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Published by s.n.], 1949
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: Good. No jacket. Book has shelf foxing has occurred.
Published by John Hamilton Ltd
Seller: Goldstone Rare Books, Llandybie, CARMS, United Kingdom
hardcover. Condition: Good. Dated 1927 by foreword. No dust jacket. Photograph available on request.
Condition: Good. Good condition. In polypropylene bag. (US history, military history, aviation, pilots) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
Published by Empyrean Press, New York, 1955
Seller: Juniper Point Books, Round Lake, NY, U.S.A.
382p. ill, slight creasing to cover, wraps, Good+.
Published by University of South Carolina Press, 2012
ISBN 10: 1611170400ISBN 13: 9781611170405
Seller: Powell's Bookstores Chicago, ABAA, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Book
Condition: Used - Very Good. 2012. Hardcover. Cloth, dj. Minor shelf-wear. Very Good.
Published by University of South Carolina Press, Columbia, SC, 2011
First Edition
octavo, boards in dust jacket. First Edition. 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 France. In the postwar years, he was a prolific writer whose nine books include War Birds: Diary of an Unknown Aviator, a classic air combat narrative. After his father's death in 1931, Springs inherited Springs Mills and quickly became one of South Carolina's most innovative and successful textile mill owners. Edited by David K. Vaughan, this engaging collection of Springs's wartime correspondence follows the derring-do of an accomplished World War I fighter pilot before he became one of the best-known tycoons in modern South Carolina history. Following enlistment at Princeton University, Springs was sent to England, where he trained with the Royal Flying Corps and joined the prestigious British 85 Squadron, commanded by Canadian ace William "Billy" Bishop. Springs had earned four kills before being wounded in a crash landing in June 1918. On return to duty he transferred to the 148th Aero Squadron of the U.S. Army, where he remained for the next four months. By the end of the war, Springs had amassed eight more kills and was awarded the British Distinguished Flying Cross and the American Distinguished Service Cross. Because of his unique career as a pilot in both British and American flying squadrons, Springs was able to offer especially colorful descriptions of his flight training and aerial combat experiences from both perspectives. Grouped into sections according to his training and combat assignments, Springs's letters from his combat years are rife with the wit, bravado, and fatalism of a young aviator deeply enthralled with the wartime culture of England and France. His detailed accounts of dogfights bring readers into the action with all the vigor and danger of the era. In contextualizing this correspondence, Vaughan explores Springs's complex relationships with his father and young stepmother on the home front and maps the connections between Springs's firsthand experiences and his subsequent literary endeavors. This collection highlights the thrills, tactics, and technical aspects of early air warfare from the candid perspectives of a brave young flyer with deadly aim, unflinching nerves, and a prosperous future waiting for him back in his native South Carolina. With 29 illustrations. Small black dot on bottom of text block, else a very fine, clean copy.
Published by Texas A&M University Press, College Station, TX., 1988
ISBN 10: 0890963274ISBN 13: 9780890963272
Seller: Books by White/Walnut Valley Books, Winfield, KS, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Clayton Knight (illustrator). 1st Edition. Texas A&M University Press, College Station, TX. 1988. Hardcover. First Edition. #6 in the Texas A&M University Military History Series. This is a review copy with the review request taped to the front pastedown. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for F/O name stamps on the textblock edges and front and rear pastedowns; pencil notations and additions are present in text from reviewer; address label is on the FFFP. Book Condition: Very Good; light bumping to head and tail; dust soiling to textblock top. DJ: Very Good; light sunfading to spine; moisture spot and slight color loss at tail. Khaki buckram boards and spine with black lettering on the spine; aviator wings on front board in black. 277 pp 8vo. This book was first published in 1926 based on Grider's diary and editing by his friend and fellow pilot Elliott White Springs. The diary details the lives and training of 200 men who volunteered for the British Flying Corps in WWI to fly with Allied Forces before the US got into the war. He was assigned to RAF Number 85 Squadron flying a SE-5a Pursuit plane and was shot down and killed behind German lines in June 1918. His diary contained his training and combat experiences and also the opinions and prejudices, the successes and failures, the lives and deaths of those 210 volunteers. He tedails the rigors of training, the terrors of combat, and the release of social activities. Of the group, 52 were killed, 30 sounded, 14 were POW, and 20 dropped out from mental pressure. White Springs edited is diary and added two months to its time span. This book does not glorify war, it simply is a story of one man and his friends who fought for the US in WWI as guests of an ally in a strange land. A clean very presentable copy.
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Aviation. WWIi. 1951. Pictorial paper wrappers. First Printing of this edition, which originally appeared in Liberty Magazine. Octavo. 160 pages, with b/w illustrations throughout with a including full color cover illustration by Clayton. From the rear panel "reprinted, unabridged, as it originally appeared in Liberty Magazine." A nice copy, with minor wear along the extremities.
Published by Privately printed, (1949)., 1949
Seller: D. Richards, Bookman, Pittsburgh, PA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 446pp. Illustrations. Somewhat of a spine slant, else a clean, tight, VG+ copy in a good dust jacket (some edge-chipping). Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.
Published by Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1928
Seller: you little dickens, Milwaukie, OR, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. 275 pages + 7 of ads; neat owner¿s signature. Page edges have age toned. Blue cloth boards have some age fading and bumping, and spine shows considerable fading. GOOD +.
