Major C C Turner (30 results)

ORIGINAL Article, disbound from journal; no covers; very good condition. Magazine/Periodical.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Reprint. 383 pages. Illustrated. Panzer Battles of WWII.

Paperback. Condition: Good. minor wear and creasing pages yellowed.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. Pp: xx + 383. Silver titles: sp. Illust. w/ b/w maps, portraits & photos (listed). Gray bds. Interior leaves are clean and tight. Includes notes, appendix, index & index of army formations. German panzer forces in Poland, France, Russia, North Africa and Germany from the high water mark to crushing defeat. A brilliant survey. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1940 first edition hardback. Chapter VI particularly poignant/ accurate to the modern reader in predicting London as a Target,"its docks and factories, to say nothing of barracks and Government buildings, were well within bombing range as understood at the time". Interior clean with no writing, marks or tears and all pages tight in binding, covers clean and unscuffed.…

Hardcover. First edition (NAP) . Hardcover, original green cloth, index, ix, 133 pp + 28 pp publisher's catalogue. Very good+, no dustjacket. Corners bumped, spine faded, dusting on top edge of textblock. Internally, old bookseller's price (in pencil) , endpapers lightly age yellowed with a bit of foxing, lower corner of 3 adjoining leaves bumped, a 1/4 inch scrape on 1 page (text unaffected) , otherwise tight, clean, paper crisp, unmarked and apparently never read. Propehtic case for the need to defend against the menace of air warfare, of which World War I was only a harbinger. Includes an analysis of the aircraft during the War, then current situation, capacities of airplanes, uses of flying boats and aircraft carriers, etc. Concludes with a chapter on disarmament. Military; aviation; World War I; World War II; airplanes; aeroplanes; history.…

Octavo, tan cloth (hardcover), ix, 118 pp. Photos. Fine, with bookplate, in a slightly chipped dust jacket. Aviation, World War I, WWI, Military History, Aircraft, Balloons, Royal Flying Corps, Royal Naval Air Service, Royal Air Force. nslic.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition, xix + 371pp, very well-illustrated with 60 maps and 3 pages of half-tone illustrations, hardcover, 8vo, bound in black cloth, gilt lettered, book in very good condition, Cassell and Company, Ltd, London, 1955. ILLUSTRATED (illustrator).

Paper Boards + Cloth Spine. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition of This Edition. Please Email for further details Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12". Colur Plates By Howard K. Elcock , Frank H. Mason , Gordon Browne & Others + Half Tone Plates & Drawings in Black & White (illustrator). Signed "To Harold for Christma.…

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. This copy is in very good unmarked condition bound in tan cloth covered boards with blue titling to the spine. The head of the spine is torn and frayed and there is some creasing to some of the page edges. The unclipped dustwrapper has sme edge wear and a large area of loss to the back panel so best described as good condition, it has now been covered in clear, removable, archival, protective film. Ordinarily I would not list a book in this condition but the contents and subject of this book is both revealing and important to aviation history. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Major C. C. Turner was the first professional journalist to learn to fly, and he qualified for the Royal Aero Club Certificate in April 1911 (he is the holder of certificate number 70) Previously, in 1907-8, he had ballooning experience and took part in notable balloon voyages. In the 1914-18 first World War he was engaged chiefly in instructional duties. at one time in free ballooning and observation balloons, and at another in aeroplanes. He was a Lieutenant commander, R.N.V.R., attached Royal Naval Air Service, when the flying services were combined as the Royal Air Force, and in that service he held the rank of Major, the equivalent of Lieutenant Commander. Some time after the War new R.A.F. rank designations were introduced. This is the story of thirty six years of flying in some eighty types of aircraft. Ref JJJ 1.…

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. 1st Edition. First edition first printing (no date c.1940) octavo hardback 128 pp. Illustrated Very good condition, in Good + unclipped dust jacket (corners of jacket rubbed with a small repaired tears at corners). No inscriptions. Rare in jacket.…

Blue Cloth. Condition: Good. x, 374 pages, all 41 plates are present. No publication date on title page, presumed date 1927. Old name and date 1939 on front endpaper, wear at top of spine.

Condition: Good. Boards have some wear with fading to spine. Content is clean and has light toning. No DJ.

