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
London: G. Bell and Sons, 1920, First Edition. octavo, dark blue cloth. (323)pp. G. Bell and Sons, Baring's account of the war is an unusual source of information because of his command viewpoint as a non-pilot. Includes index. A higly entertaining and perceptive memoir. Small abrassion on spine affecting the..... More
London: Greenhill Books, (2003), First Edition. octavo, black boards in dust jacket. 256 pp. Greenhill Books, Based on original eyewitness accounts the history of WWI aviation is a rich and varied story marked by the evolution of aircraft from slow moving, fragile, and unreliable powered kites, into quick, agile, sturdy..... More
(London: Beaumont Aviation Literature, 1965), First Edition. octavo, green cloth in dust jacket. (112)pp. Beaumont Aviation Literature, Illustrated with photographs. With rosters and lists of Commanding Officers, Squadron bases, principal aircraft, lists of awards, and Squadron airplanes. One slight fold to jacket, otherwise a fine copy, jacket not clipped... More
Philadelphia: Dorrance & Company, (1974), First Edition. octavo, orange cloth in pictorial dust jacket. (xii), 275pp. Dorrance & Company, Illustrated with a photograph and drawings of maps and cartoons. Elliott flew with the US 13th Aero Squadron in World War I. Inscribed and signed by Elliott on the front free..... 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
[London Colney: 74 Squadron, 1917], 4" x 13" broadside, mimeographed. 74 Squadron, Original 74 Squadron RFC transfer card. Interesting service memento to be filled out by pilots when leaving their home squadron at London Colney, for transfer to their assigned squadron in France. Blanks not filled in although the date..... More
(London): William Kimber, (1969), First Edition. octavo, red boards in dust jacket. 352 pp. William Kimber, From July 1915 onwards weekly communiques of RFC squadron activities were published. Based on the pilots' own reports, the concise, factual terms of these communiques tell a remarkable story of heroism and daring -..... More
(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
(Oxford): Osprey, (2011), First Edition. quarto, printed heavy paper wrappers. 128pp. Osprey, Profusely illustrated with photographs and with full color plates. When No 60 Sqn arrived in France in May 1916, partially equipped with the delightfully named Morane Bullet, there were only two dedicated single-seat fighter squadrons on the Western..... 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
(Barnsley): Pen & Sword, (2011), First Edition. octavo, black boards in pictorial dust jacket. xvi, 160pp. Pen & Sword, Illustrated with photographs. As one might expect from a county with the motto 'Invicta' (Unconquered), Kent has produced her fair share of military heroes. Here Roy Ingleton honors 50 of those..... More
(Barnsley): Pen & Sword, (2011), First Edition. octavo, black boards in dust jacket. 208pp. Pen & Sword, Illustrated with photographs and maps. The Great War of 1914-1918 saw the rapid development of the airplane as a weapon of war. Initially its role was seen as that of reconnaissance, an extension..... More
Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press, 2011, First Edition. octavo, boards in dust jacket. 392 pp. University of South Carolina Press, Ranked among the top five American flying aces of World War I, Elliott White Springs (1896–1959) was credited with shooting down twelve enemy aircraft during his tour in..... More
New York: Moffat, Yard & Company, 1918, First American Edition. octavo, beige cloth with pictorial design on front cover. 288pp. Moffat, Yard & Company, A moving story of the love between McHardy and her husband, William Bond, a pilot who served with distinction in 40 Squadron RFC. Visible, vertical crack..... More
Metuchen: The Scarecrow Press, 1977, First Edition. octavo, blue cloth. (xx), 271 pp. The Scarecrow Press, A checklist of books and magazines with a brief, one or two sentence description of content. Contains an appendix listing World War One aces. Fine. More
Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, (1993), First Edition. octavo, red cloth in pictorial dust jacket. (xiv), (222)pp. University of Alabama Press, Edited by His Nephew Lawrence D. Sheely. Illustrated with photographs and facsimles. Sheely flew with Navy Lieutenant Kenneth MacLeish as pilot, and the two participated in some of the..... More
