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8vo., First Edition, with coloured and monochrome photographs; laminated pictorial boards, a near fine copy.
Sm. 4to., First Edition, with very numerous monochrome photographs; original pictorial boards, a near fine copy.
4to., First Edition, with illustrated title-spread and numerous photographs in the text; cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter with minor loss at rear panel.
Signed by author upon title page. 132 pages. Bibliography. Many black and white diagrams and reproductions of photos and maps. "This book is part of the story of the Eighth Air Force, the Second Air Division, the 446th Bomb Group, and the 706th Squadron through the words of Captain Paul E. Armentrout. In his story, readers will find a microcosm of the air war over Europe (in WWII)" - from back cover. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Book
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with coloured portrait frontispiece and very numerous photographs and facsimiles in the text; original pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a fine copy. Written to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the RAF Foundationers' Trust at Christ's Hospital, this deceptively detailed and profusely illustrated account shows how Wallis's schooldays influenced his subsequent life. It covers many aspects of his career including airship, aircraft and armaments design, and his central role in the foundation of the Trust in 1951.
26 pages. Wonderful songs from both world wars including: It's a Long, Long Way to Tipperary; Pack Up Your Troubles In Your Old Kit-Bag and Smile, Smile, Smile; Keep the Home Fires Burning (Till the Boys Come Home); The Marines' Hymn; Johnny Doughboy Found a Rose in Ireland; Wonder When My Baby's Coming Home; Nursie! Nursie!; The Bombardier Song. Above-average but not excessive wear. Openings along coverfold. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy of this wartime memento. Book
8vo., First Edition, with plates; brown cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Enser, p.26.
8vo., with photographs and maps in the text; laminated pictorial boards, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. First published in 1995.
210 pages. Reproductions of black and white photos. "A personal and colorful account of the author's experience, and that of his crew, while serving with Bomber Command's 415 Squadron." - from Foreword. Prior owner's name and purchase details atop front free endpaper. Light wear to book. Moderate wear to price-clipped dust jacket which is now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy. Book
8vo., First Edition, with photographs in the text; burgundy cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON TITLE. Cooper investigates the context of the controversial raid, asking whether the city was a legitimate target and was the attack justified?
8vo., First Edition, with plates; black cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Enser, p.33.
8vo., First Edition, neat personal address stamp on front free endpaper; green library cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in black, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly dust-soiled. Slee's first book, a vividly written novel concerning a Polish bomber pilot in the RAF during WWII. EXTREMELY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THE DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with 32 plates on 16; cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Detailed account including aircraft losses, command structure, Bomber Command groups and comprehensive register of missing aircraft and aircrew with fates where known.
8vo., First Edition, with plates, maps, diagram in the text, and front and rear endpaper maps; cloth, a very good, bright, clean copy in dustwrapper. Between August 1943 and March 1944 the RAF dropped over 30,000 tons of bombs on Berlin. More than 10,000 aircraft sorties resulted in the loss of 600 bombers and their crews. As always with this author, a detailed and well-researched account with much new information from participating crews and ground staff, and from German civilians who lived through it
8vo., with plates; terracotta cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
Roy. 4to., First Edition, with very numerous illustrations in the text; cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in dustwrapper. Well-illustrated account of organisation, personnel, aircraft, airfields, equipment, armament, navigation and tactics. Includes portraits of notable airmen, war diary and exhaustive squadron listings.
8vo., First Edition, with plates and maps; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. Enser, p.32.
8vo., First Edition, with plates; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Enser, p.301.