TAPA DURA CON SOBRECUBIERTA. Condition: Bien. Historia CONSULTE NUESTRAS CONDICIONES Y GASTOS DE ENVÍO.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First edition, Nd. c. 1920's. Plates throughout. Uncut page edges slightly foxed and dusty. Very slight stining to the top corner of rear endpapers. Publishers red cloth, spine slightly faded and some light rubbing to the edges. A few light marks, else a very good copy. Plates throughout. (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition. Very good but spine gilt legible but faded. Bright gilt on front board. Spine sun faded. Contents clean but has pencil notes and margin lines by Brigadier-General P.R.C. Groves, also a contemporary author on aviation matters. Groves has not put his name in the book however.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Pages clean, no markings, light wear to edges. Some stains to the boards. NEW EU 3 EURO CHARGE FOR IMPORTS IS INCLUDED IN OUR SHIPPING PRICE. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK, ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good Plus. No Jacket. London: Sampson Low and Marston and Co Ltd Very informative book on the history of aviation and early planes, not dated but looks late 1920s or 30s. 374 pages in overall bright clean condition just some light foxing to first and last couple of pages and occasional small spots inside. Many B/w photographs of the old planes and aviators, all present as listed, plus very informative text, NO dustwrapper, outer boards have a couple of very light marks and some browning to spine, a pleasing example of this book SEE IMAGE. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. Boards. Good Plus/No Jacket. 9 ¾ x 6¾ Inches. Hardcover.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. No date, circa 1930, presumed 1st. Thick Octavo. x, 374pp. Illustrated. Red cloth, gilt titles. Minor surface wear. In clear plastic protective wrap-around. Former owner's signature and date (1932) to f.f.e.p. Old adhesion damage to inner-edge of end papers, with small hole to rear end paper and evidence of the removal of a bookplate or similar (possibly ex-library?). Sporadic foxing internally. Overall a 'Good' copy only.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Octavo. 288 pages. Illustrated with frontispiece and 8 further plates. The whole in very good condition. Bound in the publisher's turquoise cloth boards. Very clean and without names, inscriptions, or damage.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. x + 374pp, 40 illustrations, redc cloth, gilt lettering, VERY GOOD, Sampson Low, Marston & Co Ltd, London, circa 1927. * a useful account of aviation in Britain from 1909 onwards. Very detailed.Interesting chapter on ballooning dating from 1883.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. ix, 133pp + 28pp catalogue at rear, index. Or green cloth. Corners lightly worn, light toning to endpapers. Explores the dangers to Britain of neglecting the development of its airforce, along with thoughts on the role such an airforce should play. Size: 8vo. …

No Jacket. A detailed and informative history of early aviation featuring several black and white photographic plates illustrating early aircraft and pioneering aviators This copy is bound in full red cloth with titles in gilt to the spine The binding shows a little bumping to the corners and fading to the spine although shows very little other wear with the cloth to the boards bright Internally there is a presentation label to the front pastedown dated 1927 the rest of the pages are clean The text block is a little loose due to cracking to the rear internal hinge pp x 374 Overall a good addition to any aviation librarynbsp. book.…

Hardback. St Marys Books is proud to present this edition of The Old Flying Days signed with its compliments of its author Major Charles C Turner and dedicated to the Royal Aero Club whose library this book once formed a part of Bound in red cloth with gold gilt lettering to the spine this hardback book contains ix and 374 pages of text peppered with stunning black and white photographs it relays the spirit the atmosphere of the first phase of practical flying in this country containing segments from the authors own notebook from his flying days This copy is in good to very good condition though the cloth on the spine is sun damaged and there is a small ink stain on the cover the interior remains clean apart from the Royal Aero Club stamps on the front and back free endpapers The Old Flying Days is looking for a new home and would make for the perfect gift for any aviation enthusiastnbsp. book.…

Softcover. Condition: Good only. Quarto. Pamphlet. 10 x 7.5". Unpaginated. String bound pictorial wrappers with mounted illustration. Illustrated from vintage, b&w photographs, mostly aerial views, one folding map. Two inch split to top of fold, light soiling to cover. Quite delicate.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Bound in red cloth with gilt title lettering to spine, this hardcover circa 1920 First Edition is VG. Inscribed and signed by author C.C. Turner and dedicated to F.E. Tymms (Sir Frederick Tymms, Master of the Guild, 1957-59): he in turn has given the book to Group Captain E.A. Johnston OBE, AFRAS, and signed beneath original author's inscription. Both of these inscriptions on FFEP. X/374pp with 26 chapters and 40 early photographs of planes. Main focus on civil aviation before WW1. Sections on ballooning to Russia, on airships, Royal Aero Club, Races, Early days at Brooklands, Casualties, Exhibitions etc. Spine slightly faded, but title still bright. Generally VG. Signed by Author(s).…

