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Roy. 8vo., with portrait frontispiece and photographs in the text; blue cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in gilt, a fine copy. EDITION LIMITED TO 500 NUMBERED COPIES (THIS COPY NO. 143). Facsimile reissue of the original edition of 1918.
10439Paris, Flammarion, 1937. In-8 relié demie basane, dos fleuri, pièce de titre, 270 p. Tête dorée. Bon état : rousseurs in-t. - coins supérieurs émoussés.
Sm. folio, First Edition, with fine coloured illustrations and monochrome photographs throughout; black cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, yellow endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
8vo., Second Edition, with plates; original laminated wrappers, covers very lightly browned else a near fine copy. First published in 1984. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Graham & Cole U74.
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with illustrated title and numerous photographs in the text; cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The author is a former PFF Lancaster pilot and master bomber. Scarce, especially in this condition.
19773131qsLondon: William Kimber 1977. First Edition. Octavo green boards hardcover 224 pp. Photos portraits. Pilot and leader of No. 3 Naval Squadron Royal Flying Corps. Fine with bookplate in dust jacket. William Kimber, (1977). First Edition. hardcover books
8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs anf facsimiles in the text; blue cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
Foolscap, 6pp typescript, with 8pp supplementary material in typescript; wire-stitched, a very good, clean copy. Classified 'Most Secret', the operational order is dated 16 May 1943 and arranged under the following headings: General, Enemy Defences, Intention, Code Name, Date of Attack, Effort, Outline Plan, Detailed Plan, Method of Attack, Time of Attack, Routes, Diversions, Armament, Fuel, Navigation, Synchronisation of Watches, Secrecy, Reports, Special Devices, Nickels, Wireless Silence, MF/DF Section, Executive Order. Three technical Appendices covering routes, timings, signals procedures, and light and moon tables are not present with this copy. The order itself is accompanied by a further 8pp of photocopies comprising 1) 2pp of prose by Marshal of the RAF Arthur 'Bomber' Harris written for ex-Pathfinder Hamish Mahaddie and used by him during lecture tours in Australia and New Zealand; 2) a full-page copy of the well-known photographic portrait of Harris with his signature; 3) 5pp photocopy of the Service of Thanksgiving for Air Marshal Sir Harold Martin held at the RAF church St. Clement Danes on 4 January 1989, including the tribute written and delivered by Group Captain Leonard Cheshire.
8vo., First Edition, with very numerous photographs in the text; original laminated boards, a fine copy.
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with numerous coloured and monochrome photographs throughout; black cloth, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in gilt, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece and plates; pictorial wrappers, a fine copy.
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with photographs in the text; pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy.
4to., Fifth Impression, with a coloured, frontispiece, very numerous coloured and monochrome photographs and illustrations, and a colour plate of RAF paint colours; original cloth, a very good, clean copy in the dustwrapper, the latter lightly frayed at edges. A standard reference unique in its coverage
8vo., First Edition, with plates; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
197845071Walsworth Publishing Company um, 1978.
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., First Edition, with plates; cloth, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper
8vo., First Edition, with very numerous photographs in the text; cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Meticulously researched history of the famous raid, and a valuable complement to Brickhill's classic account. Includes a detailed record of every crew member and many previously unpublished photographs. Already scarce in this condition.
8vo., First Edition, with coloured and monochrome photographs, illustrations and maps throughout; pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy.
8vo., First Edition, with photographs in the text; pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, covers lightly age-soiled else a very good, bright, clean copy. SCARCE.
8vo., First Edition, with photographs and maps in the text; pictorial wrappers, a very good, bright, clean copy.
2006234734Staplehurst, Spellmount, 2006. 192 Seiten. Mit zahlreichen farbigen Abbildungen. Originalpappband mit Original-Schutzumschlag. 25 cm
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with numerous illustrations throughout; original pictorial wrappers, a very good, bright, clean copy. SCARCE.
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with numerous illustrations throughout; original pictorial wrappers, a very good, bright, clean copy. WITH T.L.s FROM THE AUTHOR. In this copy a number of the illustrations have been replced by printed coloured stickers mounted as appropriate. A few sheets of unused stickers are loosely inserted. SCARCE.
8vo., First Edition, with 8 plates and full-page map in the text, some mild offsetting from fold-ins to free endpapers; black cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter rubbed at head and tail of backstrip. A key work in the history of the war in the air in Burma, providing a first-hand illustrated account of service with 5 Squadron RAF in the Imphal Valley from 1944 onwards. Graham & Cole U45, V59, V58 respectively.
