Bob Davy (16 results)

Condition: New.

Condition: New. Brand New.

Condition: Very Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Freetime Fun Book Anne Ingram & Peggy O'Donnell (Text) Illustrations by Shirley Peters, Mary Davy, Bob Graham, Noeline Kelly, and others; Cartoons by Mark David Dean, an imprint of Reed Children's Books / Books UK Limited, 1993 ISBN: 1 871612 17 9 Hardcover, large format, 144 pages, full colour throughout £11.99 original UK price Condition: Very Good / Near Fine This copy is in excellent, bright condition overall — clean, tight, and vibrant with no major flaws. The binding is solid, pages are crisp and unmarked (no writing, highlighting, or doodles on the interior pages except for the noted inscription). The illustrations remain vivid and the book has been well-cared for. Specific notes: Lightly bumped corners (very minor, typical shelf wear — hardly noticeable). Neat gift inscription on the front endpaper: "Rowena Shews 1994 from Jenny ball". This adds a lovely personal touch from the book's first ownership in 1994 but does not affect readability. No tears, creases, foxing, or significant rubbing to the illustrated boards. The yellow spine and covers with the colourful zigzag border remain bright. A beautiful example of this scarce-to-find-in-nice-condition 1990s British children's activity compendium. Description & Contents Packed with hundreds of ideas for making free time exciting — whether it's a sunny summer day, a rainy afternoon indoors, or a long family car journey. This is a bumper edition combining material from the popular Summer Fun, Rainy Day Fun, and Family Car Fun books. Sections include: Summer Fun (beach games, sandcastles, rock pooling, kite flying, water safety, Beaufort Scale, wind socks, etc.) Rainy Day Fun (indoor games, mud play, paper crafts, musical noise, charades, rainy-day folklore) Family Car Fun (travel games, traffic jam activities, sing-alongs, quizzes, spot the difference) Taking Photos, logbooks, day hiking, historic days out, nature observation, and much more. Full of charming watercolour illustrations, step-by-step crafts (e.g., mud masterpieces, wind socks), games, puzzles, mazes (including the spectacular double-page Typhoon Maze), jokes, safety tips, and creative challenges. Perfect for children aged approx. 6-12, but enjoyable for the whole family. A nostalgic classic from the early 1990s that captures the spirit of pre-digital screen-free play. Ideal for parents, grandparents, homeschoolers, or collectors of vintage children's activity books. This is a first edition / first printing of the collected Freetime Fun Book. Heavy, well-produced volume with glossy pages. Shirley Peters, Mary Davy, Bob Graham, Noeline Kelly, Cartoons by Mark David (illustrator).…

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

hardcover. Condition: New. *Brand new* Ships from USA.

Hardback. Condition: New. Bob Davy and Keith Wilson have been combining their respective talents for more than twenty years, flying and photographing a variety of aircraft for flight test features, and having their work published around the world. This lavishly illustrated book represents the first opportunity to prepare a wide selection of their combined work in hardback form.Warbirds featured include the venerable North American P-51 Mustang (on which Bob gained a Type Rating), the UK's last remaining airworthy and historically significant de Havilland Vampire T.11, and Bob's own Yak-3 UTI. Also featured is the Stinson AT-19 Reliant I, often referred to as the 'Gull Wing'.At the Workhorse end of the scale is the Helio Courier, an aircraft possessing amazing STOL performance, that later became infamous during its clandestine operations in Laos with Air America, often referred to as the CIA's 'Most Secret Airline'. Also featured is the Cessna Citation Mustang business jet, and the eight-seat Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain.For the floatplane enthusiasts, there is an article on flying a Maule M-7-235B Rocket Amphibian on and off a lake in Essex. Aerobatics fans can enjoy the articles on the Pitts S-2A Special and Slingsby T.67M-260. For the airline enthusiasts, Bob takes you on a commercial flight in a BAe 146 from Paris to Dublin (he was a captain on CityJet). And much, much more. Then there are features on the 'Flying Egg' - the Questair Venture, the Aviat Husky Pup, and the capable and occasionally aerobatic Vans RV-4. Finally, and for something completely different, join Bob inside Spitfires.com's Spitfire simulator at Goodwood.Each of Bob Davy's carefully crafted and occasionally, hard-hitting features is superbly illustrated with a range of dynamic air-to-air photographs, almost exclusively from the lens of Keith Wilson, a practitioner of air-to-air photography, with almost forty-five years' experience. Whatever your specific taste in aviation, there is something for everyone to enjoy within the lavishly illustrated pages of this book.…

