Debden Eagles. The 4th Fighter Group in World War II.
No place: (Walker-Smith, 1970), First Edition. quarto, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. 102pp. (Walker-Smith, Extensively illustrated with photographs. Fine copy. More
No place: (Walker-Smith, 1970), First Edition. quarto, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. 102pp. (Walker-Smith, Extensively illustrated with photographs. Fine copy. More
New York: Arco Publishing, Inc., (1980), First Edition. large octavo, red cloth in pictorial dust jacket. (xiv); 226pp. Arco Publishing, Inc., The story of the 4th Fighter Group in World War II. Illustrated with photographs. Illustrated in black and white and in color. A fine copy, jacket price clipped... More
London: William Kimber, (1974), First Edition. octavo, blue boards in dust jacket. 194 pp. William Kimber, Illustrated with photographs and map. William Fry was a fighter pilot on the Western Front from 1915 to 1918. His vivid memoirs cover the Battle of the Somme and Paschendaele, painting a portrait of..... More
London: William Kimber, (1974), First Edition. octavo, blue boards in dust jacket. 194 pp. William Kimber, Illustrated with photographs. William Fry was a fighter pilot on the Western Front from 1915 to 1918. His vivid memoirs cover the Battle of the Somme and Paschendaele, painting a portrait of air warfare..... More
(London): Neville Spearman, (1967), Reprint. large octavo, blue cloth in pictorial dust jacket. (xvi), 446pp. Neville Spearman, An account of the British Naval air weapon throughout the course of World War I with particular detail about the Great Yarmouth Air Station. With photographs, maps (one fold-out), drawings, chart, tables, index..... 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
Dayton, OH: Wright State University Press, (1992), First Edition. octavo, blue cloth in pictorial dust jacket. (xii), 209pp., (iii), pp. Wright State University Press, Edited by David K. Vaughan. Gates served as a ferry pilot at Orly before being assigned to the 185th Aero Squadron and then a short period..... More
(Milan, Italy): Piaggio Aero, (2000), First Edition. large tall quarto, blue cloth in pictorial dust jacket. (160)pp. Piaggio Aero, Profusely illustrated with photographs in black and white and in color. With many line drawings and cut-a-way drawings. A vast amount of research material. A very fine, clean copy. More
Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, (1981), First Edition. octavo, white and red cloth in pictorial dust jacket. (xxviii), 224pp. University Press of Virginia, Edited by Walt Brown, Jr. Introduction by Dale L. Walker. Genet served with the French Air Service and the Lafayette Escadrille in 1915-1917, and was the first..... More
(Solihull): Helion, (2003), First Edition in English. quarto, pictorial boards. viii, (128)pp. Helion, Heavily illustrated with photographs and with numerous illustrations in color. Describes the efforts of the Luftwaffe and Kriegsmarine to design and produce carrier-systems for the nuclear weapons the scientists of the Third Reich were developing. Following an..... More
(Tampere): Apali Oy, (1999), First Edition. quarto, pictorial boards. 184pp. Apali Oy, Extensively illustrated with photographs. Man profiles and markings in full color. A very fine, nearly as new, clean, copy. Volume 3. Much on World War One. More
Garden City: Sun Dial Press, 1927, Sun Dial Press edition. octavo, red cloth stamped in black, in pictorial dust jacket. 383 pp. Sun Dial Press, Top edge stained red as issued. Drawings by Clayton Knight. The first complete account of Richthofen's war flying record containing translated copies of letters, official..... More
(London): Science Museum, (2003), Third edition. octavo, pictorial boards. 304pp. Science Museum, Illustrations include photographs and drawings. With a Table of Powered Flights, Chronology, Glossary, Addenda, and Index. Very fine. More
London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1968, First Edition. octavo, brown cloth in dust jacket. (x); 214pp. Her Majesty's Stationery Office, Frontispiece portrait of Ader. Illustrated with photographs and drawings in the text. This study of Ader and his work clarifies the question of the first take-off made on October 9..... More
(Simi Valley, CA: Ginter, 2006), First Edition. large quarto, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. (96)pp. Ginter, Extensively illustrated with photographs, line drawings, cut-a-ways and diagrams. A near fine, clean copy. More
Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, (1996), Second Printing. octavo, boards and cloth in dust jacket. xiv, 340pp. Smithsonian Institution Press, Illustrated with photographs. Spine of jacket faded and has internal mend with clear tape. Book fine, jacket not clipped. More
Princeton: Van Nostrand, (1968), First Edition. octavo, dark red cloth in pictorial dust jacket. (x), 180pp. Van Nostrand, Illustrated with photographs. A near fine copy, jacket not price clipped. More
Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, (1986), First Edition. octavo, gray boards in pictorial dust jacket. (xvi), 253pp. Indiana University Press, A study that locates the beginnings of the conventions that shape aeronautical literature in writings by da Vinci and the Romantic poets, Wells and The War in the Air, Lindbergh..... More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1930, First Edition. octavo, black cloth. (xiv), 319pp. The Macmillan Company, The first chapter begins with mythology and tradition emerging from prehistoric time, and ends with the known history of the modern aviation pioneers. Chapters between deal with the Wright Brothers, Lindbergh, women in aviation..... More
Missoula, MT: The Doughboy Historical Society, 1991, Second Printing. quarto, pictorial wrappers. (vi), 271pp. The Doughboy Historical Society, Fifty-two personalities connected with the Lafayette Escadrille are presented in chapter form. The 38 American pilots who made up the Squadron are covered in detail. With a useful bibliography and index. Illustrated..... More
(Hinckley): Midland, (2003), First Edition. quarto, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. (128)pp. Midland, Red Star Volume 3.Extensively illustrated with photographs, color profiles, and line drawings. A fine resource book. A very fine, clean copy. More
(Hinckley): Midland, (2003), First Edition. quarto, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. (128)pp. Midland, Red Star Volume 11. Extensively illustrated with photographs (many in full color), line drawings. A fine resource book. A very fine, clean copy. More
(Hinckley): Midland, (2006), First Edition. quarto, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. (128)pp. Midland, Red Star Volume 30. Extensively illustrated with photographs and line drawings. A fine resource book. A very fine, clean copy. More
(Hinckley): Midland, (2004), First Edition. quarto, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. (128)pp. Midland, Red Star Volume 16. Extensively illustrated with photographs (many in full color), line drawings. A fine resource book. A very fine, clean copy. More
(Hinckley): Midland, (2003), First Edition. quarto, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. (128)pp. Midland, Red Star Volume 9. Extensively illustrated with photographs (some in full color), color profiles, and line drawings. A fine resource book. A very fine, clean copy. More