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| Laffin, John WORLD WAR 1 IN POSTCARDS - | £14.00 | |
| Wrens Park 2001 (from Sutton 1st of 1988); 201pp, pictorial; fine inc d/w. Describes the author's extensive card collection (minimal aviation reference). | ||
| BN: 30018 | ||
| Lambert,Bill COMBAT REPORT - Kimber 1st, 1973; 24 x 16cms, 224pp, 44 illus; fine, vg d/w. | £16.00 | |
| Covers the 1918 German offensive & the final Allied advance. | ||
| BN: 22180 | ||
| Lamberton W.M. & Cheesman RECONNAISSANCE & BOMBER AIRCRAFT OF THE 1914-1918 WAR - | £60.00 | |
| Harleyford 1st, 1962; 231pp, plans & photos of 72 types plus photos of 40 more; nr fine, vg d/w.A fine production, now scarce. Also another, similar but with torn remains of d/w - £48 | ||
| BN: 21715 | ||
| Lamberton W.M. & Cheesman FIGHTER AIRCRAFT OF THE 1914-1918 WAR - | £35.00 | |
| Harleyford 1st, 1960; 28 x 22cm, 224pp, f.illus (photos,3-view line drgs); fine inc d/w. Drawings by Carrick & Yeoman; plans & photos of 84 types. Other examples sometimes available - please ask. | ||
| BN: 21242 | ||
| Lanchester F.W. AIRCRAFT IN WARFARE - The Dawn of the Fourth Arm. | £24.00 | |
| Constable 1st, 1916; 222pp, 15 photos; library bd'g but vg except minor stamps. illustrates the thinking of this important engineer at early WW 1 period. | ||
| BN: 23141 | ||
| Lawson, Eric & Jane THE FIRST AIR CAMPAIGN - August 1914-November 1918. | £20.00 | |
| Combined Books (USA) 1996; 249pp, f.illus (photos & maps); orders of battle, large biblio; fine inc d/w. As well as the normal biblio, there's a small chapter on past publications re WW 1 in the air. | ||
| BN: 29286 | ||
| Layman R.D. NAVAL AVIATION IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR.. its impact and influence. | £20.00 | |
| Chatham 1st, 1996 ; 224pp, 33 photos, biblio; fine inc d/w. Serious study with extensive reference notes. | ||
| BN: 30025 | ||
| Lewis, Cecil SAGITTARIUS RISING - | £16.00 | |
| Folio Society edn, 1998; large 8vo with 6 added lithographs by Nevinson; fine in slipcase; one of the most famous stories of WW 1 RFC flying; although fictitious, considered a fine illustration of WW 1 fighter pilots' life. (The author died only recently, aged 96). Also P. Davies edn, 1966; fine - £13.50; also P.Davies 1941 7th Imp of 1st; fair-good (some foxing) with good original d/w - £12 | ||
| BN: 23142 | ||
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Loening, G.C. MILITARY AEROPLANES - 8th dn, 1918 17x27cms, 182pp, diags, tables, photos, figs, graphs; ex society lib; all pages sl damp-wrinkled, cloth sl marked |
£18.00 | |
| "An explanatory consideration of their characteristics, performances, construction, maintenance & operation, for the use of aviators". | ||
| BN: 24376 | ||
| Longstreet, Stephen THE CANVAS FALCONS - The story of the men and the planes of WW 1. | £13.50 | |
| W.H.Allen 1971; 365pp, 45 photos; vg , sl torn d/w. Good review of the war in the air. | ||
| BN: 24079 |
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McCudden,James Thomas Byford FIVE YEARS IN THE ROYAL FLYING CORPS - |
£14.00 | |
| Modern reprint, from Aeroplane & General 1st of 1918; 348pp, 37 photos; fine modern binding. | ||
| BN: 21260 | ||
| McCudden,J.T.B. FLYING FURY - 1930 illustrated re-issue; vg (fine int) marked "V Rhys Davids, June 1939" 270pp, 2 photos, 8 nice Leonard Bridgman drgs;, also - 1939 Aviation Book Club reprint of 1930 1st (with this title); some foxing to page edges, spinecloth badly faded, o/w near vg. £18 | £25.00 | |
| a retitled version of McCudden's war story of 1918 ; originally "Five Years in the Flying Corps" Also - Bailey Bros 1973 (reprinted 1975) edited by Ulanoff, with notes by Trenchard & Salmond; fine inc d/w - £16; | ||
| BN: 21286 | ||
| Marben,Rolf ZEPPELIN ADVENTURES - | £28.00 | |
| Hamilton 3rd printing of 1st, 1931; 220pp, 15 illus;.vg inc d/w; (unusually good example). Also - another, (cloth split but complete "reading copy" - £9. Stories of WW 1 Zeppelin operations, collected & compiled by Marben, trans from German by Sykes. | ||
| BN: 22184 | ||
| Mason, Herbert Molloy THE LAFAYETTE ESCADRILLE - | £17.50 | |
| Smithnark 1995 reprint, (from Random House, New York 1st of 1964); 340pp, over 100 photos, maps, appendices (names, victories etc); fine inc d/w. The history of the American pilots who flew with French squadrons in WW 1, prior to the official involvement of the USA in the war. | ||
| BN: 27341 | ||
| Borlase Mathews R. THE AVIATION POCKET-BOOK FOR 1917 - Crosby Lockwood 1917 (5th edn); 17 x 12cm, 300pp + adverts; vg (nr fine int). | £35.00 | |
| A reference book of facts, data, drgs etc on current aeronautics including details & data of specific engines & 3-view line drgs of aircraft. Also 1918 edn; (now 362pp) similar; vg £35 | ||
| BN: 22621 | ||
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Maurer, M. THE U.S. AIR SERVICE IN WORLD WAR I - Volume II. Early Concepts of Military Aviation. |
£25.00 | |
| The Office of Air Force History HQ USAF, 1978; 23x18cm, 460pp, f.illus (photos, diags & sketches in text); v near fine. Second volume of the 4-vol history; this vol describes the Aviation Section (1914-1917), Plans & Programmes (1917-1918), Combat (1918) & Post-war review. | ||
| BN: 24080 |
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