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2007211489Abbeydale Press, 2007.
Oblong, 4to., First Edition, with numerous coloured and monochrome photographs throughout; pictorial wrappers, a fine copy.
8vo., Second Impression, some light offsetting from fold-ins to free endpapers; boards and backstrip lettered in blue, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly spotted. Published in the same year as the first edition. Includes 'Jack Overdue' and 'For Johnny'.
8vo., First Edition, with plates; blue cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR WITH HER SIGNED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON TITLE. The author served in the Women's Royal Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF).
12 numbers, 8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs and diagrams throughout; original pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, all near fine copies. The run comprises: Autumn 1988, Winter 1988, Spring 1989, Summer 1989, Autumn 1989, Winter 1989/1990, Spring 1990, Summer 1990, Winter 1990, Spring 1991, Summer 1991, Autumn 1991.
8vo., First Edition, with plan; printed wrappers, a near fine copy. Displays include Red Pelicans, Sea Vixens, Buccaneer, Vulcan Mk.2, Shackleton, Mosquito. A RARE SURVIVAL of the 24th anniversary of the Batttle of Britain.
8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs and advertisements throughout, neat contemporary signature on upper cover; printed wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, covers lightly age-marked else a very good, bright, clean copy. Records the visit of HM the King, Queen and HRH Princess Margaret. THE UPPER WRAPPER BEARS THE SIGNATURE 'W.E. DUNN, W/Cdr': THIS COULD POSSIBLY BE WALTER 'Wally' DUNN, Chief Signals Officer, No. 5 Group, and radio operator on the night of the Dam Busters raid. IN THIS CONDITION, A RARE SURVIVAL.
8vo., First Edition, with full-page maps in the text, neat contemporary signature on front free endpaper, free endpapers lightly browned; original black buckram, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy. Enser, p.19.
8vo., with maps in the text; series binding of blue buckram, gilt back, blue top, grey endpapers, a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. Much-needed facsimile reissue of the original edition of 1922. Enser, p.19 (recording the original edition).
Sm. folio, First Edition, with very numerous photographs in the text; original blue cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a very good, bright, clean copy in dustwrapper. Histories of 241 squadrons with detailed appendices.
8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece and plates; blue tweed cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper.
4to., First Edition, with plates, plans and tables in the text; original pictorial wrappers, covers very lightly dust-soiled else a near fine copy.
1949LFA-126731783Un ouvrage de 259 pages, format 155 x 215 mm, illustré, broché sous jaquette couleurs, publié en 1949, Editions Flammarion, bon état
Roy., 8vo., First Edition, with photographs in the text; printed wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy. Personal account of agent and leaflet drops with European Air Transport Command and 492nd Bombardment Group. VERY SCARCE.
2014210576Griffon International Limited, 2014.
183399London: The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund 1995. It was the crews of Bomber Command who carried our message of defiance into the very heartland of the enemy First edition number 202 of 401 copies signed by the four members of the creative team on the mounted authentication leaf. This magnificent volume contains 25 silhouettes of Bomber Command personnel from Britain Canada and Australia all signed by the sitter and the artist Michael Pierce. Each portrait is accompanied by a biography photographs of memorabilia and facsimiles of handwritten accounts. The creative team included the aviation historian Bill Gunston editor who compiled the biographies in collaboration with the former RAF pilot John Golley and Air Vice Marshal Frederick "Freddie" Charles Hurrell the director of appeals for the RAF Benevolent Fund. The fund's president HRH The Duke of Kent contributed the preface. So Many and its predecessor So Few raised hundreds of thousands of pounds for the charity and were republished in popular editions by W. H. Smith. Folio. With 25 coloured silhouettes on card leaves tipped-in and tissue-guarded as issued signed by the subject and artist and with artist's embossed stamp; "Supporting Cast" silhouette tipped to p. 265 as issued illustrations and facsimiles some colour in text. Original blue crushed morocco over bevelled boards raised bands to spines within gilt rules title to second compartment in gilt front cover lettered in gilt inset bronze bas relief pilot bust by James Butler RA marbled endpapers edges gilt blue bookmarker. Housed in original blue cloth solander box front cover lettered in gilt moiré silk lining. Lacking original prospectus normally housed in pouch of solander box. A few bumps and marks to box else a fine copy. hardcover
1971104059R. A. F. Regiment Fund. 1971. R. A. F. Regiment Fund. 1971. Second edition. Hardback NO DW. Illustrated and with colour frontis. 4to. Blue cloth boards with gilt to upper. Spine is blank and sunned with some sunning to upper board. Contents clean. hardcover
