and just a little grubby. Lower corner tip cut from title page. Contents are clean.

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FAIRCHILD-REPUBLIC A-10 THUNDERBOLT II (CROWOOD AVIATION SERIES)
Written by Peter C. Smith.
Stock no. 1828979
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 2000. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The A-10 story ws born in the skies above Vietnam and came of age over the Cold War battle zones in Europe. Large format. Crowood Aviation Series. B/w and colour photos. 192 pages including index. ISBN: 1861263244. A lovely copy. Green pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and is slightly faded to spine.

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THE ALEUTIAN WARRIORS PART 1
Written by John Haile Cloe.
Stock no. 1828977
Published by Air Force Association; Pictorial Histories Publishing Company. 1991. Very good condition.

A history of the 11th Air Force & Fleet Air Wing 4. The Aleutian Campaign occured during the early years of the second world war. Large format. Cardwraps. B/w photos. viii and 344 pages including index. ISBN: 0929521358. Second printing. Front cover lightly bowed. Slight lean to spine. Spine is lightly faded. Contents clean.

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TEXANS AND HARVARDS IN LATIN AMERICA
Written by Dan Hagedorn.
Stock no. 1828919
Published by Air-Britain (historians) Ltd.. 1st 2009. Nearly fine condition.

This book, writtten by a respected researcher, historian and author, examines in detail the incredible panoply of the NA-16, AT-6, SNJ and Harvard series in all of Latin America. Large format. Blue pictorial boards. B/w photos, a few colour photos and illustrations. 352 pages. ISBN: 9780851303123. Boards lightly scuffed. Contents clean. A lovely copy.

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MOSQUITO FIGHTER SQUADRONS IN FOCUS
Written by Philip Birtles.
Stock no. 1828918
Published by Red Kite. 1st 2005. Slightly better than very good condition.

A photographic album of the fighter and fighter/bomber squadrons that operated the De Havilland Mosquito. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. Colour illustrations. 96 pages. ISBN: 0954620135. Text block slightly browned. Contents clean.

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