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GRUMMAN AIRCRAFT SINCE 1929
Written by Rene J. Francillon.
Stock no. 1828801
Published by Putnam Aeronautical Books.
1st
1989.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The development and service histories of all Grumman's aircraft from the earliest FF and SF biplanes up to the F-14 Tomcat and the experimental X-29 with its forward swept wing. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and drawings. viii and 584 pages. ISBN: 0851778356. Remains of old bookseller's address label to lower edge of front pastedown with some surface paper loss (hidden by the front flap of the dustwrapper). Contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper has some creasing to laminate and is a little scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- AVIATION
- AIRCRAFT
- WORLD WAR II
- MILITARY
- NAVY
- COMPANY HISTORY
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT SINCE 1920: VOLUME I
Written by Rene J. Francillon.
Stock no. 1828800
Published by Putnam.
1st thus
1988.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
New Edition, revised, updated and expanded. Originally published in one volume in 1979. This first volume covers the history of Douglas and its associate companies, and details all of its aircraft up to the 1967 merger with McDonnell. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 617 pages. ISBN: 0851778275. Board edges lightly rubbed. Text block lightly browned. Endpapers lightly imprinted with printers ink from dustwrapper flaps. Else contetns clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine and has some creasing of the laminate, corners lightly rubbed.
LOCKHEED HUDSON IN WORLD WAR II
Written by Andrew Hendrie.
Stock no. 1828799
Published by Airlife Publishing Ltd.
1st
1999.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Blue cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 192 pages including index. ISBN: 1840370939. Light rubbing to base of spine. Contents clean. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at corners and lightly scuffed to rear panel.
WINGS ON MY SLEEVE
Written by Eric Brown.
Stock no. 1828796
Published by Airlife.
1st
1978.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The incredible story of Captain Eric 'Winkle' Brown, the outstanding test pilot. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 202 pages. ISBN: 0950454362. Top & tail of spine worn with slight loss to tail. Spine is slightly cocked. Text block is lightly browned and has a few minor foxspots. Name in ink to front endpaper. Couple of minor marks to prelims else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is worn at corners, lightly faded to spine, a little grubby to rear panel, foxing to verso.
THE ARMED ROVERS: BEAUFORTS & BEAUFIGHTERS OVER THE MEDITERRANEAN
Written by Roy Conyers Nesbit.
Stock no. 1828793
Published by Pen & Sword Aviation.
1st thus
2012.
Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
By far the most dangerous of the RAF activities during the Second World War were daylight attacks on enemy shipping... Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 224 pages including index. ISBN: 9781848848955. Spine cocked with definite lean. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel and is lightly rubbed to lower front edge.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- AVIATION
- RAF
- AIR FORCE
COLDITZ: THE GERMAN STORY
Written by Reinhold Eggers.
Stock no. 1828792
Published by Pen & Sword Military.
2011.
Very good condition.
An account of Colditz, the most famous of the German prisoner of war camps, as seen from the German side. The author was on the staff there for the greater part of the war, latterly in charge of security. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. 190 pages including index. ISBN: 9781844155361. Reprint. Cover edges lightly rubbed with light bubbling of laminate. Text block grubby. Rear cover scuffed. Contents clean.
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- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- NAZIS
RAAF CAMOUFLAGE & MARKINGS 1939-45 VOL 1
Written by Geoffrey Pentland.
Illustrated by Geoffrey Pentland.
Stock no. 1828790
Published by Kookaburra Technical Publications.
1st
1980.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Visual presentation of dozens of aircraft in a variety of conditions raising from the slick new machine in factory finish to the mud-stained often bullet-ridden combat veteran. Large format. Light blue cloth boards, white title to spine. B/w photos. Colour illustrations. 144 pages. ISBN: 0858800365. Light rubbing to lower board edges. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown. A few pencil erasure marks to front endpaper. Text block lightly browned. Contents otherwise clean. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine, lightly rubbed at corners and lightly scuffed/scratched.
NORTH AMERICAN F-86 SABRE (CROWOOD AVIATION SERIES)
Written by Duncan Curtis.
Stock no. 1828781
Published by The Crowood Press.
1st
2000.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Crowood Aviation Series. The full story of the North American F-86 Sabre its design and development, covering both the F-86 and its close relative, the US Navy's FJ Fury. Large format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and a few colour. 192 pages including index. ISBN: 1861263589. A lovely copy. Orange pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scratched and a little scuffed, slightly faded to spine.
BOEING B-29 SUPERFORTRESS (CROWOOD AVIATION SERIES)
Written by Steve Pace.
Stock no. 1828780
Published by The Crowood Press.
1st
2003.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Crowood Aviation Series. A complete history of the aircraft, including full details of its design, manufacture and service with the American air forces during World War Two, the Korean War and after, and with the British Royal Air Force during the 1950s. Also includes information on the Soviet-built B-29 copy - the TU-4 'Bull'. Large format. Colour and b/w photos. 208 pages including index. ISBN: 1861265816. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little scuffed.
THE TRENCH WAR ON THE WESTERN FRONT 1914-1918
Written by Antonio Fernandez-Mayoralas.
Stock no. 1828778
Published by Andrea Press.
1st
2009.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A technical, historical and human vision of one of the most dramatic transcendent episodes of the 20th century. Large format. Black cloth boards, silver titles. Pictorial endpapers. Colour & b/w illustrations throughout. 109 pages. ISBN: 9788496658158. A lovely copy. Black pictorial dustwrapper has old bookseller's price label to front flap and is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR I
- INFANTRY
NORTH AMERICAN P-51 MUSTANG (CROWOOD AVIATION SERIES)
Written by Malcolm V. Lowe.
Stock no. 1828777
Published by The Crowood Press.
1st
2009.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
One of the most significant aircraft of World War Two, the P-51 Mustang grew out of Great Britain's urgent need for new warplanes in the early years of the war. Large format. Black cloth boards, gitl title to spine. B/w photos and a few colour. 272 pages including index. ISBN: 9781861268303. Light scratch to front cover. Else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- AVIATION
- AIRCRAFT
- MILITARY
- NORTH AMERICA
- WORLD WAR II
COASTAL, SUPPORT AND SPECIAL SQUADRONS OF THE RAF AND THEIR AIRCRAFT
Written by John D.R. Rawlings.
Stock no. 1828776
Published by Jane's Publishing Company.
1st
1982.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Large format. Blue cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 270 pages including index. ISBN: 0710601875. Lower edges of boards lightly rubbed. Contents clean. Blue dustwrapper with red titles is faded to spine and a little scuffed.