Captain Norman Macmillan (30 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Light wear to boards. Content is clean with minor age tone. DJ with some edge wear, tears and light toning to spine.

(Subject: Aviation - General) From the disarming of the RAF in 1918 to rearming in 1935, when a new air programme was announced by the Marquess of Londonderry for the provision of 49 squadrons of 588 first line aircraft to add to the 1020 air strength of the time. Contents include Aftermath of War: Prelude to the Blitzkrieg: the Campaign in Norway: Bomber Command: Fighter Command: Leadership and organization: the Battle of France (Published: 1942) (Publisher: Harrap & Co Ltd) (Pagination: 240pp ills) (Condition: Endpaper missing, Blue boards rubbed. Good) UL-XXXXXX.

Light Blue Cloth. Condition: Good Contents Very Good. No Jacket. Fully Illustrated in Black & White (illustrator). Undated Circa 1945. Please Email for further details. .NO EXTRA POSTAGE BEYOND OUR STANDARD RATES! Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Not Signed or Inscribed.

Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. First Edition, 1942. No dust jacket. The front free end page has been removed. Contents clear, bright and firm within. A good condition book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Included. * PUBLISHER : GEORGE G. HARRAP * YEAR : 1949 * ISBN : N/A * No OF PAGES : 276 * CONDITION : USED - ACCEPTABLE * OTHER: THE DUSTWRAPPER IS HEAVILY RUBBED WITH CREASING ALONG THE EDGES AND CORNERS WITH SMALL TEARS IN PLACES. THE DUSTWRAPPER HAS SMALL STAINS AND MARKS TO BOTH SIDES, IT IS ALSO PRICE CLIPPED. THE BLACK COVER BOARDS ARE HEAVILY RUBBED WITH BUMPING AND FADING ALONG THE EDGES AND SPINE. THE SPINE IS COCKED, HOWEVER THE BINDING REMAINS FIRM. THE BLUE COLOURED TOP FOR-EDGE HAS DULLED AND FADED. THE PAGES ARE LIGHTLY TANNED, HOWEVER PAGES AND PHOTOGRAPHY REMAIN CLEAR AND CRISP. PAGES GENERALLY APPEAR CLEAN AND CREASE FREE. ALL IN ALL A NICE EXAMPLE OF THIS BOOK.

Octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG): all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First edition. Black hardcover with blue lettering to front and spine. 140 x 203 x 20mm. 239pp. Glossy b/w plates; maps; with 2 appendices and index. Spine-ends and corners bumped/rubbed; cover otherwise largely clean; previous owner inscription to fly-leaf; internal pages clean and unmarked; sound stitched binding. NB: An extra shipping charge may be requested for heavier or more valuable items. All our 'Seller Images' show the actual item you will receive.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First edition. Black cloth with gold lettering to spine (now much faded). 141 x 202 x 29mm. 359pp. B/w photographic illustrations; with 7 appendices and index. Cover a little rubbed at extremities, and lettering on spine scarcely any longer legible; very clean internally, however, with no obvious signs of age or use; sound stitched binding. NB: An extra shipping charge may be requested for heavier or more valuable items. All our 'Seller Images' show the actual item you will receive.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First edition. Dark blue-black cloth with gilt titles to spine. 142 x 202 x 21mm. 276pp. See our photos for details of contents. B/w photographic illustrations; 2 appendices; index. Spine slightly cocked; spine lettering faded and almost illegible; corners lightly rubbed and bumped; clean and fresh internally with no marks or annotation. NB: An extra shipping charge may be requested for heavier or more valuable items. All our 'Seller Images' show the actual item you will receive.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 1st edition, 8vo, 360pp, frontis + photo illustrations; VG Copy in VG DJ Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Volume 1 only. The book is, of course, printed according to wartime economic standards. Front pastedown there is agreeably heraldic ex-libris plate. 1919-1940 - Aftermath of War, Prelude to the Blitzkrieg, The Campaign in Norway. The boards are sound, steady. They have light scuffing, light wear to the corners. They are smart. The contents are most agreeable. The frontispage has a gift inscription (not from the author), the pages are clean, clear, confident, certain, companionable.fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 240 pages (complete). Ex-library (Air Force Officers Mess Library Voortrekkerhoogte) copy with consequent stamps, wear and handling. The cover is worn, scuffed and marked. It is secure and sure. Within, the contents are printed as according to wartime economy standards. The gutterings along the inside front and back covers are cracked: the security of the book is unaffected. The pages are clean, clear, sure, competent. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

hardcover. Condition: Good. No dust jacket. Foxing/tanning to end papers and page edges. First Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 2 maps; 16 illustrations; Covers the battles of The Western Desert / Somaliland / Eritrea / Ethiopia / Cyrenaica / Tripolitania / Tunisia / Malta / Greece / Crete / Dodecanese / Iraq / Syria / Iran / Pantelleria / Sicily / Italy / Crippling the Italian Fleet / The Balkan Air Force / The Mediterranean Allied Air Force; Hardback: black cloth decorated in gilt on spine; Binding slanted, spine spotted, previous owner's name to front free end-paper, internally clean, g+.