Victoria, B.C. Printed by Charles F. Banfield, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty, 1941, First Edition. octavo, green decorated cloth. 131pp. Printed by Charles F. Banfield, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty, Graves served in Canadian Signal Corps until his transfer to the RFC in 1917. He was..... More
(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
(Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2011), First Edition. quarto, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. 128pp. Osprey Publishing, The history of Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel (or Jasta) 18 is one of the more unique and complex of German fighter squadrons of World War I. In fact, the unit could be said to have had something..... More
(London): Collins, (2008), First Paperback Edition. octavo, printed heavy paper wrappers. x, 374pp. Collins, This book was first published under the title: On a Wing and a Prayer. Few are aware of the risks that the pioneering airmen of World War I took. This oral history conveys the perils of..... More
(Manchester): Crecy Publishing, (2009), First Edition. octavo, pictorial boards. 104pp. Crecy Publishing, The son of a Canadian lawyer, Roderick Ward Maclennan joined the Officer’s Training Corps connected with the University of Toronto in 1915. Enlisting in Kingston he crossed the Atlantic in 1916 with the Medical Service on work which..... More
(Barnsley): Pen & Sword, (2010), First Edition. octavo, black boards in dust jacket. x, 146pp. Pen & Sword, X Flight was designated the task of giving close air support to the desert army formed and commanded by Lawrence of Arabia. It flew from advanced desert landing grounds on reconnaissance, liaison..... More
(Barnsley): Pen & Sword, (2010), First Edition. octavo, black boards in dust jacket. 224pp. Pen & Sword, Albert Ball’s individuality and his insistence on fighting alone set him apart from other fighter pilots during World War One. His invincible courage and utter determination made him a legend not only in..... More
New York: Bonanza Books, (1970), Reprint edition. octavo, black cloth in dust jacket. (xviii), (330)pp. Bonanza Books, Illustrated with photographs. Corner lightly bumped, light wear to jacket. More
London: Grub Street, 2007, First Edition, wrappers issue. quarto, pictorial wrappers. 224pp. Grub Street, Extensivey illustrated. The most knowledgeable reference book covering the 123 men von Richthofen is reputed brought down while amassing his score of 80 victories. Very fine. More
(London): Cassell, (2002), Paperbound Edition, reprint. octavo, printed wrappers. 256pp. Cassell, Illustrated with photographs and two maps. One of the better biographies of Richthofen. Very fine copy. More
Indianapolis: E. C. Seale & Company, (1963), Reissue. octavo, tan boards in pictorial dust jacket. (xvi), 335pp. E. C. Seale & Company, Originally published under the title "The Great Adventure." An historically accurate and factual adventure written by Parsons who flew for France during WWI as a member of the..... More
London: Nicholson & Watson, no date ca. (1940), First Paperback Edition. small octavo, pictorial paper wrappers. 192pp. Nicholson & Watson, Worn at extremities, spine worn, a few tiny chips from wrappers, name on half title. More
(London): Amber Books, (2010), Second printing. quarto, pictorial boards in dust jacket. 192pp. Amber Books, Illustrated with detailed artwork of combat aircraft and their markings, 'The Essential Aircraft Identification Guide: Aircraft of WWI' is a comprehensive study of the aircraft that fought in the Great War of 1914–18. Arranged chronologically..... More
(Oxford): Osprey, (2009), First Edition. quarto, pictorial card wrappers. 128pp. Osprey, By the autumn of 1916, with the formation of the new Jagdstaffeln, the pendulum of aerial supremacy had once again swung in favour of the German Air Force. The battle of the Somme in 1916 saw the RFC suffer..... More
(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
Philadelphia: Casemate, (2009), New Edition. small octavo, black boards in dust jacket. (viii), 340, (ii)pp. Casemate, A penetrating study of Britain’s top fighter ace in the Great War. Ira Jones’ biography of Britain’s top scoring ace of World War I has become the subject of some controversy over the last..... More
