Castle Endsleigh (65 results)

Half Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Very Good (in mylar). Owners name stamped on inside front cover and front free end paper. Textblock is very clean and tight. Covers slightly edge and corner rubbed. Dust jacket slightly edge and corner worn with some light wear on the spine. Unpaginated. Size: 8vo - Over 7 3/4" -9 3/4 " Tall. P.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1998. Grub Street, London, 1998. Pictorial soft cover. Book condition : Very good, clean text and illustrations. Covers have shelf wear. Packed with information.Book will be sent by UK postal service. Bookseller Inventory #007161. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Peter Endsleigh Castl…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Acceptable. Support Small Business by buying this book! Family-owned bookshop in Steubenville, Ohio: BookMarx Bookstore. Books shipped within 24-48 hours. Pages are clean with no apparent marks. Binding is tight and square. Light shelf wear to cover. Some sun-tanning to pag…

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Thus. First published in 1917, this is an enthralling, thinly disguised novel about the Battle of Jutland, famous sea-battle of the first world war.It was the first & last encounter between the main naval forces of Britain & Germany. Dark blue hardback In…

Wraps. Presumed first edition/first printing. 16 p. Includes illustrations. Color illustrations inside front and back cover and at center. The B-17 was originally intended to be a defensive platform, comparable to coast artillery batteries. It was later used to test the precision bombing concepts proposed by Douhet. The B-17E re…

Wraps. Presumed first edition/first printing. 12 p. Includes illustrations. Color illustrations inside front and back cover. The production company for this aircraft had been connected with military aviation since the days of the First World War. This aircraft, designed very rapidly, first flew in late May, 1939. It was exported…

Wraps. Presumed first edition/first printing. 12 p. Includes illustrations. Color illustrations inside back and front covers. The M.C.202 enjoyed advantages against the P-38, especially in terms of turning radius and climb rate. The Aircobras were inadequate against the Folgore. However, the Folgore's armament was recognized as…

Wraps. Presumed first edition/first printing. 12 p. Includes illustrations. Color illustrations inside front and back cover. The low-wing monoplane was flown for the first time at the end of December, 1933. In 1937 the armaments were modified to provide underwing rails for six RS 82 rockets. The I-16 was used operationally in th…

Wraps. Presumed first edition/first printing. 12 p. Includes illustrations. Color illustrations inside front and back cover. The C.200 was not used in the brief campaign against France but did see action in North Africa and Russia. The C.200 went through its production life with only minor changes in equipment. Good. No dust jac…

Wraps. Presumed first edition/first printing. 16 p. Includes illustrations. Color illustrations inside front and back cover and at center. The Avro 683 Lancaster proved to be the finest British bomber used in the Second World War. IT continued in service during the early years of the Cold War. Good. No dust jacket as issued. Cov…

Wraps. Presumed first edition/first printing. 12 p. Includes illustrations. Color illustrations inside front and back cover. After the war, several Focke Wulfs were captured and tested in the United States by the Foreign Evaluation unit at Freeman Field. The author thanked the officials of Gruppe 66 for their assistance. Good. N…

Wraps. 12 p. Includes illustrations. Color illustrations inside back and front covers. The Bf 110 displayed in the great air battle over Kent and Sussex all the shortcomings which had been built into it. It was easily identifiable from long distances. Its acceleration and speed were insufficient to enable it to avoid combat. Its…

Wraps. Presumed first edition/first printing. 12 p. Includes illustrations. Color illustrations inside front and back covers. Some edge soiling. Over forty R.A.F. squadrons flew Liberators at one time or another, and the LIberator was in service in the Royal Air Force for a onger period than it saw service with the United States…

Wraps. Presumed first edition/first printing. 16 p. Includes illustrations. Color illustrations inside front and back cover and at center. Henschel, which originially was a railway locomotive manufacturer, produced its first aircraft in 1934. This platform was used with a variety of armament configurations. Peter Endsleigh Castl…

Wraps. Presumed first edition/first printing. 12 p. Includes illustrations. Color illustrations inside front and back covers. Publication date not found. Number 11 was published in 1965 so this publication is believed to be from that year or somewhat earlier. Good. No dust jacket as issued. Has some wear and soiling. P. Endsleig…

Wraps. Presumed first edition/first printing. 12 p. Includes illustrations. Color illustrations inside front and back covers. No fighter aircraft has matched the Mustang in the key characteristic of versality. Originally intended as a short-range fighter it handled many other roles, including: Photo-Reconnaissance, Close Air Sup…

Wraps. Presumed first edition. 12 p. Includes illustrations. Color illustrations inside front and back cover. The first prototype of this aircraft was produced at the Kagamigahara factory in late 1941. Production was authorized by the Japanese military authorities before the fighter's first flight. Good. No dust jacket as issued…

Wraps. Presumed first edition. 16 p. Includes illustrations. Color illustrations inside front and back cover and on center pages. The P-38 proved to be a controversial warplane. Noted for its lethal firepower, and the remarkable range of its armament, it was able to operate a long range from its bases. However, mechanically it p…

Wraps. Presumed first edition/first printing. 12 p. Includes illustrations. Color illustrations inside front and back covers. Some edge soiling. Halifaxes of BOmber COmmand flew more than 82, 000 operational sorties during the second world war, and dropped nearly a quarter of a million tons of bombs. One thousand eight hundred a…

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Hardback in Dust Wrapper. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Condition Notes: Dust wrapper very slightly rubbed at the edges; Hardback. Dust wrapper over red boards with gilt titles to the spine; Measures 10" x 7½" (0.8 kg); pp 276; Cover art by Michael Roffe; 2nd (revised) edition, 3rd printing, first publi…

Wraps. Presumed first edition/first printing. 16 p. Includes illustrations. Color illustrations inside front and back cover and center pages. This aircraft started out as a high-velocity aircraft for postal service and was operated by Deutsche Lufthansa. Good. No dust jacket as issued. Cover has some wear and soiling. Ward, R.,…