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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.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- AVIATION
- RAF
- BIOGRAPHY
BATTLE OVER PORTSMOUTH: A CITY AT WAR IN 1940
Written by P.E. Jenkins.
Stock no. 1829250
Published by Middleton Press.
1995.
Slightly better than very good condition.
During the tumultuous months of 1940, Portsmouth was mutilated by some of the fiercest air raids outside London and was subjected to the threat of invasion and the uncertainties of the Battle of Britain. Blue glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. 117 pages including index and publisher advert to rear. ISBN: 0906520290. Second reprint. Mark where price label existed to rear board. A few light scuff marks. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- HAMPSHIRE
- WORLD WAR II
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
THE FIGHTING FIFTY-SECOND RECCE
Written by Carl Shilleto.
Stock no. 1829248
Published by Eskdale Publishing.
1st
2001.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The 52nd (Lowland) Divisional Reconnaissance Regiment RAC in north-west Europe September 1944-March 1946. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and maps. 192 pages including index. ISBN: 0953867714. A very nice copy. Green dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- REGIMENTAL HISTORY (UK)
- ARMY
NORTH ATLANTIC PATROL: THE LOG OF A SEAGOING ARTIST
Written by Griffith Baily Coale.
Illustrated by Griffith Baily Coale.
Stock no. 1829192
Published by Farrar & Rinehart.
1st
1942.
Very good condition.
The author was commissioned as the official painter for the US Navy. Blue cloth boards, blue titles and vignette to front. 17 b/w drawings. xii and 48 pages. Boards a little grubby, lightly rubbed at edges, corners of boards bumped, white marks to top of rear board. Endpapers and text block browned, endpapers also grubby. Hinges pulled and a few minor margin marks present.
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.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- AVIATION
- AIR FORCE
- WORLD WAR II
BRISTOL BEAUFIGHTER (CROWOOD AVIATION SERIES)
Written by Jerry Scutts.
Stock no. 1328578
Published by The Crowood Press.
1st
2004.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Large format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1861266669. Spine very slightly bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is lightly edge creased.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- TRANSPORT
- AVIATION
- WORLD WAR II
HAWKER TYPHOON, TEMPEST AND SEA FURY (CROWOOD AVIATION SERIES)
Written by Kev Darling.
Stock no. 1328577
Published by The Crowood Press.
1st
2003.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The full story of these important aircraft. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations plus a few colour. 192 pages including index. ISBN: 1861266200. Spine and corners bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge creased and sunned to spine.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- AVIATION
- AIRCRAFT
- WORLD WAR II
- RAF
THE HAWKER HURRICANE
Written by Francis K. Mason.
Stock no. 1328572
Published by Crecy Publishing Limited.
2001.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Large format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and colour photos. An illustrated history. ISBN: 0947554866. Minimal bumping to spine. Contents fine. Wrapper spine is slightly faded.
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
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
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.
BELL P-39 AIRACOBRA (CROWOOD AVIATION SERIES)
Written by Robert F. Dorr; Jerry C. Scutts.
Stock no. 1828775
Published by The Crowood Press.
1st
2000.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Crowood Aviation Series. The story of Bell's Cobras, from their design and introduction, through their use in the Far East and Russia, to their eventual retirement. Large format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 159 pages. ISBN: 1861263481. Top edge of text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased, slightly faded to spine and a little scuffed.