(Annapolis): Naval Institute Press, (1971), Sixth Revised Edition. octavo, blue boards in pictorial dust jacket. 512pp. Naval Institute Press, The standard reference on the subject. Extensively illustrated with photographs and general arrangement drawings. As new condition, jacket not clipped. More
(Tonbridge): Air-Britain, (1994), First Edition. quarto, pictorial boards. 480pp. Air-Britain, Extensively illustrated with photographs and drawings. Foot of spine with ver slight bump, otherwise pretty much as new. More
(Tonbridge): Air-Britain Publication, (1990), First Edition. quarto, pictorial boards. 384pp. Air-Britain Publication, Extensively illustrated. Slight bump to base of spine, otherwise a very fine, clean copy. More
(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
(Oxford): Osprey, (2011) and (2012), First Edition. quarto, printed heavy paper wrappers. 96pp., each part. Osprey, Illustrated with photographs and with full color plates. Covers all of the naval fighter pilots to achieve ace status during World War I, author and artist Jon Guttman examines the elite members of the..... More
(Barnsley): Pen & Sword, (2009), First Edition. octavo, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. xii, (164)pp. Pen & Sword, Our vision of aviation in the First World War is dominated by images of gallant fighter pilots duelling with each other high over the Western Front. But it was the threat of the..... More
(Sittingbourne, Kent): Hothersall & Travers, (1990), First Edition. quarto, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. (vi), 602pp. Hothersall & Travers, Extensively illustrated with photographs. A biography of James Lindsay Travers, 1883-1924, Herbert Gardner Travers, 1891-1958, Charles Tindal Travers, 1898-1969, notably including details of James Lindsay Travers' experiments with seaplanes and flying boats..... More
print made 1931, 11 1/2 x 8 3/8 inches, Original contact print photograph of Short Seaplane, Type N2/B, with 275 HP Sunbeam Engine. A fine, sharp image. Verso of photo has rubber stamp: "Short Bros. Seaplane Works., Rochester 23 OCT 1931" More
(c. 1917), 11 1/2 x 7 3/8 inches, Original, circa 1917, contact print photograph of a 240 HP (Renault Mercedes) Seaplane. A fine, clear image. Photo has been removed from a black paper backing and has paper residue. More
6 1/2 x 8 3/8 inches, Original Royal Naval Air Service aerial photograph "...prepared solely for official purposes." Rubber stamp on verso filled in in an unknown hand in ink: "Date 24.4.17 / DH 3696 / Observer Lt Furness / Pilot Flt Lt Holdern". Unusual RNAS war-date item. One tiny..... 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
London: Putnam, (1963), First Edition. octavo, blue boards in pictorial dust jacket. (xii), 146pp. Putnam, Illustrated with photographs. Moore flew Sopwith Scouts on seaplane patrols, took part in the East African campaign and later took part in deck-landing experiments with the Navy's first aircraft carrier, Furious. A very fine copy..... 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
[London]: William Kimber, (1968), First Edition. octavo, blue boards in dust jacket. 256pp. William Kimber, Extracts from official communiques issued by the RAF from its formation on April 1, 1918, to the end of the war on November 11, 1918. Daily communiques are arranged chronologically and each week's activities are..... More
[London]: William Kimber, (1968), First Edition, Proof Copy. octavo, printed heavy paper wrappers. 256pp. William Kimber, Extracts from official communiques issued by the RAF from its formation on April 1, 1918, to the end of the war on November 11, 1918. Daily communiques are arranged chronologically and each week's activities..... More
(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
(London): Caxton Editions, (2002), Reprint. octavo, pictorial boards in dust jacket. 224pp. Caxton Editions, Illustrated with photographs. A complete overeview of naval aviation in the First World War. Fine copy. More
London: Peter Davies, (1967), First Edition. octavo, brown boards in dust jacket. x, (246)pp. Peter Davies, Richard Bell Davies was one of the most important characters in the history of naval aviation. Despite a traditional naval education – he was among the last cadets to be trained under sail –..... 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: 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
(Oxford): Osprey, (2012), First Edition. octavo, pictorial wrappers. 96 pp. Osprey, This second Naval Aces of World War 1 book looks at the many flying naval heroes who served alongside or against those of the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS). While the RNAS operated its own formidable arsenal of Nieuport..... More
(Barnsley): Pen & Sword, (2005), First Edition. octavo, printed heavy paper wrappers. 208pp. Pen & Sword, Profusely illustrated with photographs and maps. Mike O’Connor describes the dramatic air actions that took place along the Belgian and North France coastline during The Great War. In addition to the Royal Fighting Corps..... 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
(Barnsley): Seaforth Publishing, (2008), First Printing of this edition. octavo, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. x, (246)pp. Seaforth Publishing, Richard Bell Davies was one of the most important characters in the history of naval aviation. Despite a traditional naval education – he was among the last cadets to be trained under..... More