Maverick in the Sky. The Aerial Adventures of World War I Flying Ace Freddie McCall.
Calgary: Frontenac House, (2007), First Edition. octavo, printed heavy paper wrappers. 112pp. Frontenac House, Illustrated with photographs. More
Calgary: Frontenac House, (2007), First Edition. octavo, printed heavy paper wrappers. 112pp. Frontenac House, Illustrated with photographs. More
New York: Harper & Brothers, (1918), New and Enlarged Edition. small octavo, green cloth stamped in gilt on front cover and spine in pictorial dust jacket. (xvi), (244)pp. Harper & Brothers, Eighteen chapters covering Construction; The Care and Maintenance of Aeroplanes; Aero Engines; Aeroplane and Airship Instruments, etc. With four..... More
(London): Greenhill, First Printing of this edition. octavo, printed heavy paper wrappers. (viii), (152)pp. Greenhill, Rosher joined the RNAS in 1914, participated in a number of raids on the Belgian coast while a member of No. 1 Naval Aeroplane Squadron, BEF, and was killed at Dover while a member of..... More
London: John Hamilton, no date, [1936], Aviation Book Club Edition. octavo, blue cloth stamped in blue on spine. 276pp. John Hamilton, Written in collaboration with Norman Ellison. With a forward by F. M. Cutlack. A fine history of No. 1 Squadron of the Australian Flying Corps. Illustrated with photographs. Name..... More
London: John Murray, 1918, First Colonial Edition. octavo, grey cloth. x, 246pp, (viii)pp ads. John Murray, "Murray's Imperial Library". Fictionalized stories based on actual events. Ewart was an observer over the Western Front for over a year. Corners bumped, shelfwear to top and bottom of spine, text block dusty. With..... More
Annapolis, MD: The Nautical & Aviation Publishing Company of America, (1984), Secon Printing. octavo, red boards in pictorial dust jacket. (vi), 200pp. The Nautical & Aviation Publishing Company of America, The author shows that the emergence of the fighter airplane as a military weapon had a major impact upon military..... More
London: Cassell, 1918, Second Printing. octavo, orange cloth stamped in black on front cover and spine. (viii), (124)pp. Cassell, Slightly fictionalized stories by a Royal Flying Corps pilot. Very slight shelf wear, bookplate, clear tape stains to front and rear free endpaper. More
London: Cassell, 1918, Second Printing. octavo, orange cloth stamped in black on front cover and spine. (viii), (124)pp. Cassell, Slightly fictionalized stories by a Royal Flying Corps pilot. Very slight shelf wear, name on front endpaper. More
(London): Cassell, (2006), First Paperback Edition. octavo, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. 381pp. Cassell, The author tells the story of the air war over Arras and the extraordinary achievements by the Royal Flying Corps flying obsolete planes in appalling weather conditions. Using the voices of the men who were actually there..... 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
(Shrewsbury): Airlife, (1970), First Edition. octavo, black boards in dust jacket. (iv), 172pp. Airlife, Illustrated with photographs. A fine copy, jacket not price clipped. 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
Chicago: Davis Printing Works, (1918), First Edition. octavo, blue cloth stamped in white on front cover and spine, with small, mounted photo of Campbell on front cover. (234)pp. Davis Printing Works, Campbell was wounded while fighting with the Highland Light Infantry in 1914. Unfit for land combat, he joined the..... More
Chicago: Davis Printing Works, (1918), First Edition. octavo, blue cloth stamped in white on front cover and spine, with small, mounted photo of Campbell on front cover. (234)pp. Davis Printing Works, Campbell was wounded while fighting with the Highland Light Infantry in 1914. Unfit for land combat, he joined the..... More
New York: Arco, (1981), First Arco Edition. octavo, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. (284)pp. Arco, Edited by Stanley M. Ulanoff. Bishop enlisted in the Canadian Mounted Rifles in 1914 but transferred to the RFC in 1915. He served with Nos. 21 and 60 Squadrons before becoming Commanding Officer of No. 85..... More
New York: Arco, (1981), First Arco Edition. octavo, red boards in pictorial dust jacket. (284)pp. Arco, Edited by Stanley M. Ulanoff. Bishop enlisted in the Canadian Mounted Rifles in 1914 but transferred to the RFC in 1915. He served with Nos. 21 and 60 Squadrons before becoming Commanding Officer of..... More
Folkestone: Bailey Brothers and Swinfen, 1975, First Printing of this Edition. octavo, black boards in pictorial dust jacket. (284)pp. Bailey Brothers and Swinfen, Edited by Stanley M. Ulanoff. Bishop enlisted in the Canadian Mounted Rifles in 1914 but transferred to the RFC in 1915. He served with Nos. 21 and..... More
New York: David McKay, (1966), First American Edition. octavo, red cloth in dust jacket. (12), (212)pp. David McKay, A detailed tribute to Billy Bishop, the Canadian air ace, by his son. Many exploits of Bishop's service in both World Wars I and II detailed. He achieved a record of 72..... 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
Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1917, Third Printing. octavo, red cloth, stamped in gilt on front cover and spine. (xxvi), 323pp. William Blackwood and Sons, Introduction by Maj. Gen. W. S. Brancker. First part of book deals with British reconnaissance; the second part "Letters from the Somme" was written by..... More
London: Hodder & Stoughton, (1988), First Edition. large octavo, blue boards in pictorial dust jacket. (xvi), (280)pp. Hodder & Stoughton, Illustrated with photographs. A detailed and highly readable text. A very fine copy. 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
New York: Doubleday, Page, 1918, Second Printing. octavo, red cloth stamped in black on front cover and spine. xxii, 266pp. Doubleday, Page, Illustrated with photographs. A reprint of the second American edition of An Airman's Outings. With an introduction by Major-General W. S. Brancker. Very slight shelfwear, a very nice..... 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
Falls Church, VA: AJAY Enterprises, 1977, First Edition. octavo, black and white pictorial wrappers. (48)pp. AJAY Enterprises, Account of Mannock's air career divided chronologically by the squadrons with which he served at the Front: Nos. 40, 74, and 85. Includes eyewitness accounts and analysis of Mannock's last flight, a list..... More