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8vo., Second Impression, with 84 plates on 16 and a full-page map in the text; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SIGNED BY DUKE ON SMALL BOOKPLATE MOUNTED ON TITLE. first published in 1995.
8vo., First Edition, with endpaper maps; grey cloth, gilt back, top lightly dust-soiled else a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped, moderately age-soiled dustwrapper. Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Arthur 'Bomber' Harris (1892-1984) was Commander in Chief Bomber Command from 1942 (when he replaced Richard Peirse) to 1945. Based on his experiences in London during the Blitz, Harris developed a belief in intensive incendiary bombing as a means not merely of destroying cities but of undermining civilian morale. His new concept of 'area bombing' was put into practice with the first 'thousand-bomber' raid on Cologne in May 1942. Like most large-scale innovations this was a major gamble, but its undoubted success (colossal damage inflicted for the loss of forty aircraft) paved the way for Britain's bombing strategy for the rest of the war. Eventually this policy (which remains controversial to this day) brought him into direct conflict with both Portal and Churchill, but Harris pursued it doggedly until the surrender. Arguably the greatest RAF commander of WWII, Harris was an outstanding and inspiring leader, achieving almost iconic status among staff and crews alike. After the war he refused a peerage but accepted a baronetcy in 1953. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Enser, p.65.
8vo., First English Edition, with a frontispiece, 27 plates and a folding map, neat contemporary signature on front free endpaper, some mild spotting (mainly marginal but rather heavier on title) throughout; cloth, gilt back, a very good, tight copy. With 3pp publisher's advertisements at end. Very scarce.Classic account of German pilot's flying experiences in WWI.Scarce.
8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs, illustrations and diagrams throughout; black cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON TITLE
8vo., text in German, with many hundreds of photographs and silhouettes throughout; limp blue boards, upper cover and backstrip lettered in gilt, a very good, bright, clean copy in dustwrapper. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM HEINZ NOWARRA WITH HIS SIGNED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON FRONT FREE ENDPAPER.
8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece; blue cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, top dust-soiled, backstrip faded at head, a good, firm copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter moderately frayed and worn at edges, and neatly repaired at joints. The UK edition is far scarcer than its US counterparts. EXTREMELY SCARCE, PARTICULARLY IN DUSTWRAPPER. Noffsinger 890.
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, title, captions and history in Polish and English, mian text in Polish, with very numerous coloured and monochrome photographs throughout; blue cloth, upper board blocked and lettered in silver, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE POLISH AIR FORCE ASSOCIATION TO AIR MARSHAL SIR ERIC DUNN WITHPREENTATION SLIP MOUNTED ON FRONT PASTE-DOWN. Includes extensive ROH. VERY SCARCE.
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.
Roy. 8vo., with many hundreds of photographs and facsimiles throughout, and pictorial endpapers; blue faux-morocco, gilt back, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. Revised and updated version of the definitive pictorial retrospective, first published in 1980, based on the 'then and now' photographic matches for which this publisher is renowned.
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.
8vo., Second Edition, with numerous photographs in the text and endpaper maps; ivory cloth, upper board blocked and lettered in red, a near fine copy.
2 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with coloured and monochrome illustrations throughout; blue cloth, upper boards blocked in silver, both very good, bright, clean copies in unclipped dustwrapper.
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece and maps in the text; printed wrappers, a near fine copy. EDITION LIMITED TO 1000 COPIES.
8vo., First Edition, text in Czech, with frontispiece, title in blue and black, and photographs and charts in the text; grey pictorial cloth, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in red and black, blue endpapers, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. LOOSELY INSERTED IS A COLOURED POSTCARD OF A HURRICANE I SIGNED BY SIX CZECH VETERANS, TWO AWARDED THE DFC.
Sm. folio, First Edition, with very numerous photographs in the text; original laminated pictorial boards, a fine copy. The standard reference, giving exhaustive detail on all units, extensive glossary of terms and index of place-names. EXTREMELY SCARCE.
17 numbers in one vol. roy. 8vo., First Edition, with very numerous photographs and illustrations throughout; strongly bound in blue cloth, gilt back, two small tears in backstrip else a very good, bright, clean copy. BOUND VOLUMES FROM THIS PERIOD ARE SCARCE.
Roy. 8vo., First Edition; original printed wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy. VERY SCARCE.
8vo., First Edition, with a frontispiece and numerous illustrations in the text; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in the dustwrapper. SCARCE
4to., Revised and Best Edition, with very numerous photographs and maps throughout; blue cloth, gilt back, blue endpapers, a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter with one small closed tear at fold-in. This important work was first published by Hutchinson in 1961 and several times reissued; this edition incorporates text additions and amendments and extends the appendices. Crucially, the list of aircrew taking part in the Battle of Britain is completely revised in the light of fresh information on many of the participants. Scarce, especially in this condition. Enser, p.87 (recording the first edition).
Paris, Société d'Éditions Aéronautiques, 1909. 4to.; 2 hs., 128 pp., con 27 ilustraciones entre el texto, 8 láminas fotográficas aparte y 8 hojas con el "Petit Annuaire de l'Aéronautique". Cubiertas originales.
Folio, First Edition, with coloured and moncohrome photographs throughout, and endpaper maps; blue cloth, upper board blocked and lettered in gilt, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy. With dustwtapper panels (complete) mounted on front and rear endpapers respectively. SCARCE. Enser, p.24.
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs and illustrations throughout; red cloth, a very good, bright, clean copy in the dustwrapper, the latter chipped and frayed with minor loss at head and tasil of backstrip. Scarce in this condition. Enser, p.301
Sm. folio, First Edition, with very numerous photographs and illustrations throughout; laminated pictorial boards, a near fine copy. SCARCE.
8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs in the text; black cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON TITLE.
