Flying Squadron (18 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Rickard, H. - Flying Officer (illustrator). Third. This is a tight clean copy shsowing very little wear but has some sun fading. 87pp. A digital image can be made available.

Pictorial Boards. Condition: About Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustjacket. Flying Officer H. Rickard (illustrator). Second Edition. A humorous look at one man's experiences with the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan in Canada during the Second World War. Illustrated by F.O. H. Rickard. This is the early, 2nd edition, printed during WWII ! Bright, clean and unmarked. Tight, square binding. Minor wear to the extremities of the spine. Attractive illustrrated boards - clean and unmarked. Weight, 219g. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.

Condition: New.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 192 pp with monochrome archive photographs on loaded paper to the centre pages. Book plate removed from the front free end paper and acknowledgements pages. Very Good condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped, £19.99. Member of the P.B.F.A. BATTLE OF BRITAIN.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original strawberry cloth covers, light blue title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8'' x 5½''. Contains 320 printed pages of text. Foxing to the page edges and end papers. Good condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with short closed tear and related crease lines to the top front gutter, chips to the spine ends, not price clipped, 10/6. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. MODERN FIRST EDITIONS.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 192 pp with monochrome archive photographs on loaded paper to the centre pages. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped, £19.99. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. BATTLE OF BRITAIN.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Very rare original b/w photo 16x21cm. Acceptable with loss to top right corner and tape reinforcement to the other corners. Ms captioned "6 Squadron Crest / Mosul Iraq" to the back, this shows the crest finely and grandly carved into a large rock in the desert, with 6 sun-helmeted figures seated around it. Undated, but the Squadron was based in Iraq during 1919-29 before transferring to Egypt. The accompanying history is in its illustrated wraps 17x24cm, printed in Nicosia by Zavallis Press, (3), 71pp with several b/w photos. Covers good, a little worn. Interiors very good.

Repro-Porträtfoto (in Uniform mit Ritterkreuz, mässige Bildqualität), bildseitig eigenhändig signiert.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original blue cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered silver back. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains (vii), 251 pp with monochrome archive photographs. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. SIGNED by the author to the title page 'Richard C. Smith'. Loosely inserted letter from Squadron Leader Iain Hutchinson, who appears in the books index, this is dated 9th July 1998 and is addressed to the author SIGNED 'Iain Hutchinson.' Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. BATTLE OF BRITAIN.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original Devon cream cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back, end paper maps. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains (viii), 168 pp with monochrome archive photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition price clipped dust wrapper. SIGNED by Peter Vigne Ayerst to the title page 'To Joe, With best wishes Peter Ayerst DFC Wing Commander' also SIGNED to the title page by Nigel Rose 'and from Nigel Rose - 602 Squadron Welsh Lamrett 1940.' Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ROYAL AIR FORCE (RAF).

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original navy cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered silver back. Quarto. 10½'' x 8''. Contains 208 pp with two-colour aerial plans and monochrome archive photographs throughout. Fine condition book in near Fine condition dust wrapper with very slight sun fading of the red lettering to the spine, not price clipped. Typed letter dated 22nd February 1993 from Laddie Lucas' private Onslow Square, London residence mounted in a cream envelope opposite the front free end paper SIGNED 'Sincerely, Laddie Lucas'. The recipient of this letter, Robert Pearce, has a smart bookplate 'Robert & Dulcie Pearce' to the front free end paper. SIGNED by both authors to white labels to the title page (Laddie Lucas refers to these in his letter) 'Johnnie Johnson' and 'Some great air battles to remember - but never I hope, to see again | Laddie Lucas 22. ii. 93' also SIGNED by Tony Iveson to the Tirpitz frontispiece illustration 'Tony Iveson DFC | Pilot of KC-F on Tirpitz attacks.' Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Housed in Fine condition marble paper covered open-fronted slip case. Member of the P.B.F.A. ROYAL AIR FORCE (RAF).

Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. "Your 1965 Reunion Committee is pleased to present the histories of No. 435 (Chinthe) Squadron and No. 436 (Elephant) Squadron, with accompanying pictures, as a special 'extra' of the 'Burma plus 20' Reunion." - from Foreward. Consists of 15 single-sided 14" x 8.5" sheets folded in half and stapled into illustrated card covers. Numerous black and white photos in text. Unmarked. Average wear. Binding sound. A quality copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Swanbourne, John Burridge, [1985 (facsimile edition)]/ 1935. Octavo, 194 pages plus 10 plates and 8 folding maps. Synthetic cloth; first and last pages a little unevenly tanned; a near-fine copy. One of only 200 copies, and almost as scarce as the original edition these days. See Trigellis-Smith 345.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Large hardback in fine condition. Includes DVD.

11'' x 9'' framed and glazed colour photograph of Tom Neil and Tony Iveson sitting together at a private ceremony. SIGNED to the cream mount 'Tom Neil 249 Sqn' and 'Tony Iveson 616 Sqn'. In Fine condition. Please note that for overseas buyers the paper seal to the rear will be slit open so that the glass can be removed. Member of the P.B.F.A. BATTLE OF BRITAIN.

First and only edition, 4to, 24pp., disbound.

First edition in publisher's original colour illustrated card wrap covers (soft back). 8vo. 9'' x 6''. tells the story of Flight Lieutenant Ken Trent DFC*, who flew more than forty missions over Nazi Europe in Lancaster bombers. Contains 288 pp with monochrome archive and colour photographs to the centre pages. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Number 24 of 158 flown cover SIGNED 'Kenneth Trent' to the front cover, 12 October 2004 Hyde Park, London stamp, reverse signed by Stephen J. Hill, one cachet insert, 2018 newspaper obituary. Housed in Fine condition marble paper covered open-fronted slip case. Member of the P.B.F.A. BATTLE OF BRITAIN.

29'' x 23''. Hand written number 461 of 850 Limited Edition colour print | WW2 The Sinking of the Tirpitz | Signed by 10 flyers with Certificate of Authentication + SIGNED by Frank Wootton. In Fine condition. Sent rolled in a tube with plastic end caps. Member of the P.B.F.A. BATTLE OF BRITAIN.