Hardback. Condition: New. Bob Davy and Keith Wilson have been combining their respective talents for more than twenty years, flying and photographing a variety of aircraft for flight test features, and having their work published around the world. This lavishly illustrated book represents the first opportunity to prepare a wide selection of their combined work in hardback form.Warbirds featured include the venerable North American P-51 Mustang (on which Bob gained a Type Rating), the UK's last remaining airworthy and historically significant de Havilland Vampire T.11, and Bob's own Yak-3 UTI. Also featured is the Stinson AT-19 Reliant I, often referred to as the 'Gull Wing'.At the Workhorse end of the scale is the Helio Courier, an aircraft possessing amazing STOL performance, that later became infamous during its clandestine operations in Laos with Air America, often referred to as the CIA's 'Most Secret Airline'. Also featured is the Cessna Citation Mustang business jet, and the eight-seat Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain.For the floatplane enthusiasts, there is an article on flying a Maule M-7-235B Rocket Amphibian on and off a lake in Essex. Aerobatics fans can enjoy the articles on the Pitts S-2A Special and Slingsby T.67M-260. For the airline enthusiasts, Bob takes you on a commercial flight in a BAe 146 from Paris to Dublin (he was a captain on CityJet). And much, much more. Then there are features on the 'Flying Egg' - the Questair Venture, the Aviat Husky Pup, and the capable and occasionally aerobatic Vans RV-4. Finally, and for something completely different, join Bob inside Spitfires.com's Spitfire simulator at Goodwood.Each of Bob Davy's carefully crafted and occasionally, hard-hitting features is superbly illustrated with a range of dynamic air-to-air photographs, almost exclusively from the lens of Keith Wilson, a practitioner of air-to-air photography, with almost forty-five years' experience. Whatever your specific taste in aviation, there is something for everyone to enjoy within the lavishly illustrated pages of this book.…

Condition: New.

hardcover. Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 232 pages. 10.75x8.50x11.10 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 232 pages. 10.75x8.50x11.10 inches. In Stock.

Hardback. Condition: New. Bob Davy and Keith Wilson have been combining their respective talents for more than twenty years, flying and photographing a variety of aircraft for flight test features, and having their work published around the world. This lavishly illustrated book represents the first opportunity to prepare a wide selection of their combined work in hardback form.Warbirds featured include the venerable North American P-51 Mustang (on which Bob gained a Type Rating), the UK's last remaining airworthy and historically significant de Havilland Vampire T.11, and Bob's own Yak-3 UTI. Also featured is the Stinson AT-19 Reliant I, often referred to as the 'Gull Wing'.At the Workhorse end of the scale is the Helio Courier, an aircraft possessing amazing STOL performance, that later became infamous during its clandestine operations in Laos with Air America, often referred to as the CIA's 'Most Secret Airline'. Also featured is the Cessna Citation Mustang business jet, and the eight-seat Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain.For the floatplane enthusiasts, there is an article on flying a Maule M-7-235B Rocket Amphibian on and off a lake in Essex. Aerobatics fans can enjoy the articles on the Pitts S-2A Special and Slingsby T.67M-260. For the airline enthusiasts, Bob takes you on a commercial flight in a BAe 146 from Paris to Dublin (he was a captain on CityJet). And much, much more. Then there are features on the 'Flying Egg' - the Questair Venture, the Aviat Husky Pup, and the capable and occasionally aerobatic Vans RV-4. Finally, and for something completely different, join Bob inside Spitfires.com's Spitfire simulator at Goodwood.Each of Bob Davy's carefully crafted and occasionally, hard-hitting features is superbly illustrated with a range of dynamic air-to-air photographs, almost exclusively from the lens of Keith Wilson, a practitioner of air-to-air photography, with almost forty-five years' experience. Whatever your specific taste in aviation, there is something for everyone to enjoy within the lavishly illustrated pages of this book.…

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1993, 121 pages | very lightly read copy - clean and bright, uncreased spine, and free of name, notes etc | dispatched within two working days by Royal Mail - with tracking for international orders.

Hardback. Condition: New. Bob Davy and Keith Wilson have been combining their respective talents for more than twenty years, flying and photographing a variety of aircraft for flight test features, and having their work published around the world. This lavishly illustrated book represents the first opportunity to prepare a wide selection of their combined work in hardback form.Warbirds featured include the venerable North American P-51 Mustang (on which Bob gained a Type Rating), the UK's last remaining airworthy and historically significant de Havilland Vampire T.11, and Bob's own Yak-3 UTI. Also featured is the Stinson AT-19 Reliant I, often referred to as the 'Gull Wing'.At the Workhorse end of the scale is the Helio Courier, an aircraft possessing amazing STOL performance, that later became infamous during its clandestine operations in Laos with Air America, often referred to as the CIA's 'Most Secret Airline'. Also featured is the Cessna Citation Mustang business jet, and the eight-seat Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain.For the floatplane enthusiasts, there is an article on flying a Maule M-7-235B Rocket Amphibian on and off a lake in Essex. Aerobatics fans can enjoy the articles on the Pitts S-2A Special and Slingsby T.67M-260. For the airline enthusiasts, Bob takes you on a commercial flight in a BAe 146 from Paris to Dublin (he was a captain on CityJet). And much, much more. Then there are features on the 'Flying Egg' - the Questair Venture, the Aviat Husky Pup, and the capable and occasionally aerobatic Vans RV-4. Finally, and for something completely different, join Bob inside Spitfires.com's Spitfire simulator at Goodwood.Each of Bob Davy's carefully crafted and occasionally, hard-hitting features is superbly illustrated with a range of dynamic air-to-air photographs, almost exclusively from the lens of Keith Wilson, a practitioner of air-to-air photography, with almost forty-five years' experience. Whatever your specific taste in aviation, there is something for everyone to enjoy within the lavishly illustrated pages of this book.…