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19864011Australia: Commonwealth of Australia 1986. Octavo printed wrappers illustrations drawings cartoons. Some rubbing of slipcover otherwise two very fine volumes. Box set of volumes One and Tw facsimiles of the Air Ministry Publication monthly Memorandum on Training for air-crews instructors and those in the RAAF. Dating from April 1941 to March 1946. Commonwealth of Australia unknown
19861635London: No publisher stated 1986. Two volumes large octavo original stiff card wrappers discontinuous pagination illustrated throughout. Spine ends a little rubbed otherwise a near-fine set in the publisher's slipcase this a bit scuffed. Tee Emm is a collection of training memoranda that was developed to train pilots in the Royal Air Force. It describes various training practices used by the R.A.F. to improve the capabilities of aspiring pilots. No publisher stated unknown
19454956London: Royal Air Force 1945. Set of 12 issues of one volume octavo staple-bound illustrated printed wrappers total of 316 pp. illustrated throughout with black-and-white cartoons and drawings. Little bit of wear on spines some staples a little rusty very light browning of leaves throughout as is common to publications of the period slight variance in colour of covers some show slight fading Issues 1 and 6 have a small white rub-mark on the top-right corner of the cover without loss of text; otherwise a near-fine set with clean and crisp text. First edition. </p> <p>The Tee Emm series of training memoranda also known as "pilots' notes" was created in April 1941 by the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force to aid air personal in the difficult days of World War Two. Intended for official use only the issues contain highly useful information told in an amusing way and accompanied by cartoons and comical drawings. The character of Pilot Officer Prune is featured throughout often demonstrating or reiterating the sometimes life-saving tips covered by the contributors. This set is from the last year the notes where released and Issue No. 12 dated March 1946 is the final issue in the series. Royal Air Force unknown
19444955London: Royal Air Force 1944. Set of 12 issues of one volume octavo staple-bound illustrated printed wrappers total of 304 pp. illustrated throughout with black-and-white cartoons and drawings. Little bit of wear on spines some staples a little rusty very light browning of leaves throughout as is common to publications of the period slight variance in colour of covers some show slight fading Issues 3 5 and 9 have a small white rub-mark on the top-right corner of the cover without loss of text Issue 4 has "200" written on the back cover in red pencil; otherwise a near-fine set with clean and crisp text. First edition. </p> <p>The Tee Emm series of training memoranda also known as "pilots' notes" was created in April 1941 by the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force to aid air personal in the difficult days of World War Two. Intended for official use only the issues contain highly useful information told in an amusing way and accompanied by cartoons and comical drawings. The character of Pilot Officer Prune is featured throughout often demonstrating or reiterating the sometimes life-saving tips covered by the contributors. Royal Air Force unknown
19434954London: Royal Air Force 1943. Set of 12 issues of one volume octavo staple-bound illustrated printed wrappers total of 302 pp. illustrated throughout with black-and-white cartoons and drawings. Little bit of wear on spines some staples a little rusty very light browning of leaves throughout as is common to publications of the period slight variance in colour of covers some show slight fading; otherwise a near-fine set with clean and crisp text. First edition. </p> <p>The Tee Emm series of training memoranda also known as "pilots' notes" was created in April 1941 by the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force to aid air personal in the difficult days of World War Two. Intended for official use only the issues contain highly useful information told in an amusing way and accompanied by cartoons and comical drawings. The character of Pilot Officer Prune is featured throughout often demonstrating or reiterating the sometimes life-saving tips covered by the contributors. Royal Air Force unknown
193591756London, Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd. 1935 In-4. Reliure éditeur pleine toile bleue, report du titre en lettres argent sur le dos et le premier plat, LV-772 pp., illustrations en noir & blanc, plans , scémas. Dos passé, sinon bon exemplaire d’un ouvrage peu courant.
19531881London: HMSO 1953. Octavo later green cloth with gilt spine lettering original printed wrappers bound in; 868 pp. Spine end slightly bumped neat tape repair to the front wrapper previous owner's details small tear visible on second leaf with no loss of text a few pages dog-eared. Overall a very good copy. An extensive list of officers and agents working for the Air Force in 1953. HMSO unknown
2014210576Griffon International Limited, 2014.
8vo., First Edition, with plates; blue cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. Enser, p.84.
2015210595Vaktel Vörlag / Casemate Publ., 2015.
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with 3 large folding charts at end; strongly bound in full navy buckram, upper board with printed paper label, a near fine copy. Printing code: 65-37719. Often known as 'Dowding's Despatch', this supplement reprints the official report submitted to the Secretary of State for Air by Lord Dowding (Air Officer Commanding Fighter Command) on 20 August 1941. SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION.
Sm. folio, First Edition, with a coloured frontispiece, very numerous coloured and sepia-toned photographs in the text; cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper.
Oblong 4to., First Edition, with frontispiece and very numerous fine full-page photoographs throughout, neat inscription on front free endpaper; laminated pictorial boards, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper.
2000210596Amber Books Ltd., 2000.
2009210574Osprey Publishing, 2009.
8vo., First Edition, with 56 plates on 24; cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly creased at edges. The first full account, published to mark the battle's twentieth anniversary. Valuable also for its well-chosen and wide-ranging selection of photographs, which include a number from German sources. Enser, p.56.
8vo., First Edition, with 56 plates on 24; handsomely bound in full navy crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt with a propellor motif, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. Elegant copy of the first full account, published to mark the battle's twentieth anniversary. Valuable also for its well-chosen and wide-ranging selection of photographs, which include a number from German sources. Enser, p.56.
8vo., First Edition thus, with 29 plates on 16 and endpaper maps; blue cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped, mildly age-soiled dustwrapper. One of the best overall histories of the battle, first published in Paris in 1965. Enser, p.57.
8vo., with plates and endpaper maps; red cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. One of the best overall histories of the battle, first published in Paris in 1965. Enser, p.57 (recording the first English edition).
8vo., Second Edition, with plates and facsimiles; black cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Revised version of the original edition of 1986. Enser, p.196 (recording the first edition).
8vo., Second Edition, with frontispiece and very numerous photographs and illustrations in the text; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter mildly frayed with minor loss at edges. Standard reference first published in 1967. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
8vo., Second Edition, with frontispiece and very numerous photographs and illustrations in the text; blue cloth, gilt back, dark top, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter mildly frayed with minor loss at edges. Standard reference first published in 1965.
4to., First Edition, with pictorial title-spread and very numerous photographs and illustrations in the text; original pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy. Splendid assembly of photographs covering the Dams, Tallboy, Tirpitz, and Grand Slam in WWII, and continuing the story of the RAF's most respected squadron up to the first Gulf War.
4to., Second Impression, with numerous coloured and monochrome photographs (many full-page) throughout, and pictorial endpapers; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Excellent and very well-illustrated survey. Published a year after the first edition.
8vo., First Edition, with plates and maps; blue cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, top lightly spotted else a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Noffsinger 501; not recorded by Enser.