(Oxford: Osprey, 2008), First Edition. quarto, pictorial card wrappers. 96pp. Osprey, Osprey Campaign Series 202. Extensively illustrated. The Arab Revolt of 1916–18 was one of the most dramatic events of World War I. It resulted in the birth of the modern Middle East and also created one of the most..... More
(Oxford): Osprey, (2009), First Edition. quarto, pictorial card wrappers. 96pp. Osprey, Osprey Aircraft of the Aces 88. Pusher fighters, designed with the engine at the rear and the machine gun at the front, may have looked ungainly, yet they were able to hold their own remarkably well against their German..... More
(Madiera Park, BC): Harbour Publishing, (1992), First Edition. large octavo, blue boards in pictorial dust jacket. (216) pp. Harbour Publishing, Illustrated. Duncan Bell-Irving was the first Canadian to down more than five enemy planes during World War One. At the outbreak of the war, all six of the wealthy Bell-Irving..... More
(Barnsely): Pen & Sword, 2008, First Edition. octavo, black boards in pictorial dust jacket. (xviii), 250 pp. Pen & Sword, Illustrated. This is a first-hand account of the author’s grandfather, Guy Mainwaring Knocker and his experiences as a pilot in the R.F.C. in the First World War written as a...... More
London: Grub Street, (2008), First Edition. octavo, pictorial boards in matching dust jacket. 192 pp. Grub Street, Illustrated. With color illustrations by John Batchelor. Based upon Lionel Blaxland's five photo albums and logbbook. The text is a bit disjointed but the photographs are superb. New.In early 1917 the war in..... More
London: Grub Street, (2008), First Edition. octavo, red boards in dust jacket. 192 pp. Grub Street, Illustrated. Arguably the highest scoring R.A.F. fighter pilot of the First World War, Edward ‘Mick’ Mannock’s life, and most particularly his death, are still shrouded in mystery. Did he achieve as many victories as..... More
London: Grub Street, (1996), First Edition. octavo, blue pictorial boards. (ii), 62pp. Grub Street, This book is the Supplement to Above the Trenches - A Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the British Empire Air Forces 1915-20 which was published in 1990. Twelve additional aces have been..... More
(Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2009), First Edition. quarto, printed heavy paper wrappers. 80pp. Osprey Publishing, The story of two of the best fighters produced in World War I as they duelled in the skies above the trenches in the closing months of the war. The Fokker D VII earned a reputation..... More
(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
London: Frederick Muller Limited, (1963), octavo, black boards in pictorial dust jacket. 308pp. Frederick Muller Limited, A biography of Mannock who served in Squadron Nos. 40, 74, and 85. He was a complex man, a master of air strategy and the innovator of aggressive formation flying who rebelled against authority..... More
Manhattan, KS: Aerospace Historian, 1974, First Edition. quarto, printed wrappers. xiv, 122 pp. Aerospace Historian, Printed recto only. Very fine. Title typed on paper label and glued to spine. More
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, [1917], First American Edition. octavo, brown cloth with gilt decoration and stamping. 318pp. Thomas Y. Crowell Company, A compilation of the stories of the various types and phases of aerial operations of British airmen during World War I such as spotters, British raids, the..... More
(Gloucestershire, England): Chalford, (1996), First Edition. octavo, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. (128)pp. Chalford, One in The Archive Photographs Series. A pioneering British maritime aviation company founded in 1913, in Southampton had an illustrious 50 year history. When Reginald Mitchell joined the company in 1917, it resulted in a lineage of..... More
(Gloucestershire, England): Tempus, (2000), Second Printing. octavo, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. 128pp. Tempus , One in the series Images of Aviation. From its beginnings in 1909, Handley Page Ltd., grew to become a major manufacturer of large aircraft in Britain. Among the aeronautical achievements of the company were the O/400..... More
(Gloucestershire, England): Sutton Publishing, (2006), First Edition. quarto, black boards in pictorial dust jacket. (x); 310pp. Sutton Publishing, An account of how the Royal Navy adapted to the demands of war, the service through the war years, its command structure, major wartime engagements, and the role of the still young..... More