Published by John Hamilton / Aviation Book Club, 1935
Seller: Cotswold Internet Books, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
1935 6th printing with B&W illustrations; tightly bound in slightly discoloured pale blue cloth with faded spine; a little wear to edges and corners; page fore-edges yellowed and lightly foxed; a few discolouration spots to pages but overall, a good, clean copy. Used - Good. Good hardback (no dust jacket).
Published by Elliot White Springs, New York, 1949
Seller: M & M Books, ATHENS, GA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. No Jacket. 1949 Ed.
Hard Cover. Condition: Fine-. Clayton Knight. (illustrator). 288 pages, illustrated in b&w by Clayton Knight. "But this is not strictly a war story. it is a story which may bring back to you the distant rumble of the guns or stir the memory of some long-forgotten music; but it is not material. My friends do no great deeds of valor." FINE- HARDCOVER, blue cloth covers, lettering bright in the spine and cover. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Published by Springs, Elliott White, Garden City, 1931
Seller: Mark Henderson, Olathe, KS, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition. The book has a sunned spine and light soiling. Book.
Published by empyrean press,, 1954
Seller: GRAHAM HOLROYD, BOOKS, Webster, NY, U.S.A.
Paperback. Reprint Edition. NN, very good , (Pin-Ups + 32 Pages of Photos), paperback,
Published by J. J. Little & Ives Co, 1949
Seller: Thomas F. Pesce', Anaheim, CA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good to Very Good/Fair to Good. Illustrated B&W Photographs (illustrator). Generously illustrated throughout! Pages are clean and tight.
Published by Texas A & M Univ Pr, College Station, Texas, U.S.A., 1988
ISBN 10: 0890963274ISBN 13: 9780890963272
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Knight, Clayton (illustrator). First Thus. Reprint. (First Thus) Originally Published 1926. New Foreward By James J. Hudson. The Jacket Has Light Sunning Of The Spine, Else Fine.
Published by Frontline Books, 2017
ISBN 10: 1473879590ISBN 13: 9781473879591
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
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hardcover. Condition: Very Good.
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Published by HAMILTON
Seller: Book Cupboard, PLYMOUTH, DEVON, United Kingdom
1930 RPT WEAR EDGES O/W G-VG NO JACKET.
Published by The Empyrean Press, New York, 1955
Seller: Back in Time Rare Books, ABAA, FABA, Jacksonville, FL, U.S.A.
Original wraps. Condition: Very Good. Early Edition. 5 1/4 X 7 1/4 Inches. 382 PP. Short works by Springs on running his family cotton mill in South Carolina after his service in World War I. Springs was an ACE Pilot during his WWI service. Includes illustrations by James Montgomery Flagg and Rockwell Kent among others. Light wear to corners and first few pages.
Published by Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1931
Seller: Blue Heron Books, Claremont, CA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: VG-. First edition. Pressed beige canvas-like cloth with brightly (green and brown images of early airplanes) decorated endpapers. Boards slightly bumped and with minor soiling. Very clean and tight inside.
Published by John Hamilton, 1930
Seller: Cambridge Rare Books, Cambridge, GLOUC, United Kingdom
Hardback. 1930. John Hamilton. Second reprint. Hard Cover. Book- Good, black titles on spine, blue boards, spine sunned. 7.5x5. 282pp.
Published by John Hamilton, 1934
Seller: Aucott & Thomas, Ibstock, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Reprint; Fourth Printing. Hardback tightly bound in blue cloth with dark blue titles, front board has a crease, no inscriptions, in a torn and chipped dustjacket. Dustjacket states 'special illustrated edition for the Aviation Book Club', publishing details in book are for John Hamilton. 284 pages, 8 illustrations by Stanley Orton Bradshaw on plates.
Published by Sun Dial Press(1938), New York, 1938
Seller: Hoffman Books, ABAA, IOBA, Columbus, OH, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. New York: Sun Dial Press (1938). Blue cloth, blind stamped cover, gilt on spine legible, some toning, VG in good, tape repaired jacket.
Published by J. J. Little and Ives Company, 1948
Seller: Orca Knowledge Systems, Inc., Novato, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No DJ. Several contiguous pages with same small lower corner folding, probably produced during production. No other marks in lightly read book. Binding tight. Photo illustrations.
Published by Temple Press
Seller: Goldstone Rare Books, Llandybie, CARMS, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Ex-Library Book. Has usual library markings Photograph available on request.
Fourth impression (hardback). 12mo (19cm by 12cm), 284pp. 8 b&w plates by Stanley Orton Bradshaw. Original blue cloth. Light sunning of the spine (but the titling remains distinct), endpapers browned, stitching loose in the final quire. Overall, this copy is just about in good condition.
octavo, black cloth. First Edition. First Edition. octavo, black cloth. George H. Doran Company, With illustrations by Elliott White Springs' friend Clayton Knight. Very slight shelf wear, but a very nice copy.
Published by Texas A&M University Press, College Station, 1988
First Printing of this edition. First Printing of this edition. octavo, brown cloth in pictorial dust jacket. (278)pp. Texas A&M University Press, Illustrated by Clayton Knight. New Forewod by James J. Hudson. A very fine copy, jacket not clipped. octavo, brown cloth in pictorial dust jacket.
Condition: Fair. First edition copy. . No Dust Jacket Front board dampstained and soiled. Owner's name on front endpage. (World War 1, US Air Force, Fighter Pilots).