Major W T Blake (6 results)

g+/g, ex-church lib stamp (3), yellow binding soiled/edgewear. Illustrated by photos. no info edition. Binding is hc.

Octavo, blue cloth (hardcover), 237 pp. Very Good, with light sunning to spine and former-owner bookplate; in a Good+ dust jacket with rubbing to edges. Aviation, Royal Air Force, Military History. nslic.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First. 8vo. spotting on pegs and dusting top edge. Tanning htp and tp. green cloth cover has v faded spine and edges. Book.

Condition: Good. Title: Flying Round the WorldAuthor: Major W. T. BlakePublisher: Heath Cranton Ltd., LondonPublication date: 1923, 1stBinding: hardback clothIllustrated: yes - all collated and completePages: 238 + platesDescription / Condition: Light edge wear/bumps/marks to board; no jacket. Inscribed to first page.Tear to top of picture page 14. Light foxing to pages with spotting in places. A nice copy.Please see pictures for further information. …

No Jacket. First Edition. Hardback 1939 First Edition Written by Major Wilfred Theodore Blake who wrote under the pseudonym Wing Adjutant it provides a contemporary look at the Royal Air Force just as World War II was beginning Major Blake was a significant figure in early aviation history notably leading to the first attempt to fly around the world in 1922 This copy is bound in blue cloth which has faded with some discolouration Pencil notation signatures to the front endpapers and scattered foxing throughout The pages however are generally clean illustrated with several black and white photographic images pp 237 A scarce copy and part of a huge aviation collectionnbsp. book.…

No Jacket. First Edition. Hardback A 1923 First Edition copy with signature from the author to the frontispiece This book also includes a small exlibrary pamphlet containing a lecture given by Major WT Blake in January 1923 The book is bound in green cloth with gilt titles to the spine and illustrated with several photographic images Overall in very good condiiton with just minor foxing to the pages pp 238 The pamphlet has the remains of tape down the spine and the front cover is detached with a library label to the title page The rest of the pages are clean pp 40 A firsthand account of the first British attempt to fly around the globe in 1922 The book details an ambitious and illfated journey using multiple aircraft including a DH9 and a Fairy IIIC that was abandoned in the Bay of Bengal due to technical failures illnesses and financial constraints despite the crews perseverance A must for any aviation enthusiastnbsp. book.…