(Gloucestershire, England): Sutton Publishing Limited, (2000), First Edition. quarto, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. (x); 213pp. Sutton Publishing Limited, Illustrated with photographs, line drawings, and maps. An authoritative text with many previously unpublished photographs. Very fine copy. More
London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., (1960), First Edition. octavo, blue cloth in dust jacket. 187pp. George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., Numerous black and white photographs with many portraits. Biographies of thirty-two V.C. winners of World War Two. Price-clipped jacket in good condition although reinforced with tape on..... More
[London]: Crecy Books, (1993), Revised and Updated Edition. quarto, blue boards in pictorial dust jacket. (x); 11-590pp. Crecy Books, Contents include bases used by the 241 squadrons of the R.A.F., individual serial numbers quoted, insignia carried by their aircraft, appendices, and addenda. Hundreds of black and white photographs of aircraft..... More
Atglen, PA: Schiffer, (1994), First Edition. quarto, dark grey cloth in dust jacket. 460pp. Schiffer, Wings of Honor is a compilation of all United States pilots, observers, gunners and mechanics who flew against the enemy in World War I. Covered are Americans who flew with the French and British air..... More
Atglen, PA: Schiffer, (2005), First Edition. oblong quarto, pictorial boards in pictorial dust jacket. (232)pp. Schiffer, A companion volume to German Aces of World War I - The Pictorial Record (Norman Franks & Greg VanWyngarden, 2004), this book covers the British and Commonwealth fighter aces of the Great War. One..... More
Atglen, PA: Schiffer, (2008), First Edition. quarto, pictorial boards in pictorial dust jacket. (280)pp. Schiffer, The first squadrons of American-trained fighter pilots to enter combat in April 1918 during World War I were equipped with the Nieuport 28. Douglas Campbell, Jimmy Meissner, and Eddie Rickenbacker, were among those who cut..... More
Np: (RAF, 1966), First Edition. quarto, printed heavy paper wrappers. (vi), (116)pp. (RAF, Illustrated with photographs. With a foreword by Air Vice Marshal Sir Geoffrey R. Bromet KBE, CB, DSO, DL who served in Naval 8 during World War One. With lists of commanding officers, awards and aircraft flown. The..... More
London: Grub Street, 2002, First Edition. quarto, red boards in pictorial dust jacket. vi, (218)pp. Grub Street, Illustrated with photographs. From the dust jacket, "General Smuts, a member of the War Cabinet, prepared a report the main thrust of which was that a separate Air Ministry and Air Force should..... More
London: Barnes and Noble, (1999), Reprint. quarto, pictorial boards in dust jacket. 224pp. Barnes and Noble, Extensivey illustrated. The most knowledgeable reference book covering the 123 men von Richthofen is reputed brought down while amassing his score of 80 victories. More
London: Grub Street, (1995), First Edition. quarto, pictorial boards in dust jacket. 224pp. Grub Street, A very fine copy. Extensivey illustrated. A very fine copy, jacket not price clipped. More
(Barnsley): Pen & Swoard, (2005), First Edition. quarto, blue paper covered boards in pictorial dust jacket. (224)pp. Pen & Swoard, Extensively illustrated. No 3 Squadron was formed at Larkhill in 1912 from the No 2 (Airplane) Company under the command of the famous Major Robert Brooke-Popham. More importantly the squadron..... More
(Barnsley): Pen & Sword, (2006), First Edition. octavo, black boards in pictorial dust jacket. (xiv),176pp. Pen & Sword, With 20 pages of photographic plates. The story of an early pioneer aviator who took to the air just a few years after the Wright Brothers proved that man was capable of..... More
London: Grub Street, (2006), New Updated Edition, Paperbound. quarto, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. (144)pp. Grub Street, Extensively illustrated in black and white and in color.The mysterious events of April 21, 1918, the day the legendary Red Baron met his end, have kept the world captivated for decades. There have been..... More
London: Grub Street, (2006), First Edition. octavo, blue boards in pictorial dust jacket. (222)pp. Grub Street, With a Foreword by Commodore Keith Eames, Commander Australian Navy Aviation Group. With 16pp. of photographs. Major Roderick Dallas is Australia’s leading air ace of all time and, with fifty victories, also one of..... More