First Edition. Nd. c. 1942. A good copy in blue cloth lettered in black. Ownership inscription. Some browning and creasing to cheap war-time paper. 128pp. 6 maps.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. First Edition; First Printing. Black boards, near pristine, bright and sharp. As New. Protected dustjacket, clean and crisp. As New Book is firm in binding, b&w historic photographs, 276 pages include Index. Free of any markings, not ex-library. ; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 276 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. Reprint. 240pp, photos, appends. Aftermath of war, prelude to the blitzkreig, the campaign in Norway. Book is good, wrapper is large piece missing to rear and chips and small missing. 600g.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. UK1ST.EDITION.1ST.PRINTING.NEAR VG HARDBACK NO DUSTWRAPPER.INTERESTING COPY- BOOKPLATE OF RONALD MAKANT NUTTALL ON INSIDE BOARDS AND FACING ON FEP J.RIDLEY DFC/RAF SIGNATURE BATTLE OF BRITAIN FIGHTER PILOT FOLLOWED BY "BOOK GIVEN BY HIM TO R.M.N." Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First edition. 276pp. Blue cloth with navy titles. Illustrated from black and white photographs. Maps present, one in color. Age-toned pages with spine lightly sunned, near fine lacking the dustwrapper. With air routes and principal fares with their equivalents in dollars and cents.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Fifth Edition. 128 pp all original hb in blue cloth war economy. DW poor, torn with some loss top front (see image). This copy ownership inscription "Deryck C Stapledon. Feb 1943". [Provenance: From the Library of Air Vice-Marshal Deryck Cameron Stapleton, CB, CBE, DFC, AFC, 1918 - 2018, a Royal Air Force officer who became Commandant of the RAF Staff College, Bracknell]. See also our ABE Listing: # 005232: Montgomery. Same provenance.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Hardback. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Published. Very good + internally but insects have nibbled a little colour off the black cover .The outer edges of the pages are lightly browned.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Hardback. No Jacket. Reprinted. Aftermath of War, Prelude to the Blitzkrieg. The campaign in Norway.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Original orange cloth 13 x 19cm, complete with 10 maps (including folding) and 30 b/w photos. Covers good, dusted, with short tear and crease to spine tail and back. Handwritten reference to spine tail. Binding secure. Interiors very good, lightly tanned with some spotting. Previous owner's details to ffep (David Linton, Xmas 1929) and text to front pastedown indicating that this was presented by Miss Linton (Dec 1929) to the LAB Library. Small reference sticker to front pastedown. First and only edition, extensively covering the airways of Europe, with information on the Air Port of London (Croydon Aerodrome), routes and fares, with accompanying maps, and now nostalgic looking images of vintage aircraft, aerial views etc. Wing Commander Norman Macmillan (1892-1976) was awarded the Military Cross and Air Force Cross for his service during WW I (he was a Sopwith ace), tried unsuccessfully to fly round the world, and became a test pilot. He wrote on aviation, including RAF histories.

Matthiesen & Co., Bln., 1939. 151 S. mit 3 Ü.-Ktn., kart. (NaT.; einige wenige Anstreichungen)--- 220 Gramm.

With Air Routes & Photographs. NY: Ives Washburn, 1930. (Copyright 1930). xiv,276pp. 10 maps: 1 color, several folding; 31 halftones of views from air, planes. 7.5x5'', cloth. Introduction: 'brief outline of history of air travel, enough to introduce the upward rise of aircraft in international transportation.' Cloth dampstained, rubbed, text lightly damped, rippled, G.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. George G Harrap & Co Ltd, London., 1942. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Boards are bumped, else clean with unmarked, clean contents throughout. Dust Jacket is worn with light chipping, soiling to back panel, otherwise intact and not price clipped. Contains various letters and communications between the publishers and The Spectator newspaper and a J.M. Spaight C.B., C.B.E. requesting him to write a review (typed draft of the original review included) for the book.

Hardback. Tan cloth, black lettering on front cover and spine, 12mo, 175 pp. Illustrated with photographs and drawings. Foreword by Air Vice-Marshall Sir Sefton Brancker. No marks in book, binding tight. Finger smudges on rear blank endpaper. Two small puncture holes on rear cover. In colorful illustrated dust jacket that shows minor chipping top of spine. Book condition VG in VG DJ. Binding: HB. Edition: Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged.

8vo, 159pp, black and white illustrations. A very good hardback copy in good dust jacket with damp stain to rear. Edges foxed. Previous owner's name.

An historically significant Jean Batten ASSOCIATION COPY: dated, signed and inscribed by the AUTHOR in 1931 to VICTOR DOREE, a fellow pioneer WW1 Royal Air Corps pilot, who in 1932 bought JEAN BATTEN her famous 'Gipsy Moth' aeroplane. Thus, it is likely that this copy of this book was a deciding factor in determining that Jean Batten would fly a Gipsy Moth. From the library of Ian Mackersey, Batten's biographer. DESCRIPTION: Scarce in d/w. Small octavo, light blue cloth boards with dark blue lettering to front board & spine, 175pp, illus, VG (slight rubbing to spine extrems & board corners, light tanning to eps & page edges, 1cm tear with loss to lower corner half-title page,) in d/w, VG- (top 3cm portion of spine missing, bruising & nicks to lower spine extrem, creasing & nicks to rear upper edge & front lower edge, 1cm untidy tear to rear lower edge & to upper front/flap fold, some soiling).

Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. First Edition. Capturing the Golden Age of early flight this book is one of the first comprehensive guidebooks dedicated specifically to international commercial passenger flight This is a first edition copy published in 1929 Although complete with its dust jacket it is in poor condition with a large piece missing to the spine and chipping to the extremities The pages are clean and profusely illustrated with several black and white photographs folding plans and a folding coloured map to the front The folding map has a small closed tear although it is complete pp 190 A scarce title particularly with its dust jacket A good addition to any aviation librarynbsp. book.