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Fair. First Edition. Pages 442-528 plus 16 pages of great vintage ads, many illustrated. Features: The Luck of the 'Moro' - a vessel which possessed an uncanny knack of getting in and out of trouble; Photo of Harry Houdini in a strait jacket hanging from the twenty-story Oakland Tribune building; Old Man Crag - a New Zealand tale of a stolen map to a gold mine; Wild Tribes of the Amazon - the author penetrates deep into Amazonia - with photos, including photo of a floating island (part 1); Eskimo Wireless - a strange story from the Far North of Canada; The Ivory Raiders - paints a vivid picture of the dangers and difficulties of suppressing the ivory-raiders and their fierce satellites in Turkanaland, a wild district of Central Africa bordering on the western shores of Lake Rudolf - includes photos; A Woman Travels Across Arizona's Painted Desert - article with great photos; Zaman's Paradise - a story from India; The Resurrection of Klaas - the story of a Kaffir's miraculous escape from what seemed a certain and horrible death; New Zealand Sea Fishing - with photos of huge fish; From the Great Craters of the Congo Game-Lands - with gorilla photos (part 1); The Puzzle of Martenelle - it took 24 years to prove a death was not a suicide; A Missionary on the 'Mosquito Coast' - Rev. L. Taylor recalls tales from nine years spent as a Moravian missionary in Nicaragua - with photos; An Amazing Escape - Creswick escapes in South Africa; Full-page ad for a most unique General Electric electric truck for hauling utility poles. Above-average wear. Back cover loose but present. A worthy vintage copy. York, W.G.; Carruthers, G.P.; Prater, E.; Nicolson, W.C.; De Walton, John; Woodville, R. Caton; Holloway, W.H.; Goss, G.W.; Leigh, Conrad; Holmes, Fred; Waye, E.S. (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 3rd Edition. This is a copy of the third edition 1923, printed and published by William Cate for Imperial Airways (the first appeared in 1920 for Handley Page). Original red lace bound buff yapp wraps with oval aircraft photo and Imperial Airways Ltd panel tipped on to the front within a highly ornate gilt frame with HP (Handley Page) monogram at the top. (36)pp including numerous b/w photos and adverts + 2 folding b/w maps. Covers very good with some creasing and marks, interiors near fine with maps neatly folded. Presumably Imperial and HP would have distributed this to clients and partners as a promotional tool or souvenir. The author, a pilot and keen balloonist, was air correspondent for the Telegraph. He describes the interior of the craft, the weather conditions and sensations of flying, and his impressions of famous landmarks and the unfolding views. The photos show the pilots, with several stunning aerial views of the route over London, Surrey, Kent, the Channel, Boulogne, Abbeville, Paris etc. One map (drawn by Geographia, London) shows the route from Croydon to Le Bourget. The other, part of an advert for Societe General de Paris, shows the location of its agencies across France, Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia. Among the other advertisers are Handley Page, BP, Palmer Tyres, FA Swaine Court Photographer, et al.…

First Edition. CLEMENT ATLEE'S COPY, First Edition with a letter from the Air League of the British Empire. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.x, 132 [2], 28. With Atlee's distinctive Art-Deco monogram bookplate to front pastedown, and a typed letter on headed note paper signed by the Secretary of the Air League, S. Veale, loose to prelims. In publisher's green cloth with gilt titles to spine and upper board. Spine sunned, with some very light wear. Very good indeed. The Air League here does its best to influence Atlee, a newly influential member of Labour's shadow cabinet, by gifting him this book advocating a stronger, more efficient Air Force. Signed.…

No Jacket. Circa 1920s This title by Major CC Turner is an historical account documenting the pioneering air routes and early passenger experiences between London and Paris following World War I It describes the aircraft used the challenges of aerial navigation and the development of aerial aviation A very good copy bound with brown paper wraps and tied with string There is a photographic paper onlay to the front surrounded by pretty gilt decoration The pages are clean throughout despite the occasional thumb mark Illustrated throughout by many photographic images and adverts of the time This copy comes in a brown card folder Overall a good copy of a scarce title Part of a huge avation collection acquired by St Marys Booksnbsp. book.…