Joubert Ferte Sir Philip (39 results)

Hardback. Condition: VG+. First Edition (NAP). Frontis photograph of an early rocket balsting off. Other illustrations also. Rocket history seen from an Allied point of view. Interesting and scarce historical information.

HC. B&W illustrations (illustrator). 190pp The first part of this book is historical and sets out to trace the development of rockets and rocket propulsion to the point where the threat to Britain's security from Hitler's V1 and V2 weapons was brought to nothing by the counter-measures of the Allies. The second part is written to analyze the effects, political and military, that long-range rockets carrying atomic or nuclear warheads can have on the policies of those nations that can produce and use them. good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover).

190p, boards, illustrated, light wear to cover edges, endpapers lightly discolored, good. Appendices, index.

Octavo, blue cloth (hardcover), silver letters, 258 pp. Very Good, with speckling to edges; in a Very Good, mylar protected dust jacket with edgewear. From dust jacket: "In earlier books," says Sir Philip, "I attempted a contribution to the history of the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force, but a life spent in the services brings many experiences not suited to inclusion in such records. Some could not be told till now because the people concerned were still alive, some infringe on security and cannot be told even yet in exact detail as they happened, and some belong to the lighter side of my career. From time top time I may have availaed myself of storyteller's licence, but, oddly enough, on those very occasions when my publisher accused me of having most drawn the long bow I could truthfully plead innocence -- life is like that." From the time when he learned to fly, in days when a handy piece of string might make the difference between a crash and a good landing, to his specialization in radar while at the Air Ministry during the Second World War, Sir Phliip Joubert has always been at the focus of events. Gifted with a zest for travel, an eye for foibles of character, a lively turn as a raconteur, and an unihibited love of good food, he makes the ideal companion behind the scenes of the historical events he commemorated more formallyin The Fated Sky and such other studies as Rocket (the story of Peenemunde), Birds and Fishes (Coast Command), and The Forgotten Ones (a tribute to the Ground Crews). Not least in interest are the years of his retirement, when he tackled a number of daunting projects, and developed his interests in such directions as exotic cookery and science fiction. Aviation, Author Biography, Military History, British History, Royal Air Force, Royal Flying Corps. bslic.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Small chip to jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Light wear to boards. Content is cleanwith minor age tone. Owner name to end paper. Tatty DJ with some edge wear and areas of loss.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Light wear to boards. Content is clean with minor age tone. DJ with some edge wear and creasing.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Used fair condition hard back copy with no dust cover. Some marks and wear to cover and top and bottom edges of spine. Yellowing of pages with foxing to edges of page, but otherwise clean. Some stamp marks to a couple of front fly leaves. Good clear reading copy and black and white photos. 190 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. . Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail with tracking worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging. Picture is the actual item.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. John Young (illustrator). Firmly bound with some marks and light handling wear.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Good condition book with dust jacket. Unclipped DJ is clean, has fresh colours and has little wear to edges. Book has clean and bright contents, prize label fep, 93pp with B&W illustrations by Nicholas Fisk.

hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. hardback, octavo, paper age-toned else a very good tightly bound copy in a price clipped and lightly rubbed dust wrapper, the text is clean and free of marking, portrait frontis, 258pp.

Hard Cover. Condition: NF (spine slightly sunned). Dust Jacket Condition: DJ VG- (rubbed). Size: Large Octavo. Name ffep.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hutchinson & Co. January 1957 Binding: Hardcover.

Condition: Fair. Acceptable condition. No Dust Jacket Former Library book. (WWII, world war 2, guided missiles, rockets, military operations) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 1st Ed., hard cover blue cloth bds with white rocket and gilt titles to spine, VG, unclipped dust jacket with some edge wear, small tears and creasing, Good-, National Trust stamp to ffep contents clean and tight with photographic plates, pp190, a little age-speckling to leading pge edge block.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition Thus. First Printing. Publisher's full red cloth, black lettering on spine, medallion on cover. Illustrated with B& W photographs and drawings. . Covers shelf-worn at head and heel of spine, endpapers lightly soiled, gift inscription on ffep, otherwise unmarked; hinges strong, text block tight, square and clean. The unclipped dust jacket is moderately chipped with minor loss and the head and heel of the spine. VERY GOOD/VERY GOOD. . B&W Photographs. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 190 pp.

First Edition. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 274 pages; illustrations; 22 cm. Subjects: Great Britain. Royal Air Force; Great Britain. Royal Air Force History; Aerial Warfare; History; Great Britain. 1 Kg. Item is Shipped from Ireland or US locations.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition; First Printing. Price clipped. ; 190 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 190 pages, very good in a very good dj.

