Ulanoff Stanley a Ed (5 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. paperback, a tightly bound copy, fading to the spine, paper markedly age-toned, illustrated, 280pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. An illustrated biography of on the top Allied fighter aces of the First World War, Liet-Col Bishop, VC, DSO. The Canadian pilot was credited with seventy two victories. Includes 33*b/w photographs and 15*figures. 288pp. DJ protected by removable clear plastic cover. DJ price-clipped.…

Super octavo softcover (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.…

Octavo; hardcover, with silver-gilt spine-titling; 281pp., with many line drawings and 24pp. of monochrome photographic plates. Mild wear; text block top edge dusted; offset to the endpapers; previous owner's ink inscription to the flyleaf. Price-clipped dustwrapper mildly sunned along the spine panel. Very good. Postage quoted is for a standard format octavo book. Final charges may vary depending on size and weight. The personal story of the World War I experiences of Canadian ace Lt. Colonel Billy Bishop, who ranked fourth among the aces of that war. Enlisting as an infantryman, he soon transferred to the Royal Flying Corps and rapidly proved his skill and daring in the air. There are exciting descriptions of 'dog-fights' over the lines, dodging the 'Archies' (anti-aircraft batteries) and parrying the attacks of the scarlet tri-winged Fokkers of Baron von Richthofen's squadron with a tiny Nieuport scout armed with a single Lewis gun.…

1st ed. thus dust jacket Nice Copy octavo 281pp., b/w pls., diags., appendix, Experiences of the Famous Canadian WWI Ace & VC winner.