Memoirs Old Balloonatic by Goderic Hodges (13 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.05.

1972, 175 pp., linnen met stofomslag, wat verkleurd en wat roestvlekjes maar een heel net exemplaar.

1st Edition. Hb in Dw 8vo, 175pp mono plates to text Authors service with An RFC Kite Balloon Section on the Western Front in The First World War A Vg/Vg copy.

First Edition: Hardback, brown bds., silver titles, 160 X 240 mm., 600g., 175 pp., illustrated wit bw. photographs and double-page sketch -Diagram of a Cacquot Kite Balloon, light foxing to eps., original, photographic dw., VGVG copy.

1st edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 175, [12] pp. : ill. ; 24 cm. Subjects; Hodges, Goderic 1893-. Great Britain. Royal Flying Corps. 2nd Balloon Wing. World War, 1914-1918. Service Aviation. Aircraft . Biography. Memoirs and Famous Flights. Military life. Personal narratives. 1 Kg.

1st edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 175, [12] pp. : ill. ; 24 cm. Subjects; Hodges, Goderic 1893-. Great Britain. Royal Flying Corps. 2nd Balloon Wing. World War, 1914-1918. Service Aviation. Aircraft . Biography. Memoirs and Famous Flights. Military life. Personal narratives. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: near fine. Author tells of his experiences with observation balloons on the Western Front in World War I. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions. Dust jacket is NOT price-clipped. Size: Sm 4to (9" to 11"). 175 pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First. pp.175 clean tight copy with tanning to text pages and end papers slight edge and corner wear to d/j edges a number written in blue ink on frontpiece tanning to end papers Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hard cover dust wrapper 175pp b&w plates. Browning on eps, foxing on page edges and a little scattered throughout, corners bumped. Else very good. Warm inscription to former owner from author: 'a Canadian, whose grandfather flew with 66 Squadron of the RFC in World War I. I wish every happiness. I observed for Canadians and finally served under a distinguished Canadian, Squadron Commander Robert Lechie DFC AFC the only man who shot down not one byt two Zepplins. Goderic Hodges, Bedford 5th March 1974. Author tells of his experiences with observation balloons on the Western Front during the great war. As well as describing what he did with him during his time with 32 Squadron RFC, he conveys something of his grand obsession with them. A 'balloonatic', indeed.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good in Good dust jacket. This is a hard cover book with black cloth covered boards. Silver titling on spine. Dust jacket is unclipped. Includes b/w photographs. Chapter headings include: From peace to war; Learning the elements; Further instruction in England; A fortnight in France; A family of my own - no. 32; Unforgettable adventure; etc. Professional book dealer since 1975. All orders are processed promptly and packaged with the utmost care. Satisfaction guaranteed.

Hardcover with dust jacket. When a call came round the R.F.C. training school at Oxford for volunteers to transfer to balloons, the author was quick to apply. He had been with the army at Gallipoli, and in Egypt, and had then volunteered to join the R.F.C. He was always interested in anything in the least unusual. And he had never heard of observation balloons. This call was different, for it was to lead to a lifetime's affection for balloons. - After training he was sent to the Western Front and his book teils of his experiences there with observation balloons. Set side by side with the grim starkness of warfare on the western front, the author gives the reader a vivid impression of what it was like to be up in a balloon, of the beauty of the world from that height, and not least of the funny episodes that inevitably occurred during his training and practice with balloons - such as his near-miss landing through the reading room of the British Museum. He relates the horrors of warfare during the later part of the war, including his own personal tragedy and yet with the gusto and humour with which he describes his ballooning experiences he imparts to the reader some of the spell which balloons have cast over him. 175 p. photos book very good condition, dust jacket a little rubbed.

First Edition. First Edition. octavo, brown boards in pictorial dust jacket. 175pp. William Kimber, Hodges served with the British Army at Gallipoli and in Egypt then volunteered for the RFC and balloon observation training in 1916. After training he was posted to No.25 Balloon Section, 2nd Balloon Wing in Flanders leading to a lifetime of affection for balloons. He gives a vivid impression of being up in a balloon, the beauty of viewing the world from that height, and funny episodes during his training. Numerous photographic illustrations. A bit dusty on top edge of text block, otherwise a fine, clean copy. Jacket not price clipped. octavo, brown boards in pictorial dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and wear. There is one noticeable bump to the top front corner of the book cover. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's inked name on the front endpaper. The dust jacket has some bumping and wear to the spine ends and corners, including one noticeable bump to the top front corner.