Sroka, MikeMareMagnum
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156 pages. "...Captures the spirit, dedication, and hard work of the pilots, ground crew and support staff.... Shows us all what it takes to put this elite, high-precision flying team in the air." - from dust jacket. Marvelous colour photography throughout. Light spot of soiling to front free endpaper, otherwise clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy of this visually appealing and informative work. Book
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).
72 pages. "Posed in the presence of death and paid for in pain, are these living drawings and paintings that Clayton Knight brings back from that No-Man's sky to which young fighting blood lifted the banner of chivalry from the gore and mud of mass warfare." - from Introduction. Handsome colour illustration and bright gilt lettering upon navy blue front board. Bright white label on backstrip is present and in superb condition. Uncirculated former military library copy. Fortunately the only markings are a bit of writing and a small ink stamp atop the front free endpaper. Exterior still amazingly bright and fresh with very light wear. An exceptionally well-preserved copy. Book
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 183 pages.
Pages 217-244 plus many additional pages of wonderful vintage ads. Contents: Ad for Whitehead Aircraft; Martinsyde ad; S.E. Saunders ad; Palladium Commercial Vehicles photo ad; The Question of Reprisals; Sopwith ad; Page of six photos of aeroplanes of the Fifth Army of France; The Medical Aspects of Flying; The Gentle Art of Propaganda; Honours for the R.N.A.S.; An Albatross Fighting Biplane - informative article with photos and diagrams; Westland Aircraft ad; The Roll of Honour; International Aircraft Standards (continued); half-page photo of observation balloon to watch enemy movements on the British western front in France; Personals; The Air Force Debate; Aviation in Parliament; The British Air Services - announcements and appointments; Flight Buyer's Guide and Trade Directory; and more. Unmarked. Covers tender. A worthy vintage issue. Magazine
8vo., First Edition, with plates and diagrams in the text; blue cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
8vo., First Edition, with 35 plates on 16 and illustrations in the text; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
8vo., First Edition, with photographs, illustrations and diagrams in the text; blue cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The author analyses combat situations which have created the great aces of the two World Wars, and the conflicts in Korea, the Middle East and South-East Asia.
224 pages. Footnotes. Bibliography. Index. "A highly readable combination of corporate history, technical history, and biography, tracing Hiller Aircraft through war and peace, depression and economic expansion, and final corporate foreclosure." - from dust jacket. Printed upon glossy stock. Numerous reproductions of black and white photos. Moderate wear. Prior owner's name inside front board (beneath dust jacket flap), otherwise clean and unmarked. A sound copy. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Book
8vo., First Edition thus, with photographs and diagrams in the text; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Published simultaneously with the German edition.
ISBN : 291420504X. LARIVIERE. 2002. In-4 Carré. Relié. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 207 pages. Nombreuses illustrations en couleurs et noir et blanc dans et hors texte. Jaquette en bon état.
8vo., Third Impression, with very numerous photographs throughout; blue cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON PHOTOGRAPH MOUNTED ON FRONT FREE ENDPAPER. First published in 1989. Spaete was Commander, Operational Test Unit 16. SIGNED COPIES ARE SCARCE.
ISBN : 2259012159. PLON. 1984. In-8 Carré. Broché. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 235 pages. Quelques photographies en noir et blanc hors texte. Préface de Maurice Schumann.
ISBN : 290853701X. ITA. 1991. In-8 Carré. Broché. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 151 pages. Quelques photographies en noir et blanc hors texte.
Dossier de 22 planches photos. 20x24 cm.
Signed and inscribed by author upon title page. 174 pages. Black and white reproductions of archival photos. "Traces the life of this forgotten Canadian hero - from his childhood in Toronto to his internment in Holland during WWI through to his many record-setting flights and beyond to his final days as an aging pioneer of flight. Returns to fame one of the most important aviators of the Golden Age of Flight." - from back cover. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
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, lower hinge starting (buit binding entirely sound), a bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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.
1 calendrier à spirale, format in-4, Gibson Greetings Cards, 1982 Bon état Anglais
688 p. + Plates. 8vo. Original publisher's cloth binding. XLib. Includes important papers by the most noted authors on topics such as: Recent Progress in Aviation (with 19 plates); Ornamentation of Ca rpets; Explosives; Telegraphy of Photographs; Astronomy; Tuberculosis; Etc. By 1910 the competition in early aviation was intense, and the Smithsonian played a major role. SCARCE.
688 p. + Plates. 8vo. Original publisher's cloth binding. Includes important papers by the most noted authors on topics such as: Recent Progress in Aviation (with 19 plates); Ornamentation of Carpets; Explosives; Telegraphy of Photographs; Astronomy; Tuberculosis; Etc. By 1910 the competition in early aviation was intense, and the Smithsonian played a major role. **PRICE JUST REDUCED!
