Fellowes Air Commodore Stewart Blacker (9 results)

Cloth. Condition: Near Very Good. No Jacket. Foreword by John Buchan and an account of the filming of the flight by Geoffrey Barkas. With Illustrations from Photographs, Diagrams and Maps. Thrilling account of the Everest Flight by the members of the expedition. Frontis illus. is a photo of Lady Houston. Fold-Out Chart & Map. Blue cloth cover with blind embossed vignette of a Biplane flying over Mountains on front. Red lettering to spine. 279 Pages, 900g. Spine and much of front cover faded. Hinges sound. No inscriptions. Pages in very good clean condition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Cloth. Condition: Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: None. Reprint. With a foreword by John Buchan and an account of the filming of the flight by Geoffrey Barkas. With 57 illustrations from photographs, diagrams and maps. Navy cloth, red titles to spine. Reprint in same month as first edition. 279 pages. Colour fading to covers with some wear to extremities of spine. Complete with spectacles to view anaglyph between pages 222 and 223. . ("Anaglyph will appear in stereoscopic relief when it is seen through the viewing spectacles contained inside the back cover of this book.") Ownership decorative initial "P" and other ownership details in copperplate on front endpaper.

Leinenband. Condition: Gut. 279 S., Gr.8°, Ln., Rücken gebleicht.

Hard Cover. Condition: VG. No Jacket. Cheap Edition. 8vo. original blue cloth (a little rubbed & sunned with a few marks to boards, extremities slightly bumped, prev. owner's name to upper pastedown, spotting to leaf edges and endpapers; blub from rear jacket flap loosely enclosed, otherwise lacks dustwrapper); pp. xviii, 280 [last blank], [4 (pubs. advts.)], with 33 illustrations + endpaper maps. [Neate F17: This first flight over the summit of Everest, and film record, was a considerable achievement and a most dangerous undertaking].

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Octavo in blue cloth binding. B&W photographs, 2 maps, charts and one anaglyph 3D photograph with 3D view in pocket at back of book. Condition: wear, soiling & rubbing to binding; corners bumped with minor fraying; else a good, tight copy. Pages: xix, 279.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. 264 pp. Original black cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Binding lightly rubbed; spine ends bumped. Illust. from b/w photos. Contents nice.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Reprint. Hard cover, no dust jacket. Very good. Sunfaded on spine. Solid binding. Clean pages. Illustrated. With the glasses red round clear. and blue cardboard. 1932: MARCH Headquarters of flight located at College of Aeronautical Engineering, Chelsea, flan for flight to Mount Everest, sub- mitted by L. V. S. Blacker, considered by Council of Royal Geographical Society. APRIL Letter sent to Secretary of State for India by Council of R.G.S., intimating that in their opinion the plan is likely to produce valuable scientific results. Air Ministry grant facilities at the Royal Aircraft Establishment, RAJ. School of Photography, and Experimental Estab- lishment, Mardesham. Negotiations with Bristol Aeroplane Com- pany for Pegasus engine. Lord Peel and Colonel John Buchan join the Committee of the flight. MAY Official application made to India Office for permission to fly across Nepal. Colonel Etherton communicates with British Envoy in Nepal, a former brother officer. Size: 8vo - over 7 in- 9 in Tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 264 pp, foreword by John Buchan, copyrighted 1934 by Robert McBride, b/w photos, photo illustrated end papers, black cloth-backed boards. Name/date back pastedown, spine lettering fading, good+, interior very good; no dust jacket. Stated First Edition.

Hard Cover. Condition: VG. No Jacket. First Edition. 8vo. original blindstamped blue cloth (rubbed & sunned with a few marks to boards, extremities a little nicked, prev. owner's name to upper pastedown; lacks dustwrapper); pp. xx [last blank], 280 [last blank], with 62 illustrations, maps & diagrams & 3-D glasses in rear pocket. Heavy item (1.3 kg), additional postage may be required for international delivery. A very good copy. [Neate F17: This first flight over the summit of Everest, and film record, was a considerable achievement and a most dangerous undertaking].