Men & Machines of the Australian Flying Corps 1914-19.
Victoria, Australia: Kookaburra, (1972), First Edition. quarto, pictorial boards. 56pp. Kookaburra, Illustrated with photographs and with paintings in color by the author. A fine copy. More
Victoria, Australia: Kookaburra, (1972), First Edition. quarto, pictorial boards. 56pp. Kookaburra, Illustrated with photographs and with paintings in color by the author. A fine copy. More
New York: Greenhill Books, (1990), First Printing of this Edition. octavo, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. (26), (174)pp. Greenhill Books, This edition includes "Jack Scott: A Brief Appraisal", "Combat Claims made by Memers of Sixty Squadron 1916-1918", and "A Brief History of Sixty Squadron 1920 to 1990" by D. W. Warne..... More
London: Grub Street, (1996), First Edition. octavo, blue pictorial boards. (ii), 62pp. Grub Street, This book is the Supplement to Above the Trenches - A Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the British Empire Air Forces 1915-20 which was published in 1990. Twelve additional aces have been..... More
(Erin, Ontario): The Boston Mills Press, (1981), First Edition. large quarto, blue boards in pictorial dust jacket. 88pp. The Boston Mills Press, This is an interesting account, in diary form, of a Canadian who served in the Royal Air Force in North Russia with Elope Force in the immediate aftermath..... More
Atglen, PA: Schiffer, (1994), First Edition. quarto, dark grey cloth in dust jacket. 460pp. Schiffer, Wings of Honor is a compilation of all United States pilots, observers, gunners and mechanics who flew against the enemy in World War I. Covered are Americans who flew with the French and British air..... More
New York: David McKay, (1967), First American Edition. octavo, red cloth in dust jacket. (256)pp. David McKay, A highly regarded World War One aviation novel. A fine, clean copy. Jacket not price clipped. More
Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press, 2011, First Edition. octavo, boards in dust jacket. 392 pp. University of South Carolina Press, Ranked among the top five American flying aces of World War I, Elliott White Springs (1896–1959) was credited with shooting down twelve enemy aircraft during his tour in..... More
London: Hamish Hamilton, (1958), First Edition. octavo, red boards in pictorial dust jacket. (x), 166pp. Hamish Hamilton, Illustrated with photographs and line drawings. A short history written by an authority on aeronautics. Near fine copy. Jacket not price clipped. More
Missoula, MT: Pictorial Histories Publishing, 2013, First Edition. octavo, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. 253pp. Pictorial Histories Publishing, As a young man Harold Stine never traveled far from his home in Charleston, West Virginia, a place of forested mountains, deep valleys and muddy, lethargic rivers. Friends and family, church and school..... More
(Elstree; Vista, CA): Greenhill; Aeolus, (1987), Reprint of the first edition of 1937. octavo, printed wrappers, perfect bound. 256 pp. Greenhill; Aeolus, Biographies of French aces during World War I such as Fonck, Guynemer, Nungesser, Navarre, de la Fregoliere, Brocard, and Garros along with facts of less famous airmen. Photographic..... More
London: Leo Cooper, (1968), First Edition. octavo, blue boards in pictorial dust jacker. (152) pp. Leo Cooper, Illustrated with photographs. Part of Leo Cooper's Famous Regiments series. Fine, clean copy, jacket price clipped, and with two tiny tears. More
Falls Church: Ajay Enterprises, 1978, First Edition. octavo, pictorial wrappers. (116)pp. Ajay Enterprises, Footnotes by Marvin L. Skelton. Numerous photographic illustrations. In 1918, Todd became one of the original pilots of the 17th Aero Squadron formed in France. On 26 August 1918 he was shot down and became a prisoner..... More
(Gloucestershire, England): Tempus, (2002), First Edition. tall octavo, pictorial heavy wrappers. 192pp. Tempus, The story of the development of naval aviation from fledgling squadrons of 1914 to the major weapon in the armory of naval warfare in only five years. Illustrated with numerous black and white photographs. New... More
London: Brassey's, (1996), First Edition. quarto, dark blue boards in pictorial dust jacket. (viii), 152pp. Brassey's, 'The First Air War' covers the war from the first tentative acts of aggression in the air in 1914 to the employment of massive air power by the war's end. Subjects covered include the..... More
New York: Barnes & Noble, (1998), Reprint. quarto, boards and cloth in pictorial dust jacket. (viii), 152pp. Barnes & Noble, 'The First Air War' covers the war from the first tentative acts of aggression in the air in 1914 to the employment of massive air power by the war's end..... More
(Oxford): Osprey, 2007), First Edition. quarto, heavy printed paper wrappers. 96pp. Osprey, Osprey Aircraft of the Aces No. 77. From September 1916 until late 1918, biplanes from the Albatros firm formed the primary equipment of Germany's fighter forces. Starting with the D I of 1916, these aircraft underwent a continuous..... More
Garden City: Doubleday, 1967, First Edition. octavo, light blue cloth in pictorial dust jacket. (xx), 384pp. Doubleday, Illustrated with photographs. Biographical vignettes of 134 World War One airmen. Fine copy, jacket not price clipped. More
London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, (2003), First Edition. octavo, blue paper boards in dust jacket. (xvi), 224pp. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, Illustrated with photographs and maps. The daring story of the first carrier strike against an enemy fleet, and how 42 men flying ancient biplanes dealt the Italian battlefleet a mortal blow..... More
London: Grub Street, (2013), Reprint, first published in 1934. octavo, printed heavy paper wrappers. 456pp. Grub Street, There is no bitter snarl nor self-pity in this classic novel about the air war of 1914-1918, based very largely on the author's experiences. Combat, loneliness, fatigue, fear, comradeship, women, excitement - all..... More
London: Buchan & Enright, (1985), First Softbound Edition. octavo, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. (vi), 456pp. Buchan & Enright, With Henry Williamson's Tribute to Yeates and a Preface to the New Edition. There is no bitter snarl nor self-pity in this classic novel about the air war of 1914-1918, based very..... More