Yeates V M (68 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: Good. Ships same or next business day with delivery confirmation. Good condition. May or may not contain highlighting. Expedited shipping available.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: New. Described by a fellow aviator as 'the only book about flying that isn't flannel', VM Yeates' novel, largely based on his own experiences as a First World War pilot, conveys in elegantly written prose the challenges of aerial combat and the ultimate futility of war.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. pictorial card covers with light crease to the spine but the binding remains tight and the contents clean and unmarked, 456pp.

Reprint. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, and clean. Series: Echoes of war. Physical description: 456p. ; 22cm. Subjects: World War, (1914-1918) -- Fiction. 1 Kg.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. pp. 456. 8vo. Light shelfwear; very good+.

Soft cover. Condition: New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. unread unmarked new.

Reprint, first published in 1934. Reprint, first published in 1934. octavo, printed heavy paper wrappers. 456pp. Grub Street, There is no bitter snarl nor self-pity in this classic novel about the air war of 1914-1918, based very largely on the author's experiences. Combat, loneliness, fatigue, fear, comradeship, women, excitement - all are built into a vigorous and authentic structure by one of the most valiant pilots of the then Royal Flying Corps. New. octavo, printed heavy paper wrappers. …

First Softbound Edition. First Softbound Edition. octavo, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. (vi), 456pp. Buchan & Enright, With Henry Williamson's Tribute to Yeates and a Preface to the New Edition. There is no bitter snarl nor self-pity in this classic novel about the air war of 1914-1918, based very largely on the author's experiences. Combat, loneliness, fatigue, fear, comradeship, women, excitement - all are built into a vigorous and authentic structure by one of the most valiant pilots of the then Royal Flying Corps. A fine, clean copy. octavo, pictorial heavy paper wrappers.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Reprint. Copy in illustrated card wraps. Light foxing to front and rear end papers. Clean and flat contents.

Condition: Good. 1961. Reissued. 456 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some mild marking and tanning. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor chipping and creasing. Some tanning and foxing to all surfaces, particularly to spine.…

Condition: Used - Good. Good paperback. New edition. New edition, with a new preface and tribute by Henry Williamson, reprint. Pages yellowed; some wear & creasing to cover Used - Good. Good paperback.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 504 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.26 inches. In Stock. HEYEN, Steven (illustrator).

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. Second Paperback Edition. This is the first printing of the Sphere paperback edition including the preface which Henry Williamson added to his original 1935 tribute (which is also included). There was an earlier paperback edition published by Consul Books, World Distributors, in 1964. The spine has fading to the author's name and the publishers logo along with some brown marking. Light edge wear to the covers. Browning to the page edges. 5 letters have been stamped to the first page but the pages are otherwise unmarked. …

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Very clean copy - one owner from new.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. First Thus. This fine, unread copy is bound in illustrated card covers as issued. The contents are bright, tight, white and square. 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. There is no bitter snarl nor self-pity in this classic novel about the air war of 1914-1918, based very largely on the author's experiences. Combat, loneliness, fatigue, fear, comradeship, women, excitement - all are built into a vigorous and authentic structure by one of the most valiant pilots of the then Royal Flying Corps. Beautifully written with a poet's eye as well as a pilot's eye.' Southern Evening Echo'The only book about flying that isn't flannel.' Anonymous Fighter Pilot'Not only one of the best war books.but as a transcription of reality, faithful and sustained in its author's purpose of re-creating the past life he knew, it is unique. Victor Yeates (1897-1934) flew a total of 248 hours on Sopwith camels on the Western Front, surviving four crashes and twice being shot down ( despite the authorities refusal to issue parchutes). he was invalided out of the RAF in the summer of 1918 suffering from TB which eventually killed him at the age of 37.'Wngless Victor' (as he signed himself in his last letter to Henry Williamson) received neither war nor disability pension, left a widow and four children, and this monument to the lives - and deaths- of the scout pilots of the old RFC. Ref XXX 1.…