Original Sanke Postcard #256 of "Flugplatz Johannisthal. Das Reichsmarine - Luftschiff L 3."
Berlin: Sanke, circa 1910's, approx. 3 x 5 1/4 inches, Sanke, This card is in mint condition. The card has not been postally used. More
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Sanke Postcard of "Luftschiffhafen Potsdam. "Das Zeppelin Luftschiff 'Hansa' wird in die halle gebracht."
Berlin: Sanke, circa 1910's, approx. 3 x 5 1/4 inches, Sanke, This card is in very good condition with letter in German dated "28.8.13" on verso. Card has been postally used. More
The Great Delusion. A Study of Aircraft in Peace and War. By "NEON".
New York: The Dial Press, 1927, First American Edition, from sheets printed in England. large octavo, blue cloth stamped in gilt on spine, in printed dust jacket. (xxx), 288pp. The Dial Press, With a preface by A. H. Pollen. With much on Zeppelin's, airships, bombings of towns and villages, defense..... More
Royal Naval Air Service Pilot 1914-18.
(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
Essex Airmen 1910-1918.
(Stroud): Tempus, (2006), First Edition. quarto, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. 192pp. Tempus , Extensively illustrated. The story of this county in England leading up to and throughout the First World War. Airmen from this county served in the Royal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force and the Royal Naval Air Service..... 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
The Flatpack Bombers. The Royal Navy and the 'Zeppelin Menace'.
(Barnsley): Pen & Sword, (2009), First Edition. octavo, black boards in pictorial dust jacket. 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..... 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
Kent's Forgotten Airfield Throwley 1917 - 1919.
(Stroud): Tempus, (2007), First Edition. quarto, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. (128)pp. Tempus, Profusely illustrated. The forgotten airfield at Throwley, Faversham, Kent, which existed between 1917 and 1919, was created to aid Britain's coastal defence after the public's fearful outcry in response to Zeppelin raids early in the First World War..... More
The German Air Raids on Great Britain 1914-1918.
(Gloucestershire, England): Nonsuch, (2007), Reprint. octavo, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. 188pp. Nonsuch, Reprint of the first edition of 1925. With maps and photographic illustrations. Includes Tables of German air raids on Great Britain by airships and airplanes and German Airships brought down by British forces. Very fine 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
The Zeppelin's Passenger.
Boston: Little, Brown, 1918, First Edition. octavo, gray cloth. Little, Brown, An adventure novel. With frontispiece by H. Weston Taylor. Text block dusty and with a bit of foxing, spine slightly faded. 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
Air War over Great Britain 1914-1918.
(Poole): Arms and Armour Press, (1987), First Edition. quarto, printed heavy paper wrappers. 64pp. Arms and Armour Press, Profusely illustrated. Fine copy. More
Zeppelin! A Battle for Air Supremacy in World War I.
(London: Conway Maritime Press (also 7Canada's Wings, Inc.), 1984), First Edition. octavo, blue boards in pictorial dust jacket. 256 pp. Conway Maritime Press (also 7Canada's Wings, Inc.), Foreword by Air Marshal Sir Frederick B. Sowrey. A pictorial account of the airplane vs. airship campaign of World War I. The author..... More
The Zeppelin in Combat. A History of the German Naval Airship Division, 1912-1918.
Seattle: University of Washington Press, (1980), Reprint of theThird edition. octavo, red cloth stamped in gilt on front cover and spine. (xvi), (419)pp. University of Washington Press, Almost half of the 162 rigid airships ever built served with the German Navy in WWI. Robinson's study of the official records of..... 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
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
"Knights Templar" The Copmanthorpe Squadrons of the Royal Flying Corps 1916 to 1918.
(York: Pickerings, 1993), First Edition. octavo, printed heavy paper wrappers. 24pp., stapled. Pickerings, Illustrated with photographs and one map. A history of Copmanthorpe airfield and the three squadrons stationed there: No.'s 33, 57, and 76. A very fine copy. More
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