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| P.I.X. (Hallam, Sqdn Ldr T.D.) THE SPIDER WEB - The romance of a flying boat flight in the First World War: |
£18.00 |
| A & A.P. reprint, 1979; 278pp, 19 illus; near fine inc
d/w. Adventures of flying personnel from Felixtowe Air Station, using the "Spider Web" search technique. |
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| BN: 25648 |
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| Page, Victor & Lt Montariol GLOSSARY OF AVIATION TERMS - English-French/Francais-Anglais |
£18.00 |
| Crosby Lockwood 1st, 1918; 18 x 13cm, 94pp plus 32-page book list, 14 diags inc one fold-out; vg (fine int; corners
rubbed). Illustrated dictionary with nice period drawings. |
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| BN: 29239 |
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Pieters, Walter ABOVE FLANDERS FIELDS -
a complete record of the Belgian fighter pilots & their units. |
£16.00 |
| Grub St 1st, 1998; 26 x 18cm, 123pp, photos, maps, comprehensive source notes & appendices; fine inc d/w |
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| BN: 27658 |
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| Pletschacher, Peter DIE KOENIGLICH BAYERISCHEN FLIEGERTRUPPEN - 1912-1919. |
£18.00 |
| Motor Buch 1st, 1978; 24 x 22cm, 176pp, f.illus, appendices & biblio; German lang (only titling in Gothic); fine, sl chipped
d/w. (The Royal Bavarian air force in WW 1) - a well-illustrated account. |
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| BN: 30373 |
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| Pluschow, Kapitanleutnant Gunther DIE ABENTEUER DES FLIEGENS VON TSINGTAO - |
£30.00 |
| Ullstein 1st, 1916; picture card covers, 16 x 11cm, 245pp plus Ullstein book adverts, 8 photos; vg (pages sl browned, only minor wear to covers; German lang, gothic
script. Scarce original of the description of the author's adventures in defending the German possessions in China, using his Taube monoplane. (As also described in the later book "My escape from Donnington Hall")
Also 1916 hard-cover edn, 236pp, 16 photos, sketches in text; vg (eps sl marked), poor d/w - £25; And - another 1916 hard-cover, pages browned & owner's bookplate; o/w vg - £18. |
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| BN: 29828 |
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| Poolman,Kenneth ZEPPELINS OVER ENGLAND - |
£24.00 |
| Evans 1st, 1960; 224pp, 24 photos; fine, near fine
d/w. The attacks on England and the exploits of the defending fighters in proving the vulnerability of the airship. |
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| BN: 22191 |
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Pudney, John THE CAMEL FIGHTER -
H. Hamilton monograph, 1st, 1964; 22 x 21cm, 64pp, f.illus (photos,
line drgs, etc); fine., near fine d/w. |
£10.00 |
| Well ilustrated, showing Camel production & use;
also all engine types detailed. |
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| BN: 22192 |
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| Raleigh, Sir Walter & H.A.Jones THE WAR IN THE AIR - being the story of the part played in the Great War by the R.A.F. |
£700.00 |
| Oxford U.P. - complete set of original 1st edns (Vols 1 to 6 inc) plus map sets with Vols 3 & 5 (in boxes with matching cloth & titling) & Appendices volume. All vols
vg int., with vg cloth; Generally a very sound
set. (Sir Walter Raleigh, a professional literary historian, was asked to write the official history; after completing Vol 1 he travelled to the near-east to research the further work and died soon after returning; it was left to H.A.Jones
to complete the History) NOTE; still URGENTLY NEEDED - copies
of Jones "Sir Walter Raleigh & the Air History". |
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| BN: 26159 |
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Raleigh, Sir Walter THE
WAR IN THE AIR - VOL 1; the part played in the Great War
by the RAF ; 1st; 1922; 489pp, near fine int, vg
cloth. The introductory volume, written by
Raleigh. Also - near fine except 3 extra ages
tipped-in containing appropriate cuttings (these could be removed
but might be considered to add interest - £35.