London: Grub Street, (2005), Re-issue. octavo, cream paper covered boards in pictorial dust jacket. (320)pp. Grub Street, Annotated and with an introduction by Barry Marsden. A moving story of the love between McHardy and her husband, Capt. William A. Bond, a pilot who served with distinction in 40 Squadron RFC..... More
(Barnsley): Leo Cooper, (2003), First Edition. octavo, pictorial wrappers. (192)pp. Leo Cooper, Battleground Europe Series edited by Nigel Cave. Airfields and Airmen: Cambrai covers the earliest days of the RFC with the retreat from Mons. Visited are the graves of Fokker Eindecker aces and the airfields where the first Jastas..... More
(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
(Barnsley): Leo Cooper, (2002), First Edition. octavo, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. 192pp. Leo Cooper, Battleground Europe Series edited by Nigel Cave. Following on the success of Airfields and Airmen of Ypres, the author turns his attention to the most legendary sector of the British effort in World War I, the..... More
(Barnsley): Pen & Sword, (2004), First Edition. octavo, pictorial wrappers. 192pp. Pen & Sword, Battleground Europe Sereies edited by Nigel Cave.This volume in the Airfields and Airmen series covers the Arras area. It includes a visit to the grave of Albert Ball VC and the graves of Waterfall and Bayly..... More
(Oxford): Osprey, 2007), First Edition. quarto, heavy printed paper wrappers. 96pp. Osprey, Osprey Aircraft of the Aces No. 77. From September 1916 until late 1918, biplanes from the Albatros firm formed the primary equipment of Germany's fighter forces. Starting with the D I of 1916, these aircraft underwent a continuous..... More
(Oxford): Osprey, (2004), First Edition. octavo, printed heavy paper wrappers. 96pp. Osprey, Osprey Aircraft of the Aces No. 62. The inspiration behind the iconic Fokker Dr I, Sopwith's Triplane was built as a replacement for the company's hugely successful, and much loved, Pup. Thanks to its massive wing area, the..... More
(Oxford): Osprey, (2007), First Edition. quarto, heavy printed paper wrappers. 96pp. Osprey, Osprey Aircraft of the Aces 79. The history of the best Allied fighter-destroyer of World War I and the pilots who flew it. Numerous ace teams earned the 'Biff' grudging respect from its German opponents, as the crews..... More
(Oxford: Osprey, 2008), First Edition. quarto, printed heavy paper wrappers. 80pp. Osprey, Amid the continuous struggle for aerial superiority during World War I, two aircraft types were at the forefront. Both rotary engined fighters, the Sopwith Camel and the Fokker Dr I triplane were relatively slow for their time, but..... More
(Oxford: Osprey, 2007), First Edition. quarto, heavy printed paper wrappers. 128pp. Osprey, Osprey Aviation Elite Units No. 26. By August 1916, the German Air Service was fighting a losing struggle in the skies over the Battle of the Somme. In response, an entirely new type of fighting formation came into..... More
(Oxford): Osprey, (2005), First Edition. quarto, printed heavy paper wrappers. 96pp. Osprey, Osprey Aircraft of the Aces No. 67. The Sopwith Pup was the forerunner of the hugely successful Sopwith Camel, which duly became the most successful fighter of World War 1. The first proper British fighting scout, the first..... More
[Toronto]: University of Toronto Press, (1980), First Edition. quarto, blue cloth in pictorial dust jacket. (xxiv), 771pp. University of Toronto Press, The first of four volumes of the Official History of the RCAF. The definitive account of Canadian World War I airmen. During the war some 20,000 Canadians serving in..... More
Wrexham, Clwyd: Bridge Books, (1994), Revised edition. octavo, blue boards in pictorial dust jacket. 197pp. Bridge Books, A biography of Ball with the majority of the book devoted to his combat record in World War I. He died under mysterious circumstances flying an SE5 with No 56 Squadron. He had..... More
London: Bivouac Books Limited, 1975), Facsimile Reprint, Limited to 500 numbered copies. quarto, blue cloth. (12), 211pp. Bivouac Books Limited, Foreword by Sir Hugh Trenchard. Excellent squadron history with a resume of all operations reports from April 5, 1917 to November 11, 1918. In October, 1917, the squadron was moved..... More