Sopwith Camel.
(Lublin): Kagero, (2003), First Edition. quarto, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. 56pp. plus (16)pp. plans and color photographs. Kagero, Extensively illustrated. Decal sheet laid in. As new. More
Royal Air Force
Die Deutschen Militarflugzeuge 1910-1918 in 127 Vierseitenrissen im massstab 1:144.
Wilhelmshaven: Verlag Lohse-Eissing, (1977), First Edition. quarto, blue boards in pictorial dust jacket. (xxxviii), (196)pp. Verlag Lohse-Eissing, Illustrated with numerous 3-view drawings and tables, and folding plates. Laid in is the full-color, 19 x 26 inch broadside originally issued with the book. Bottom of spine of book and upper right..... More
Point Blank and Beyond.
(Shrewsbury, England): Airlife Classic, (2002), Second edition. octavo, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. 276pp. Airlife Classic, A detailed account of the part played by bombers of the RAF and the Eighth U.S. Army Air Force in Operation 'Overlord' in 1944 with the extensive Allied bombing of the German Army's supply system..... More
The World War I Diary of Col. Frank P. Lahm, Air Service, A.E.F.
Maxwell AFB, AL: Aerospace Studies Institute, 1970, First Edition. octavo, printed wrappers. (xvi), 271pp. Aerospace Studies Institute, Born in 1877, Lahm was the first American military man to go aloft in an airplane, winner of the first James Gordon Bennett International Balloon Race, holder of Airplane License No. 2, Airship..... More
The World War I Diary of Col. Frank P. Lahm, Air Service, A.E.F.
Maxwell AFB, AL: Aerospace Studies Institute, 1970, First Edition. octavo, printed wrappers in acetate covers with black tape spine, issued by publisher. (xvi), 271pp. Aerospace Studies Institute, Born in 1877, Lahm was the first American military man to go aloft in an airplane, winner of the first James Gordon Bennett..... More
Combat Report.
London: William Kimber, (1973), First Edition. octavo, blue cloth in pictorial dust jacket. 224pp. William Kimber, Lambert enlisted in Canada for the RFC in 1917, was sent to England before joining No. 24 Squadron in France in 1918. He compiled a record of nearly 20 confirmed victories and was awarded..... More
Combat Report.
London: William Kimber, (1973), First Edition. octavo, blue cloth in pictorial dust jacket. 224pp. William Kimber, Lambert enlisted in Canada for the RFC in 1917, was sent to England before joining No. 24 Squadron in France in 1918. He compiled a record of nearly 20 confirmed victories and was awarded..... More
The First Air Campaign. August 1914 - November 1918.
(Conshohocken): Combined Books, (1996), First Edition. octavo, boards and cloth in dust jacket. (256)pp. Combined Books, Illustrated with photographs. Remainder mark on bottom edge of text block, otherwise a very fine copy. More
The First Air Campaign. August 1914 - November 1918.
(Conshohocken): Combined Books, (1996), First Edition. octavo, boards and cloth in dust jacket. (256)pp. Combined Books, Illustrated with photographs. A very fine copy. More
The First Air Campaign. August 1914 - November 1918.
(Conshohocken): Combined Books, (1996), First Edition. octavo, boards and cloth in dust jacket. (256)pp. Combined Books, Illustrated with photographs. Signed by the authors on the half title: "Eric Lawson Jane N. Lawson Aug. 20, 1998". A very fine copy, jacket not price clipped. More
The First Air Campaign. August 1914 - November 1918.
(Conshohocken): Combined Books, (1996), First Edition. octavo, boards and cloth in dust jacket. (256)pp. Combined Books, Illustrated with photographs. Light shelf wear. More
The Cuxhaven Raid. The World's First Carrier Air Strike.
(London): Conway Maritime Press, (1985), First Edition. octavo, green boards in pictorial dust jacket. 160pp. Conway Maritime Press, Illustrated with photographs. A fine history of this highly significant event in the history of warfare. A very fine copy, jacket not clipped. More
No Parachute. A Fighter Pilot in World War I. Letters written in 1917 by Lieutenant A.S.G. Lee, Sherwood Foresters, attached Royal Flying Corps.