30 pages. Features: Spotless Pigs, and Radios for the Hens - the change in Canadian farming is staggering, and so is the investment - Robert and Harold Lawrie sell only superior pigs, Aubrey Livingston operates an automated dairy farm; Reginald Hartman sells 14,000 rabbits a year, Feathercrest Farms partners include Jack Ungerman, Samuel Mandel, William Garfat, and Leonard Rosenberg; The Night George Drew Smashed a Reporter in the Face - and other exotic, fantastic and entirely ridiculous true adventures from an upcoming book by, yes folks, Old Rawhide himself, Max Ferguson; Fantastic 2 page colour ad for 3 Chrysler Models for 1968 - the Fury, Monaco and New Yorker; Here is a peak that soars two miles above the Yukon - Mount Saskatchewan - and here are the four intrepid mountaineers who tamed it (well, almost) - Gertrude Smith, Wendy Teichmann, Andrea Rankin, Helen Butling; Thou Shalt Not... - Bylaw Abiding Etobicoke, by Tom Alderman; "You Get Stompted on a lot in 19 Years" - Winnipeg Blue Bomber Quarterback Ken Ploen; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Quality copy. Book
8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece and 17 plates on 12; handsomely bound in full navy crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands ruled in gilt, second and third compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt with propeller motif, hand-made endpapers, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. The moving story of RAF Bomber Command's most famous squadron and Operation CHASTISE, arguably the most famous air exploit of WWII. This book formed the basis of Michael Anderson's classic feature film (1954) of the same name starring Michael Redgrave, Richard Todd and Nigel Stock. The stirring 'Dam Busters March', written by Eric Coates as the theme to the movie, was almost immediately adopted as an official march of the Royal Air Force. Enser, p.64; Mulholland & Jordan B121
8vo., Second Impression, with portrait frontispiece and 17 plates on 12, rear free endpaper very lightly spotted; navy cloth, gilt back, small fade mark at extreme head of backstrip else a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper, the latter with minor loss (just affecting title) at head of backstrip, frayed at tail of backstrip and mildly browned at rear panel. Published in the same year as the first impression. The moving story of RAF Bomber Command's most famous squadron and arguably the most famous air exploit of WWII. The stirring 'Dam Busters March', written by Eric Coates as the theme to the movie, was almost immediately adopted as the official march of the Royal Air Force. Increasingly difficult to find in this condition. Enser, p.64; Mulholland & Jordan B121 (recording the first edition).
8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece and 17 plates on 12, some light offsetting from fold-ins to free endpapers, two small erasures on front paste-down, top and fore-edge lightly spotted; navy cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly rubbed at extremities, chipped with minor loss (not affecting lettering) at head of backstrip, and with long closed tear across rear panel. The moving story of RAF Bomber Command's most famous squadron and arguably the most famous air exploit of WWII. The stirring 'Dam Busters March', written by Eric Coates as the theme to the movie, was almost immediately adopted as an official march of the Royal Air Force. Increasingly difficult to find in this condition. Enser, p.64; Mulholland & Jordan B121 (recording the first edition).
8vo., Twelfth Impression, with portrait frontispiece and 17 plates on 12, small neat contemporary signature on front paste-down; navy cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy. First published in 1951. The moving story of RAF Bomber Command's most famous squadron and arguably the most famous air exploit of WWII. The stirring 'Dam Busters March', written by Eric Coates as the theme to the movie, was almost immediately adopted as an official march of the Royal Air Force. Enser, p.64; Mulholland & Jordan B121 (all recording the first edition).
8vo., Fifth Impression, with portrait frontispiece and 17 plates on 12; navy cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly chafed at extremities. SIGNED IN PENCIL ON TITLE BY DAM BUSTERS VETERANS JOHNNY JOHNSON (T-Tommy) AND LES MUNRO (W-Willie), AND ADDITIONALLY BY MARY STOPES-ROE (daughter of Barnes-Wallis). A photograph with printed signature of Richard Todd (Wing Commander Guy Gibson in Michael Anderson's well-known film) is mounted on front free endpaper. Published a year after the first edition. The moving story of RAF Bomber Command's most famous squadron and arguably the most famous air exploit of WWII. The stirring 'Dam Busters March', written by Eric Coates as the theme to the movie, was almost immediately adopted as an official march of the Royal Air Force. Enser, p.64; Mulholland & Jordan B121 (recording the first edition).
Oblong 4to., First Edition, with very numerous photographs, maps and diagrams in the text; cloth, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The first photographic treatment from the German viewpoint.
