Stereoview. "Gondola - from which bombs were dropped on London of Zeppelin brought down off the Essex coast."
circa 1918, 3 1/2 x 7 inches, Original war date stereoview. Verso blank. Very fine. More
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Stereoview. "Zeppelin shot down near Colchester; even with its back broken, towers above a nearby farmhouse."
Verso blank with small paper abrasion. More
London 1914-17. The Zeppelin Menace.
(Oxford: Osprey, 2008), First Edition. quarto, printed heavy paper wrappers. 96pp. Osprey, Illustrated in color by Christa Hook. Osprey Campaign Series No. 193. The first Zeppelin attack on London came in May 1915 – and with it came the birth of a new arena of warfare, the ‘home front’. German..... More
The Zeppelin Base Raids. Germany 1914.
(Oxford: Osprey, 2011), First Edition. quarto, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. 88pp. Osprey, In the summer of 1914, as Europe teetered on the brink of war, the prospect of immediate Zeppelin raids on London and other major British towns and cities loomed large. Britain's aerial defenses were negligible, while German armed..... More
The Brave Young Wings.
(Ontario: Canada's Wings, Inc., 1980), First Edition. octavo, blue cloth in pictorial dust jacket. (308)pp. Canada's Wings, Inc., Thousands of young Canadians served in the RNAS, RFC, and, later, the RAF during World War I. Along with the stories of famous "aces" such as Bishop, Barker, and Collishaw are the..... More
Warneford, VC. The first Naval Airman to be awarded the V.C.
(Yeovilton): Friends of the Fleet Air Arm Museum, 1979, First Edition. octavo, white boards in pictorial dust jacket. 128pp. Friends of the Fleet Air Arm Museum, Illustrated with photographs. The story of Rex Warneford who brought down the first German Zeppelin in aerial combat. A very fine copy, jacket not..... More
Night Raiders of the Air. Being the experiences of a night flying pilot, who raided Hunland on many dark nights during the War.
Philadelphia: Casemate, (2014), First Printing of this edition. octavo, black boards in pictorial dust jacket. 168pp. Casemate, Illustrated with photographs and drawings. This edition contains a new 2-page biographical note at end. A.R. Kingsford flew with 100 Squadron, the unit that dropped the first bomb at night on Germany and..... More
Ritter der Luft. Zeppelinabenteuer im Weltkrieg. Berichte von Kriegsteilnehmern.
Hamburg: Broschek, 1931, First Edition. octavo, original blue cloth stamped in white on front cover and spine. (192)pp. Broschek, Illustrated with photographs. Zeppelin adventures during Wold War One. Lettering on spine a bit scuffed, otherwise a fine, clean copy. More
Zeppelin Over Suffolk. The Final Raid of the L48.
(Barnsley): Pen & Sword, (2008), First Edition. octavo, printed heavy paper wrappers. (xii), 148pp. Pen & Sword, Zeppelin Over Suffolk tells the remarkable story of the destruction of a German airship over East Anglia in 1917. The drama is set against the backdrop of Germany's aerial bombing campaign on Britain..... More
Battlebags. British Airships of the First World War. An Illustrated History.
(Phoenix Mill, England): Alan Sutton Publishing Limited, (1995), First Edition. quarto, black boards in pictorial dust jacket. (xxx), 194 pp. Alan Sutton Publishing Limited, A comprehensive book that records and describes in detail every airship built or used by Great Britain during WWI. The background to each class is given..... More
Airfields & Airmen. Ypres.
(Barnsley): Leo Cooper, (2001), First Edition. octavo, pictorial wrappers. 192pp. Leo Cooper, Battleground Europe Series edited by Nigel Cave.The Battleground Europe series has helped create a new audience for the story of the desperate battles of World War I, but up to now the series has largely been concerned with..... More
Graf Zeppelin und die deutsche Luftfahrt.
Berlin: Hermann Klemm A.-G. [1925], First Edition. quarto, beige pictorial cloth with title in red on cover and spine. (vi), (148)pp. Hermann Klemm A.-G., Text in German. Illustrated with photographs and drawings. Former owner's name rubber-stamped on front pastedown, title page and back pastedown. Faint water stain along bottom one..... More
Zeppelins Against London.
New York: The John Day Company, (1961), First American Edition. octavo, black cloth in pictorial dust jacket. (x), 246pp. The John Day Company, The author studied official documents, log books, flight reports, military correspondence, and personal interviews to record the aerial "blitz" of London in the years 1914-1918, by Germany's..... More
Target London. Bombing the Capital 1915-2005.
(Barnsley): Pen & Sword, (2011), First Edition. octavo, boards in pictorial dust jacket. 240pp. Pen & Sword, London was a target for Zeppelins and bombers during the First World War, for bombers, V1s and rockets in the Second, and for Cold War missiles and for terrorists in more recent times..... More
Target Leeds: the attack by Zeppelin L14 of 25th / 26th September 1916.
(Sherburn-in-Elmet: The Elmet Press, 2008), Second Edition. quarto, heavy printed paper wrappers, stapled. 29pp. The Elmet Press, Illustrated with photographs (some in color), charts and one folding map. With artwork by Geoff Pleasance. On the night of 25th/26th September 1916 several Zeppelins crossed the English East coast and set off..... More
Battle of Britain 1917. The First Heavy Bomber Raids on England.
(Barnsley): Pen & Sword, (2006), First Edition. octavo, black paper covered boards in pictorial dust jacket. viii, 168pp. Pen & Sword, With 24 pages of photographic plates. In the autumn of 1916 the Germans began to equip with the Gotha twin-engine bomber. The Gothas were designed to carry out attacks..... More
The First Air War. A Pictorial History.
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
The First Air War. A Pictorial History.
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
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