First Edition. 1957 1st edition with B&W illustrations; binding tight with a little discolouration to top edge and spine; page fore-edges yellowed; half title page slightly grubby on both sides; otherwise, a good, clean copy. Used - Good. Good hardback (no dust jacket) Used - Good. Good hardback (no dust jacket).

Condition: Used - Like New. First Edition. 1964 1st edition in tight binding; spine base a little bumped; dust jacket price-clipped with slightly discoloured back panel and light wear to edges; a couple of tiny spots to bottom page fore-edge; otherwise, a clean, tidy copy. Used - Like New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 8vo, 190pp, illustd, orig blue cloth,small bit of foxing to top of text block, vg clean tight copy in dustwrapper which is just a small bit edge rubbed and has minor edge tear to top edge but is better than just good dustwrapper and is not clipped.

First Edition. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 274 pages; illustrations; 22 cm. Subjects: Great Britain. Royal Air Force; Great Britain. Royal Air Force History; Aerial Warfare; History; Great Britain. 1 Kg. Item is Shipped from Ireland or US locations.

First edition, octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (scruffy); 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 costs.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Jacket and photos mostly by The Western Morning News (illustrator). 1st Edition. First edition, first impression. Undated, but 1943 from other bibliographic sources. Jacket generally quite grubby and worn but largely intact. Some edge wear, shipping, closed creased tears and small loss to top and bottom of jacket and spine, corners rubbed and bruised with small loss, folds rubbed, spine slightly browned, some overall time and finger print staining, price clipped, small bookseller's label to bottom front inside flap, small previous owner's name to front pastedown, slight lean, internally clean and tight, overall a vg copy for its age and poor wartime paper. 192pp, illustrated, map endpapers. The beginnings of Coastal Command are obscure. It is held by some that, in embryo, it consisted of five officers and four Bleriot monoplanes that were detached from Netheravon in August 1914 for coastal reconnaissance duties. At this time, however, there was a flourishing Naval Air Service which had its being up and down our coasts and which could properly be regarded as a coastal air force. In 1918 the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service were amalgamated into the Royal Air Force. By this time there were many aircraft of all sorts employed on coast watching, convoy protection and the attack of submarines, and very effectively they carried out their duties. After the war this coastal organization was much reduced in size, being composed of a few flying boat squadrons and one or two torpedo carrying units. In addition, the disembarked squadrons of the carrier borne air force were controlled and administered by what was then known as the Coastal Area. When, however, under the menace of Hitler, the expansion of the Royal Air Force took place, Coastal Area, by that time renamed Coastal Command, took its share. Working in close cooperation with the Royal Navy, the Command developed the activities which are so well described in this book. Coastal Command has always been a rather independent part of the Royal Air Force. Its operations have an element of mystery about them which is a trifle aggravating to the rest of the Service. It has a jealous spirit of its own which makes its personnel, when they are posted away, hanker to come back and strive and contrive to that end unceasingly. It is immensely proud of its job and of the way it does it. In fact, it has all the attributes of a first class team. Long may it flourish as such. Little seems to be known about Sqadron Leader Tom Dudley-Gordon, Sir Philip Joubert de la Ferte (1887-1965), occupied a number of senior staff appointments and returned to his former post as Air Officer Commanding in Chief Coastal Command at the outbreak of WWII. Scarce in this first impression.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st. Black cloth boards with silver gilt lettering to spine. Boards are generally in good order. Some slight bumping to corners. Spine is intact albeit with some bumping to the ends. Mild foxing to the page edges. Textblock is in good condition, clean and tight. 248 pp. Previous owner's mark to fep. Pictoral finished paper dust jacket with red lettering to spine and front. Dj edges are creased with numerous small nicks, particularly around the spine area. Has been heavily repaired with tape to the inside, some loss. Additional photos are available upon request. When securely packed this item will weigh in the region of 583g. Unless specifically mentioned, all our books are photographed so you can see what you are buying. ABE may, however, display a stock image whilst processing ours. (YBP Ref: 033314:11f) Size: 8vo - over 73/4" - 93/4" Tall Language: ENG 583 G. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. First Edition. Heavy, extra postage required unless posted within South Africa. The boards are shelf rubbed. They are strong and sturdy. Internally, foxing clean and complete. Tightly bound. [AK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardback. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Large octavo size [14x22cm approx]. Near Fine copy in a Very Good dustjacket. DJ now protected in our clear archival purpose-made plastic sleeve. An excellent copy. DJ spine mildly age-toned. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 224 pages. Includes their anti-submarine activity.

8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece; blue cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Noffsinger 819.