Days Wing by Coppens (15 results)

Original Cloth. Condition: Good. Second Edition. Undated Aviation Book Club edition. Originally published by John Hamliton in 1931. Translation by A.J. Insall. Rubbing to base of spine and bottom corners which have some fraying. Fading to the spine and to the tops of the front and rear panels with some dark patches to the bottom corners. Page edges are browned with disclouration to the top edges. Endpapers are browned. The pages are browned with a one inch piece torn from the top edge of page 277 but they are otherwise generally unmarked. No jacket. Illustrated by Leonard Bridgman. Bridgman, Leonard (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Hardback, no d/j. Boards have a faded and bumped spine, light bumping to corners, fading around front and back edges, previous owners names, internally good. Being the war memoirs of Major The Chevalier willy Coppens De Houthulst. Translated from the French. Illustrated by Leonard Bridgman. …

8.5 x 5.5, green cloth-like boards, 290 pp + Note, covers quite worn, extremities badly bumped and fraying, hinges loose, contents toned, in a badly sunned, worn, spine darkened dust jacket which has been separated and the taped (inside) back together. SWAF. But, still scarce. WWI Belgian Air Ace.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Days on the Wing is the Memoirs of Major the Chelvalier Willy Coppens de Houthulst. Belgian ACE. 8vo, Pp, xv, [1] 290, [2] , Dust Jacket has been repaired badly.Boards original pale blue browned on spine , rear free paper is off set.But on the whole the inside is good.Dust Jacket is browned on spine , front has title and publisher on front , rear head has clip. LEONARD BRIDGMAN (illustrator).…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Translation by A Insall of memoir by Coppens, who was Belgiums's top-scoring WW1 ace. nd; c.1934. pp.xv.291, illus. Nice condition for its age. Bridgman (illustrator).

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Translation by A Insall of memoir by Coppens, who was Belgiums's top-scoring WW1 ace. nd; c.1934. pp.xv.291, illus. Bridgman (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. very nice copy of this scarce memoir of war in the air in World War One.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Translation by A Insall of memoir by Coppens, who was Belgiums's top-scoring WW1 ace. nd; c.1934. pp.xv.291, illus. Bridgman (illustrator).

Undated [1930s]. xv + 291pp; 8 illustrations by Leonard Bridgman. Foreword by Sir John M Salmond. Original green boards. No inscriptions. Fine in unclipped, faded and edge-worn dustwrapper.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. New Edition. Adventures of the well known Belgian Ace. Publication date not stated, c1935. Presentable, sound and tight copy. Text block edges foxed, paper browning as usual. Binding lightly rubbed. Dust wrapper present, worn and soiled but intact. No inscriptions. Xv + 291 pages, plates. Size: 8vo. Illustrator: Bridgman, Leonard. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Aviation; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 0023215. Bridgman, Leonard (illustrator).…

1st edition orig. cloth Near Fine octavo xv + 290pp., frontis., b/w pls., Autobiography of the great WWI Belgian Air Ace. Boards a little worn but internally excellent. Scarce.

Condition: Buone. inglese Condizioni dell'esterno: Discrete con difetti, bruniture Condizioni dell'interno: Discrete con Difetti, bruniture.

Hardback. St Marys Books is proud to present this early edition of Days on the Wing by Major the Chevalier Willy Coppens de Houthulst translated from the French by A J Insall and illustrated by Leonard Bridgman Bound in green cloth with black ink lettering on the cover and spine this hardback book contains ixv and 291 pages of text peppered with Bridgmans charming aviation illustrations Within the pages of this book one finds the memoirs of Willy Coppens a member of the Belgian Flying Corps from his training to his wartime experience This copy is in very good condition with few notable blemishes or imperfections other than some minor foxing on the front free endpaper it appears wellpreserved Days on the Wing is looking for a new home and would make for the perfect gift for any aviation enthusiast. Leonard Bridgman (illustrator). book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Autographed photograph of the author is taped to the rear inside board. It is a modern photograph but Coppens has dated it "30 Juillet 1918" which I presume is the date the original photograph was taken. Capt. Ronald B. Bannerman, No. 79 Sqn. R. A. F. Has signed the front inside cover. Label below Banneman's name states he presented it to Steve St. Martin of Cross & Cockade. The Society of World War I Aero Historians. Author and military historian Dr. Edward M. Coffman has signed and dated (Jun 10, 1986) the top of the front fly-leaf. Translated from the French by A. J. Insall. Foreword by Marshall of the Royal Air Ford Sir. John M. Salmond. Illustrated with black-and-white drawings by Leonard Bridgman. Not an ex-library copy. No remainder marks. Most books shipped within 24 hours. All books mailed with Delivery Confirmation. Very good condition. Lacking the dust jacket. Coppens was Belgium's highest scoring fighter ace. ; Black-and-white illustrations; 8vo.; xv, 290, 28 pages. Illustrated by Leonard Bridgman (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Octavo. Measuring 5½" x 8½". 290pp. Green cloth. The text block separated from the binding for use as a manuscript with notes and changes by the author for a revised version, thus good only. A purposely broken copy of *Days on the Wing* by Baron Coppens de Houthulst, also known as Willy Coppens, which he used to prepare the manuscript for the 1970 reissue of the book entitled *Flying in Flanders*. Coppens was one of Belgium's top flying aces during World War I "credited with 37 confirmed victories and six probables." Coppens originally wrote *Days on the Wing* in 1931 as a memoir of his service in World War I. In the late 1960s he reworked the piece and it was eventually reissued as *Flying in Flanders* in 1970. Coppens used this copy of *Days on the Wing* to write extensive notes for the new edition. The book also includes typed and photocopied notes and rewrites throughout the manuscript. Notes are featured in the original book with additions, word changes, and crossed out footnotes, among other changes. Notes throughout the manuscript read "replace this paragraph," "no italics," and other notes to clean up the narrative. Also included is a Typed Note Signed by Coppens. Willy Omer François Jean baron Coppens de Houthulst was a Belgian "flying ace" and "balloon buster" during World War I. According to Coppens, 40 Belgians including Coppens went to England to learn to fly at their own expense after Germany invaded Belgium in 1914. Coppens flew his first combat mission on May 1, 1917 in a "Sopwith 1½ Strutter two seater." After numerous aerial victories, Coppen's final mission resulted in a crash where his leg was amputated. Following the war Coppen was knighted for his wartime service where he became Willy Omer François Jean baron Coppens de Houthulst. During World War II he worked with resistance movements in Switzerland. An interesting collection of revisions for the memoir of a Belgian flying ace in World War I. …