New York: Harper & Row, (1968), First American Edition. octavo, blue boards and red cloth in pictorial dust jacket. (xxii), (234)pp. Harper & Row, Lee flew Sopwith Pups with No. 46 Squadron in the battles of Messines, Vimy, Ypres, Arras, and Cambrai. He was also assigned to Home Defence at..... More
Open Cockpit. A Pilot of the Royal Flying Corps.
London: Grub Street, (2012), Reprint of the edition of 1969. octavo, black boards in pictorial dust jacket. (vi), 218pp. Grub Street, Illustrated with photographs. Thanks to a broken leg during flight school, Arthur Stanley Gould Lee gained valuable additional time flying trainers before he was posted to France during World..... More
Fighter Heroes of WWI. The Extraordinary Story of the Pioneering Airmen of the Great War.
(London): Collins, (2008), First Paperback Edition. octavo, printed heavy paper wrappers. x, 374pp. Collins, This book was first published under the title: On a Wing and a Prayer. Few are aware of the risks that the pioneering airmen of World War I took. This oral history conveys the perils of..... More
A Few of the First. The True Stories of the Men who Flew in and before The First World War.
London: Leo Cooper, (1997), First Edition. octavo, black boards in dust jacket. (x), 246pp. Leo Cooper, Illustrated with photographs. Very fine copy, jacket not price clipped. More
A Few of the First. The True Stories of the Men who Flew in and before The First World War.
London: Leo Cooper, (1997), First Edition. octavo, black boards in dust jacket. (x), 246pp. Leo Cooper, Illustrated with photographs. Very fine copy, jacket not price clipped. More
Sagittarius Rising.
(New York): Collier Books, (1970), First Colliers Book Edition. duodecimo, pictorial wrappers. xii, (332)pp. Collier Books, Lewis presents a well-written account of his activities in World War I by describing his RFC training in 1915 and subsequent work in various squadrons: Nos. 1, 9, 56, 44, 61, and 152. A...... More
The British Bomber Since 1914. Fifty Years of Design and Development.
(Fallbrook, CA): Aero Publishers, (1967), First American Edition. octavo, dark blue cloth in pictorial dust jacket. 418pp. Aero Publishers, Extensively illustrated with photographs and 105 three-view drawings. 69 pages of this book are devoted to World War One aviation. Light wear and tiny chips to jacket, otherwise a nice, clean..... More
The British Bomber Since 1914. Fifty Years of Design and Development.
(Fallbrook, CA): Aero Publishers, (1967), First American Edition. octavo, dark blue cloth in pictorial dust jacket. 418pp. Aero Publishers, Extensively illustrated with photographs and 105 three-view drawings. 69 pages of this book are devoted to World War One aviation. Light wear and tiny chips to jacket, book and text block..... More
The British Bomber Since 1914. Fifty Years of Design and Development.
(Fallbrook, CA): Aero Publishers, (1967), First American Edition. octavo, dark blue cloth in pictorial dust jacket. 418pp. Aero Publishers, Extensively illustrated with photographs and 105 three-view drawings. 69 pages of this book are devoted to World War One aviation. A very fine, clean copy. Jacket not price clipped. More
The British Fighter Since 1912.
London: Putnam's, (1967), New edition. octavo, cloth in dust jacket. 402 pp. Putnam's, 300 photographs and 100 three-view drawings. The history covers all categories of fighter, from the early gun-carriers and scouts of the R.F.C. and R.N.A.S., through the colorful biplanes of the inter-war period, into the era of the..... More
Squadron Histories R.F.C., R.N.A.S. and R.A.F. 1912-59.
London: Putnam, (1959), First Edition. octavo, red cloth in printed dust jacket. 208pp. Putnam, With R.A.F. Fighter Squadron markings reproduced in color. Book in as new condition, jacket very fine. Jacket not price clipped. More
Eddie Rickenbacker. An American Hero in the Twentieth Century.
Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, (2005), First Edition. octavo, cloth and boards in pictorial dust jacket. (xvi), 668pp. The Johns Hopkins University Press, The author with his knowledge of aviation history has written a biography that provides a fascinating view of Rickenbacker revealing both his achievements and vulnerabilities. With..... More
Horses Don't Fly.
New York: Arcade, (2000), First Paperback Edition. octavo, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. (xiv), 274pp. Arcade, Illustrated with photographs. From breaking wild horses in Colorado to fighting the Red Baron's squadrons in the skies over France, here in his own words is the true story of a forgotten American hero: the..... More