Billy Bishop. Canadian Hero.
Toronto: James Lorimer, 1988, First Edition. octavo, blue boards in pictorial dust jacket. (xviii), 227pp. James Lorimer, Illustrated with photographs. Very fine copy. More
Toronto: James Lorimer, 1988, First Edition. octavo, blue boards in pictorial dust jacket. (xviii), 227pp. James Lorimer, Illustrated with photographs. Very fine copy. More
Garden City: Doubleday, 1968, First American Edition. octavo, grey cloth in dust jacket. (28), 356pp. Doubleday, Edited and with an introduction to this new edition by Stanley Ulanoff. Illustrated. The memoirs of McCudden's service in the RFC from 1913 to 1918. He is credited with 57 victories and was awarded..... More
New York: Moffat, Yard & Company, 1918, First American Edition. octavo, beige cloth with pictorial design on front cover. 288pp. Moffat, Yard & Company, A moving story of the love between McHardy and her husband, William Bond, a pilot who served with distinction in 40 Squadron RFC. Visible, vertical crack..... More
London: Grub Street, (2008), First Edition. octavo, pictorial boards in matching dust jacket. 192 pp. Grub Street, Illustrated. With color illustrations by John Batchelor. Based upon Lionel Blaxland's five photo albums and logbbook. The text is a bit disjointed but the photographs are superb. New.In early 1917 the war in..... More
(Knightstown, IN): JaaRE Publishing, (1985), Revised Edition. quarto, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. (viii), 136pp. JaaRE Publishing, A memoir by Monaghan from his enlistment in the 79th Overseas Infantry Battalion in 1915 to his discharge from the Royal Flying Corps in 1918. He flew Handley-Page 0/400 aircraft in 215 Squadron as..... More
Chester CT: The Pequot Press, (1975), First Edition. octavo, blue boards in pictorial dust jacket. (x), 157pp. The Pequot Press, Foreword by Air Chief Marshal Sir John W. Baker. Illustrated with photographs and color drawing of Montgomery-Moore's Sopwith "Dolphin" as frontispiece. Includes index, appendix of the Combat log of No..... More
(London): Jarrolds, (1970), First Edition. octavo, blue cloth in pictorial dust jacket. (xii), 212pp. Jarrolds, Foreword by Air Vice-Marshal W.F. MacNeece Foster. Story of the kite-balloon units that were raised and operated during WWI. Their duty was to spy on enemy movements and to direct artillery by telephone while staked..... More
(London): Jarrolds, (1968), First Edition. octavo, blue cloth in dust jacket. xii, 188pp. Jarrolds, With a Foreword by Air Marshal Sir Robert Saundby. Illustrated with photographs. A very fine copy, jacket not price clipped. More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1919, Second Printing. octavo, blue cloth in dust jacket. (xii), 231pp. Charles Scribner's Sons, Contents include chapters on: The Foreign Legion; With Famous British Regiments; The American Red Cross in Servia; American Ambulances in France; Relief Work in Belgium and in Northern France; and American..... More
Paris: Editions Baudiniere, (1936), First Edition. octavo, rebound in contemporary 3/4 marbled boards and grey calf with spine stamped in gilt. (256)pp. Editions Baudiniere, Text in French. With a chapter on each one of the famous pilots mentioned in title. Illustrated with black and white photographs. A most attractive volume..... More
Garden City: Doubleday, (1968), First American Edition. octavo, tan cloth in pictorial dust jacket. (176)pp. Doubleday, Well-illustrated with photographs. A usefull, one-volume book. Very fine copy, jacket not price clipped. More
(Barnsley): Pen & Sword, (2012), First Edition. large octavo, black boards in pictorial dust jacket. xii, 324pp. Pen & Sword, Formed in 1915 and still operational today, 14 Squadron is one of the RAF's longest serving and most senior Squadrons. Spending the first thirty years of its operational life in..... More
New York: Macmillan, (1968), First Edition. large octavo, black cloth in pictorial dust jacket. (xiv), 558pp. Macmillan, Illustrated with photographs. A very fine, just about "as new" copy. Jacket not price clipped. More
London: Frederick Muller, (1965), First Edition. octavo, blue boards in dust jacket. 256pp. Frederick Muller, With a Foreword by Marshall of the royal Air Force, Sir John Slessor. Illustrated with photographs. A fine copy, jacket not price clipped. More
Fallbrook, CA: Aero Publishers, Inc., (1964), Third Enlarged Printing. quarto, blue cloth in pictorial dust jacket. 211pp. Aero Publishers, Inc., The life and death of Manfred Freiherr von Richthofen, the "Ace of Aces" of World War I, and the history of the Richthofen Jagdgeschwader. Profusely illustrated with many rare photographs..... More
Princeton, NJ: Foundation for Aviation World War I, (1995), First Edition. octavo, heavy pictorial wrappers. (viii), (280)pp. Foundation for Aviation World War I, An explanation of how military honors played their part in motivating and rewarding the young men in the Imperial German air service in World War I. Beginning..... More
Princeton, NJ: Foundation for Aviation World War I, (1995), First Edition. octavo, heavy pictorial wrappers. (viii), (280)pp. Foundation for Aviation World War I, An explanation of how military honors played their part in motivating and rewarding the young men in the Imperial German air service in World War I. Beginning..... More
(Madiera Park, BC): Harbour Publishing, (1992), First Edition. large octavo, blue boards in pictorial dust jacket. (216) pp. Harbour Publishing, Illustrated. Duncan Bell-Irving was the first Canadian to down more than five enemy planes during World War One. At the outbreak of the war, all six of the wealthy Bell-Irving..... More
London: Frederick Muller Limited, (1963), First Edition. octavo, black boards in pictorial dust jacket. 308pp. Frederick Muller Limited, A biography of Mannock who served in Squadron Nos. 40, 74, and 85 and shot down almost 100 enemy planes. He was a complex man, a master of air strategy and the..... More
London: Frederick Muller Limited, (1963), octavo, black boards in pictorial dust jacket. 308pp. Frederick Muller Limited, A biography of Mannock who served in Squadron Nos. 40, 74, and 85. He was a complex man, a master of air strategy and the innovator of aggressive formation flying who rebelled against authority..... More
Boulder: Flying Machines Press, (2001), octavo, pictorial heavy wrappers. 104pp. Flying Machines Press, This second volume on the De Havilland aircraft contains the most complete story of the known D.H.6, plus much new information on the rest of the De Havilland line. With over 140 photos, all-new drawings and 8x12"..... More
Indianapolis: E. C. Seale & Company, (1963), Reissue. octavo, tan boards in pictorial dust jacket. (xvi), 335pp. E. C. Seale & Company, Originally published under the title "The Great Adventure." An historically accurate and factual adventure written by Parsons who flew for France during WWI as a member of the..... More
(Barnsley): Pen & Sword, (2010), First Edition. octavo, black boards in dust jacket. 224pp. Pen & Sword, Albert Ball’s individuality and his insistence on fighting alone set him apart from other fighter pilots during World War One. His invincible courage and utter determination made him a legend not only in..... More
(Barnsley: Pen & Sword, 2013), First Edition. quarto, black boards in pictorial dust jacket. viii,(480)pp. Pen & Sword, Ian Philpott presents us here with a compendium of facts, operational histories and photo illustrations, combined to create a comprehensive account of the early years of the Royal Air Force. Illustrated throughout..... More