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£35.00 |
| BN: 26159 |
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| Raleigh & Jones (now Jones) THE WAR IN THE AIR - VOL 2 - |
£40.00 |
| O.U.P. 1st, 1928; 508pp;near-fine int,
cloth near-vg,. Also - another, fine ext, binding loose & 5 tipped-in pages added, containing appropriate cuttings & an ink annotation listing these on contents page.
-£30. |
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| BN: 29468 |
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Raleigh & Jones (Now Jones H.A.) THE
WAR IN THE AIR - VOL 3 Oxford 1st, 1931; 443pp, fold-out
maps; vg int, cloth v. rubbed. |
£30.00 |
| BN: 26390 |
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| Raleigh & Jones (now Jones) THE WAR IN THE AIR - Vol 4 |
£55.00 |
| O.U.P. 1st, 1934; vg. Also another, vg+
except 6 pages tipped-in containing appropriate cuttings & a neat
ink annotation listing these on contents page - |
£50. |
| BN: 29467 |
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Raleigh & Jones (now H.A.Jones) THE WAR
IN THE AIR - Vol 5 Oxford U.P., 1935; vg (spinecloth sl
rubbed; new endpapers) |
£60.00 |
| BN: 31065 |
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| Raleigh/H.A.Jones THE WAR IN THE AIR - REPRINTS - |
£20.00 |
| Vol 1 & Vol 2 - H.Hamilton, 1969, reprints of the 1922 & 1928 originals; facsimile internals, different cloth & titling; fine inc d/ws. |
each |
| BN: 25242 |
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| Rawlinson A. THE DEFENCE OF LONDON 1915-1918 - |
£24.00 |
| Melrose 3rd, 1924 (from 1923 1st); 267pp, 10 photos; vg int, spinecloth torn at
top. Mostly about anti-aircraft gunnery. |
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| BN: 20968 |
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| Reynolds,Quentin THEY FOUGHT FOR THE SKY - the story of the first war in the air. |
£16.00 |
| "Rinehart 1st USA, 1957; ; 304pp, 40 photos; vg, ragged d/w; Good general history of WW 1 in the air. Also - Cassell 1st UK, 1958; near fine -
£14. |
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| BN: 22009 |
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von Richthofen, Manfred Freiherr DER ROTE KAMPFFLIEGER - |
£16.00 |
| Im Deutschen Verlag, Berlin, 1933; 20 x 13cm, 262pp, 22 photos; German lang, Gothic script; near-vg (owner's bookplate etc).The original German of "The Red Air Fighter"; foreword by
Goering. Also - Ullstein 1st, 1917; card covers, 16 x 11cm, 183pp, 11 photos; binding broken but repairable, o/w vg - the rare early edn! - £24. |
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| BN: 24483 |
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von Richthofen,Rittmeister Manfred Freiherr
THE RED AIR FIGHTER - |
£18.00 |
| The Aeroplane & General 1st (UK) 1918; 19 x 13cm, 140pp, 6 photos; rather worn generally ; spinecloth splitting & pages browned - a working copy.
Also - translation by Kilduff "The Red Baron" (Bailey Bros 1974); fine - £14; AND - Aero Publishers USA edn of the same (picture boards) fine -
£14. |
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| BN: 22197 |
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Rickenbacker, Capt Eddie V. FIGHTING THE FLYING CIRCUS
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£18.00 |
| Bailey Bros, 1973 (from Stokes 1st, 1919); 296pp, 17 photos, maps. diags; fine inc d/w.
The story of the "Hat in the Ring" Squadron. |
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| BN: 27073 |
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| Roberts, Lt E.M. (RFC) A FLYING FIGHTER - an American above the lines in France. |
£14.50 |
| Vintage aviation library reprint, 1988, from 1918 1st; 339pp; fine, vg d/w. |
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| BN: 27325 |
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