Macmillan Captain Norman (27 results)

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 j…

(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…

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,…

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 un…

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…

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 a…

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 l…

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 gut…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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 i…

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 B…

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…