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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 | ||
| Lamberton W.M. & Cheesman RECONNAISSANCE & BOMBER AIRCRAFT OF THE 1914-1918 WAR - | £65.00 | |
| 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 d/w and the signature plate - £45 Also vg int, without d/w £25 | ||
| 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. Also - 1st with signature plate but no d/w £25. Other examples available - please ask. | ||
| BN: 21242 | ||
| Lanchester F.W. AIRCRAFT IN WARFARE - The Dawn of the Fourth Arm. | £35.00 | |
| Constable 1st, 1916; 222pp, 15 photos; vg; illustrates the thinking of this important engineer at early WW 1 period. Also another with lib bd'g; vg except minor stamps - £24 | ||
| 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 | ||
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Leaman, Paul FOKKER Dr.1 TRIPLANE - a world war one legend. Ian Allan Classic, 2003; 31 x 23cm, 224ppf.illus (inc some col artwork); nr fine inc d/w |
£30.00 | |
| A super work by the present Cross & Cockade chairman. | ||
| BN: 31393 | ||
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Leigh, Howard PLANES OF THE GREAT WAR 1914-18 - John Hamilton 1st, 1930s; 25 x 19cm, 23 tipped-in plates by author with brief description of types; vg, sl chipped d/w. |
£50.00 | |
| Also another, vg int, corners bumped & spine rubbed - £35. | ||
| BN: 21597 | ||
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Levine, Jochua ON A WING AND A PRAYER - Harper Collins, 2008; 371pp, 54 photos; fine inc d/w. |
£15.00 | |
| Tha author quotes (and illustrates) mny of the prominent pilots of WW 1, thus giving a vivid picture of the experience if fighting in the air . | ||
| BN; 31510 | ||
| Lewis, Cecil SAGITTARIUS RISING - | £15.00 | |
| Folio Society edn, 1998; large 8vo with 6 added lithographs by Nevinson; fine (but without 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 1941 7th Imp of 1st; fair-good (some foxing) with good original d/w - £12 | ||
| BN: 23142 | ||
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Linecar, Howard AEROPLANES OF WORLD WAR 1 - Benn, 1967; 22 x 17cm landscape; 80pp, line drgs by Donald Green; fine. |
£7.50 | |
| BN: 20915 | ||
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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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McConnell, James R. FLYING FOR FRANCE - With the American Escadrille at Verdun.Review of Reviews Co USA 1918 (from Doubleday Page of 1917); 176pp, 6 photos; green pictorial cloth; vg plus (remarkably good condition). |
£60.00 | |
| Starting as a volunteer ambulance driver, the author transferred to the Escadrille; largely a description of the various American pilots there. A vg example of a scarce book | ||
| BN: 31291 | ||
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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 - ABC 1939 reprint from 1930 1st with this title; (originally published as "Five Years in the Royal Flying Corps" in 1918); 270pp, 2 photos, 8 nice Leonard Bridgman drgs; vg int, spine v faded & marked; slight foxing. Also 1930 reprinted, illus re-issue - fine int, spine faded - £22 | £18.00 | |
| Also - Bailey Bros 1973 (reprinted 1975) edited by Ulanoff, with notes by Trenchard & Salmond; fine, near fine d/w d/w - £16; | ||
| BN: 21286 | ||
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Macmillan,Capt Norman INTO THE BLUE - Duckworth 1st,1929; 213pp, 9 photos; vg (corners sl bumped) - unusually clean example of the 1st edn. |
£32.00 | |
| Famous author's WW 1 memoirs, some parts of which were originally published in journals. | ||
| BN: 22182 | ||
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McMinnies Flt Cdr W.G. ("Flight Commander") PRACTICAL FLYING - complete course of flying instruction. Temple Press 1st, 1918; 19 x 12cm, 237pp plus adverts; many illus inc fold-out route map; vg |
£24.00 | |
| "Manual of flying , written & illustrated by experienced flying officers" Also another, vg int, cloth sl soiled - £18 | ||
| BN: 22183 | ||
| Marben,Rolf ZEPPELIN ADVENTURES - | £18.00 | |
| Hamilton 1st, 1931; 220pp, 15 illus;. vg Stories of WW 1 Zeppelin operations, collected & compiled by Marben, trans from German by Sykes. | ||
| BN: 22184 | ||
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Marson T.B. SCARLET AND KHAKI - Cape 1st, 1930; 226pp, sketches by G.D.Armour; vg. |
£24.00 | |
| More than half describes hunting; the remainder the author's experiences with 56 Squadron including many action reports, squadron listings etc. | ||
| BN: 27076 | ||
| 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. ALSO - Random House USA 1st, 1964; near fine, sl torn d/w - £24. | ||
| BN: 27341 | ||
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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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