(London): Headline Review, (2006), First Edition. octavo, maroon boards in pictorial dust jacket. (xiv); 335pp. Headline Review, Foreword by HRH The Prince of Wales. The author has amassed a collection of over 140 Victoria Crosses citing each in the collection and the names of the men who were awarded the..... More
(Ramsbottom): Springwater Books, 2004, First Edition. octavo, pictorial card wrappers. xii, 228 pp. Springwater Books, Winged Victor is a biography of Victor M. Yeates, a World War I Sopwith Camel Pilot with No. 46 and 80 Squadrons, whose novel, Winged Victory, is widely considered to be one of the classics..... More
London: A. L. Humphreys for Private Circulation, 1918, First Edition. quarto, blue cloth. T.e.g. (viii), 253pp. A. L. Humphreys for Private Circulation, Lubbock entered the RFC as an observer in August 1915 and served with No. 5 Squadron, earning the M.C. He underwent flight training in February 1916 and served..... More
(London): Outline Press, (1990), First Edition. quarto, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. 128pp. Outline Press, Extensively illustrated in black and white and in color. Near fine. More
(London): Outline Press, (1990), First Edition. quarto, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. 128pp. Outline Press, Extensively illustrated in black and white and in color. very slight scuffing to wrappers, otherwise fine. More
(London): Outline Press, (1990), First Edition. quarto, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. 128pp. Outline Press, Extensively illustrated in black and white and in color. Very fine copy. More
College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press, (2007), First Edition. octavo, black boards in pictorial dust jacket. (xvi), 208pp. Texas A&M University Press, The biography of Kindley, one of the lesser known American pilots of WWI, with the history of the early years of aviation, the Great War, and the..... More
(Stroud: Spellmount, 2012), First Edition. octavo, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. 160pp. Spellmount, Illustrated with photographs. Captain Stephen Wynn Vickers joined the Cheshire Regiment in August 1914, but after being badly wounded, he remustered to the RFC (Royal Flying Corps). While other young pilots were killed or injured almost as soon..... More
New York: Robert M. McBride & Co., October, 1918, Seventh Revised Edition. octavo, green cloth with gilt stamping on front cover and spine. (154)pp., (40pp. unpaginated). Robert M. McBride & Co., The author presents a practical look at the technical aspects of flying an airplane. The Prologue's text is of..... More
(Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2010), First Edition. quarto, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. 64pp. Osprey Publishing, In 1914 the Naval Wing of the Royal Flying Corps was subsumed into the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS). With the bulk of the Royal Flying Corps engaged in France, the aircraft and seaplane pilots of..... More
(Stroud): Tempus, (2006), First Edition. quarto, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. 192pp. Tempus , Extensively illustrated. The story of this county in England leading up to and throughout the First World War. Airmen from this county served in the Royal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force and the Royal Naval Air Service..... More
London: G. Bell and Sons, 1920, First Edition. octavo, dark blue cloth. (323)pp. G. Bell and Sons, Baring's account of the war is an unusual source of information because of his command viewpoint as a non-pilot. Includes index. A higly entertaining and perceptive memoir. Small abrassion on spine affecting the..... More
London: Constable, (1995), First Edition Uncorrected Proof Copy. octavo, printed heavy paper wrappers. (xiv),(266)pp. Constable, Illustrated with photographs. Part Two of this highly readable history. Fine copy. More
London: Robinson, (2002), First Paperback Edition. octavo, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. (xx), (508)pp. Robinson, Illustrated withy photographs and maps. This accessible text tells the story of the most star-studded of fighter squadrons, the RFC, and its part in all the major battles of World War I, from Bloody April 1917..... More
London: Robinson, (2002), First Paperback Edition, second printing. octavo, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. (xx), (508)pp. Robinson, Illustrated withy photographs and maps. This accessible text tells the story of the most star-studded of fighter squadrons, the RFC, and its part in all the major battles of World War I, from Bloody..... More
New York: Norton, (2008), First American Edition. octavo, boards in pictorial dust jacket. (xviii), 382pp. Norton, Touches on Lawrence's use of aviation during his campaign in the desert. Illustrated with photographs. Very fine copy. More
Nashville: Battery Press, (1990), Reprint of the first edition. octavo, brown boards. (viii), (108)pp. Battery Press, The U.S. Twentieth Aero Squadron was organized at Kelly Field, Texas on May 17, 1917. The unit was assigned to the First Day Bombardment Group on September 7, 1918, after training in England and..... More
Winona, MN: Printed by the Winona Labor News, Winona, MN, No date [c. 1920], First Edition. octavo, brown boards stamped in gilt and with unit logo on front cover. (110)pp. Printed by the Winona Labor News, Winona, MN, The U.S. Twentieth Aero Squadron was organized at Kelly Field, Texas on..... More
London: Ian Allan Ltd, (1974), First Edition. octavo, green boards in pictorial dust jacket. 180pp. Ian Allan Ltd, Edited by Chaz Bowyer. The author's comprehensive diary of day-to-day events from his first day in France in August, 1916, to his last day in April, 1918, as a member of No..... More
(Barnsley): Pen & Sword, (2013), Reprint. octavo, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. (viii), (160)pp. Pen & Sword, Illustrated with photographs. Philip Bartlett’s account is a unique and fascinating record of a pilot’s life in the dawn of aerial warfare and, as history, of the first use of the bomber in war..... More
Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, (1994), First American Edition. octavo, blue boards in pictorial dust jacket. (viii), (160)pp. Naval Institute Press, Edited by his son, Nick Bartlett. Illustrated with photographs. Bartlett flew Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutters and D.H. 4s with No. 5 RNAS, (205 RAF) Squadron from September 1916 to April..... More
Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, (1994), First American Edition. octavo, blue boards in pictorial dust jacket. (viii), (160)pp. Naval Institute Press, Edited by his son, Nick Bartlett. Illustrated with photographs. Bartlett flew Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutters and D.H. 4s with No. 5 RNAS, (205 RAF) Squadron from September 1916 to April..... More
Toronto: McArthur, 2000, First Edition. quarto, blue boards in pictorial dust jacket. (xii), 210pp. McArthur, Illustrated with photographs and paintings in color by Stephen P. Quick. An attractive production. A very fine copy, jacket not price clipped. More
(Shrewsbury): Airlife, (1995), First Edition. quarto, dark blue boards in pictorial dust jacket. 160pp. Airlife, Beautifully illustrated in full color. Traces the history of aviation, in whose service so many men and women have given their lives. A very fine copy, jacket not price clipped. More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1923, First Edition. octavo, light blue cloth with large paper label on spine and front cover. 148pp. Alfred A. Knopf, Eleven fictional stories based on the lives of a young tribe of cadets from Gascony during World War I. Bellah's first published book. Inscribed by..... More