1942192642London: The Amalgamated Press Limited 1942. The copies of Churchill's "accepted star of the Royal Air Force" Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles Portal's specially bound copies of these two introductions to the RAF for which he wrote forewords in his capacity as Chief of the Air Staff. "The opinions entertained of Portal's ability by his wartime colleagues were extraordinarily high. Eisenhower while president told Lord Plowden that he regarded Portal as the greatest British war leader 'greater even than Churchill'" ODNB. Portal was appointed head of the service in October 1940. "The 'accepted star of the Royal Air Force' as Churchill described him he drove himself relentlessly throughout the rest of the war. His leadership was never remotely challenged" ODNB and he was a staunch advocate of the Europe-focused strategy that eventually brought victory. He was promoted to Marshal of the Royal Air Force in January 1944. The Book of the W.A.A.F. is a first edition and the ABC is a new edition expanded from the first of 1941. Both remained in the Portal family until 2026. Two works octavo c. 195 x 130 mm. Frontispieces 1 colour 8 colour plates illustrations in text. Specially bound in contemporary blue pebble-grain cloth gilt badge of RAF on front covers front cover of ABC additionally lettered and with Portal's initials all in gilt blue linen endpapers edges gilt W.A.A.F. with original wrappers bound in. A little rubbing and sunning rear free endpaper of W.A.A.F. affixed to pastedown at bottom right corner by gilding process: well-preserved copies. hardcover
19194718United Kingdom: Royal Air Force 1919. Octavo staple-bound printed wrappers iv 58 pp. frontispiece 19 black-and-white plates some tables included. Front cover is loose front and back covers have tape marks and are worn front cover has a "M' carved into it lower part of title page is torn with minor loss of text leaf edges a little worn light-to-medium foxing throughout; otherwise a good copy. Release by the Royal Air Force in 1919 this handbook expands on the information contained in a set of Instructional Notes on the Lewis Gun which was used for training by the RAF during the previous year. Illustrated with numerous photographs the information within covers all aspect of the Lewis Gun including general information how to strip and reassemble the gun care and cleaning repair and maintenance and testing and tuning. A rare find in itself this particular copy was owned by J. Pritchard a pilot who served during World War One.</p> <p>Along with the titles the following text also printed on the cover: "For official use only. F.S. Publication 114. N.B. Heavy Type except in regards to titles applies to GROUND GUN only." The signature of J. Pritchard appears on the cover and title page. Pritchard was a pilot in World War One. Royal Air Force unknown
191710017U.K.: F.S. Publication 1917. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good Minus/No Dust Jacket. Issued by The Air Council The Air Council was formed in 1917 and disbanded in 1964 in the U.K. The book has no date but likely pre W.W.I. The F.S. Publication 117 issue. There are some illustrations in the 33 pp. Card stock for covers with staple no marks. <br/><br/> F.S. Publication paperback
1935327569.Gperfect. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. unknown
1969085021N: R.A.F. Regiment Fund 1969. A short history of the Royal Air Force Regiment from 1942 to 1970 with a brief account of the approach to the problems of airfield defence in the Royal Air Force from 1918 until the formation of its own airfield defence corps in 1942. Pp. 70 coloured frontispiece black & white text illustrations annexes; small cr. 4to; corners of boards a trifle bruised; free endpapers slightly tape marked; R.A.F. Regiment Fund 19691970. Loosely inserted is the with compliments sheet of the Custodian of The Royal Air Force Regiment Museum. R.A.F. Regiment Fund unknown
19375810London. Royal Air Force Display Committee. 1937. Pictorial wrappers. 8vo. Fabulously illustrated with colour and monochrome photographs drawings and smashing period advertising. A stunning collection of High Art Deco aviation related advertising much in colour highlights this documentation of 1937 State -of-the- Art aviation. Exceptional ads for Spitfires Glosters etc. make this an item to be relished by any collector. Some minor soiling to white covers else a Fine copy. Lovely. Royal Air Force Display Committee. unknown
67660London Adam & Charles Black 1942. 4° 16 S. Text u. 111 Abb. a. ca. 30 Taf. OLwd. Rücken etw. beschienen Deckel lichtrandig Vs. min. stockfl.; gutes Ex. EA. Zahlreiche Photographien der Royal Air Force im Einsatz. 010 London, Adam & Charles Black, 1942 unknown
192350446London: Royal Air Force 1923. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Edition not known of this 1923 printing not known. In good dark red cloth boards with blind stamped ruled lines on corners and side of back strip gilt titles to front and spine. The covers are firm straight and quite clean. From centre of end papers dark red tape has been used in the past to reinforce. The ends of back strip are bumped and frayed. Lightly tanned and foxed end papers. Tanned cut edges. The text block is in very good condition - tightly bound straight and not tanned or marked apart from very light foxing on prelims and last text pages. With numerous b/w illustrations figures and photos. Title pages loose. No inscriptions etc. Very rare. <br/> <br/> Royal Air Force hardcover