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THE FIRST OF THE FEW: FIGHTER PILOTS OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR
Written by Denis Winter.
Stock no. 2139866
Published by Allen Lane. 1st 1982. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Brown boards with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0713912782. Page edge browning, with some foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased and browned.

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THE GERMAN AIR RAIDS ON GREAT BRITAIN 1914-1918
Written by Joseph Morris.
Stock no. 1823836
Published by H. Pordes. 1st thus 1969. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Reproduced by courtesy of the Royal Aeronautical Society. Facsimile photolithographic reprint in which the author attempts to tell the story of this menace, how it started, how it grew and how it was countered. Navy cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 6 fold-out maps plus b/w photos. Spine & corners lightly rubbed. Text block lightly browned. Slight musty odour present. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned.

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THE VIVID AIR
Written by Alex Revell.
Stock no. 1823832
Published by William Kimber. 1st 1978. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Gerald and Michael Constable Maxwell. Fighter Pilots in both World Wars. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0718303857. Contents browned. Slight musty odour. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned, faded to spine with a few grubby marks.

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IN CLOUDS OF GLORY: AMERICAN AIRMEN WHO FLEW WITH THE BRITISH DURING THE GREAT WAR
Written by James J. Hudson.
Stock no. 1823825
Published by The University Of Arkansas Press. 1st 1990. Very good condition.

A study of American air aces who flew only with the Royal Flying Corps, Royal Naval Air Service, and the Royal Air Force during World War I. Blue pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and folding map. Lengthy appendix of name, rank, date of service, as well as casualties. ISBN: 1557281246. Corners lightly rubbed. Old price label inside front cover. Text block lightly browned. Appendix of service has been ticked in pencil against many names and also annotations to same.

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COMBAT REPORT
Written by Bill Lambert.
Stock no. 1823822
Published by William Kimber. 1st 1973. Very good condition.

The typical experiences of RAF pilots in France in 1918, serving with No.24 Squadron. Blue cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 071830442X. Spine heavily faded, front board slightly bowed. Text block lightly browned, contents clean.

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THE GREAT WAR IN THE AIR
Written by John H. Morrow.
Stock no. 2139823
Published by Airlife. 1st 1993. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Military Aviation from 1909 to 1921. B/w photos. ISBN: 1853104450. Spine is faded. Some browning to wrapper spine.

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MANNOCK: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF MAJOR EDWARD MANNOCK VC DSO MC RAF
Written by Norman Franks; Andy Saunders.
Stock no. 2139819
Published by Grub Street. 1st 2008. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Red boards with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Arguably the highest scoring RAF fighter pilot of the First World War, Edward 'Mick' Mannock's life, and most particularly his death, are still shrouded in mystery. ISBN: 9781906502126.

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MCCUDDEN V.C.
Written by Christopher Cole.
Stock no. 2139818
Published by William Kimber. 1st 1967. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Grey boards with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0718304608. Browning to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is price-cut with a faded spine.

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I CHOSE THE SKY
Written by Leonard H. Rochford.
Stock no. 2139816
Published by William Kimber. 1st 1977. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A fascinating, insightful and, at times, nail-biting account by the World War One veteran, Leonard H. Rochford. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0718300858. A few grubby marks and some browning to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with fading to spine and a few edges.

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BRIEF GLORY: THE LIFE OF ARTHUR RHYS DAVIDS
Written by Alex Revell.
Stock no. 2139812
Published by William Kimber & Co. Limited. 1st 1984. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Arthur Rhys Davids was shot down and killed in October 1917. He was just 20 years old. ISBN: 0718305280. Uneven fading to spine. Page browning. Wrapper is lightly creased with some browning to spine.

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THE AIRSHIP VC THE LIFE OF CAPTAIN WILLIAM LEEFE ROBINSON
Written by Raymond Laurence Rimell.
Stock no. 2139811
Published by Aston Publications. 1st 1989. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0946627533. Page browning. Wrapper is edge-creased with some fading to spine.

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TIGER SQUADRON
Written by Ira Jones.
Stock no. 2139809
Published by White Lion Publishers Limited. 1st thus 1972. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards with gilt title to spine. The history of one of the greatest fighter squadrons of all time, which is virtually also a history of aerial combat in both world wars. B/w photos. Originally published by W.H. Allen in 1954. ISBN: 0856178500. Page edge browning. Wrapper is edge-creased and chipped with some browning.

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