Major William Bishop (11 results)

Condition: GOOD. Reprint. A boys' adventure novel centered around flying, set in Canada, near Ontario, shortly after the first World War. A title in the "Young Moderns Book Shelf." 260 pp. Good overall in dark blue cloth with orange lettering on the spine, no dust jacket (a bit of soiling to edges of textblock, but a tight and straight copy).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Unclipped DJ in archival cover. Clean, no writing, no marks.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Dust Jacket. An illustrated biography of on the top Allied fighter aces of the First World War, later Liet-Col Bishop, VC, DSO. The Canadian pilot was credited with seventy two victories. 246pp. Book appears to have been rebound in brown cloth with title details pasted on ot upper board and spine. Details from original DJ have been pasted onto fixed end paper. Free end paper missing. Pages toned.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hardcover; Hardcover: Inscription on free endpaper. Lightly rubbed corners. Illustrated cloth boards. Clean text. Mystery and Air thrills in WWI post- war times. Nice tight binding. Jacket: Light edgewear and chipping. Illustrated front cover. Attractive copy in protective mylar. ; 8VO; 260 pages.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good +. Book.

ex library paperback octavo (VG); 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 cost.…

Condition: Good. 260 pages. Hardcover. Front endpaper has been removed. Full color frontis. Some black & white illustrations. Foxing to edges. Blue cloth covers with dark smudges. Clean, tight copy. Record # 611070.

no dustjacket, hardcover. Condition: acceptable; used. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDED8vo; 260 pages; acceptable hardcover no dustjacket; some fade to spine, slight stain and scuff to face board; spine starting and slanting; tanning pages; previous owner name blacked out with marker by another previous owner front free end page; prompt shippin giwht tracking.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dj. 1st Edition. The First World War experiences of Major W A Bishop, VC, DSO, MC. Bishop, (1894-1956), was a Canadian fighter-ace who downed 72 German aircraft and was awarded the Victoria Cross. Non-authorial presentation on half title from a period owner. else very good. Profusely illustrated with photos of the period. The top Allied Ace of the War.…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. [1st ed., 1st printing] ; xiv, 428 pages ; 22 cm ISBN 9781902917337, 1902917332 OCLC 56432387 ; Dewey 225.59167 ; faux leather textured boards with gold lettering and designs ; no dustjacket ; "The Cornish language is undergoing a serious revival, and so there is every reason to welcome the appearance of this excellent workof scholarship and devotion. If we really believe that Scripture reveals something fresh in its message whenever it is translated into any language, the appearance of a new translation is always an event with implications for us all. I hope that readers of this version will be prompted to take to heart the words of Jesus in Matthew 12.52 : "Pub skriba, ytho, a veu dyskys rag gwlaskor nev yw haval dhe dick neb a denn yn-mes a'y withva taklow nowydh ha taklow koth" -- Rowan Cantaur, Archbishop of Canterbury ; "The mpresent volume is a revised edition of the New testament booklets which have been published individually over the past five years by the Cornish Language Board ; The translations have all been rigorously checked against the Greek text in Nestle. ; AS NEW. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover. Light blue cloth with black and gold decoration on the cover, black lettering on the spine. Spine is faded a shade towards gray, while the rest of the boards retain original light blue. Pictorial endpapers. Gutter cracked at half title page, revealing backing linen. Evelyn Kendall's ownership name dated 1931 on the half title. Signed by the author, "W.A. Bishop" on the back of the frontispiece photograph. Frontispiece photo tipped in, but partially detached. No date on the title page. Copyright page dated only 1918. 272 pages. Illustrated with photographs, one or two of which are detached but set back in place. Gutter cracked at page preceding rear endpaper. Overall good condition, but a bit loose & would benefit from a few lines of glue, just to tighten everything up. The author was a Flying Ace in the first World War. Please email with questions or to request photos. If there is a photo beside this listing, please note that it was placed there by ABE without our permission and is likely what they call a 'stock photo' (whatever that is). This volume is part of a large collection of Aviation and Ballooning books, a catalogue of which is available upon request. Most of the volumes have a small pencil notation on the first blank page - the letters KB and a number. Many have Evelyn Kendall's signature as well. Signed by Author(s).…