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
(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
New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, (1969), Second Printing. octavo, grey cloth in dust jacket. (xvi), 268pp. Harcourt, Brace & World, Centers on the details of Richthofen's character and career but adds an analysis of the impact he had on the German morale and war effort through his legendary heroism..... More
(London): Brockhampton Press, (1999), Reprint of the edition of 1994. octavo, pictorial boards in dust jacket. 256pp. Brockhampton Press, Illustrated with photographs. With a list of von Richthofen's victories. A very fine copy, jacket not price clipped. More
Nashville: Battery Press, (1989), Reprint of the edition of 1938. octavo, dark blue cloth stamped in silver amd red. 302pp. Battery Press, Some of the first American youths to volunteer their services toward the end of WWI were sent to Italy to learn to fly and later assigned to the..... More
Nashville: Battery Press, (1990), Reprint of the edition of 1920. octavo, brown cloth stamped in silver and red. (92)pp. Battery Press, Illustrated with photographs. This squadron reached the Front on 13 JUne, 1918, and took part in the Toul, St. Mihiel, and the Meuse-Argonne offensives. A fine history which includes..... More
Poole: Blandford Press, (1987), First Edition. quarto, brown boards in pictorial dust jacket. 226pp. Blandford Press, Extensively illustrated with photographs. An illustrated history of personal experience in all aspects of the War in the Air using the letters, diaries, log books, related papers, photographs and recollections of pilots, observers, fitters..... More
New York: Orion Books, (1991), First American Edition. octavo, boards and cloth in pictorial dust jacket. 232pp. Orion Books, Illustrated with photographs. Fine biography of aviation pioneer Harry Hawker who played a key role with the Sopwith Company and the devlopment of the Pup and Camel. Near fine copy, jacket..... More
Nashville, TN: The Battery Press, no date (1990), Reprint of the first edition of 1939. octavo, brown cloth. (184)pp. The Battery Press, Illustrated with photographs and with drawings by Edward M. Urband. During the war this Squadron flew over 1,000 sorties over the lines, shot down eight enemy aircraft and..... 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
(Barnsley): Pen & Sword, (2013), Reprint of the first edition of 1965. octavo, boards and cloth in dust jacket. 256pp. Pen & Sword, The brother of Lanoe Hawker VC DSO as a tribute wrote this fascinating book. The Hawkers came from a distinguished sporting family with strong military and naval..... 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
London: Arms and Armour Press, (1988), First Edition. quarto, printed heavy paper wrappers. 64pp. Arms and Armour Press, Profusely illustrated. Fine copy. More
London: Arms and Armour Press, (1988), First Edition. quarto, printed heavy paper wrappers. 64pp. Arms and Armour Press, Profusely illustrated. Fine copy. More
(Poole): Arms and Armour Press, (1987), First Edition. quarto, printed heavy paper wrappers. 64pp. Arms and Armour Press, Profusely illustrated. Fine copy. More
Ottawa: The War Amputations of Canada, (1986), First Edition. quarto, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. (xii), (376)pp. The War Amputations of Canada, Illustrated. A full-scale rebuttal of the National Film Board production "The Kid Who Couldn't Miss". Light shelf wear, one corner bumped. More
(Truro): D. Bradford Barton, (1975), First Edition. quarto, boards in pictorial dust jacket. (96)pp. D. Bradford Barton, Extensively illustrated with photographs. Very tiny stain from bookseller's label on front endpaper, otherwise a very fine coy. Jacket not price clipped. More
(Cheltenham, Ontario): The Boston Mills Press, 1979, First Edition. quarto, blue boards in pictorial dust jacket. (128)pp. The Boston Mills Press, Profusely illustrated with photographs. A pictorial history of Canadians who enlisted in the Royal Flying Corps during its 700 day stay in Canada. With an informative text. Two ink..... More
Poole, Dorset: Blandford Press, (1981), First Edition. quarto, black boards in pictorial dust jacket. 144pp. Blandford Press, Illustrated with photographs and with illustrations in color by the author and John W. Wood. Very slight scuffing to edges of jacket, top edge of text block dusty. Jacket not price clipped... More
(Cheltenham, Ontario): The Boston Mills Press, 1979, First Edition. quarto, blue boards. (128)pp. The Boston Mills Press, Profusely illustrated with photographs. A pictorial history of Canadians who enlisted in the Royal Flying Corps during its 700 day stay in Canada. With an informative text. Near fine copy. 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
(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
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
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, blue boards and cloth in pictorial dust jacket. (viii), 208pp. Barnes & Noble, This is a history of the Ordre Pour Le Merite, or "Blue Max", as it is popularly known, and the 81 holders of the award. The 81 biographies of..... More
London: Brassey's, (1997), First Edition. quarto, yellow boards in pictorial dust hacket. (viii), 208pp. Brassey's, This is a history of the Ordre Pour Le Merite, or "Blue Max", as it is popularly known, and the 81 holders of the award. The 81 biographies of the holders are enhanced by photographs..... More