Moon Squadron by Tickell Jerrard (21 results)

Octavo, black boards (hardcover), gilt letters, 204 pp. Former-owner bookplate (pilot); otherwise, Fine in a Near-Fine dust jacket with sunned spine. From dust jacket: Whenever the wartime moon rose or waned, aircraft went out from the elaborately camouflaged airfield that lay hidden in the truly English landscape of Tempsford: the aircraft of the Moon Squadrons, crewed by the dedicated and daring men who were the Scarlet Pimpernels of the Twentieth Century. This is the story of those men, of the Tempsford, and that time. Aviation, World War II, WWII. yslic.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Impression. 204pp. HARDCOVER Very clean copy inside & out. No inscriptions. Strong binding. Includes supply & fitting of new correctly sized protective lyfjacket.

The story of the men who set Europe ablaze during World War II. 8vo. Black cloth stamped in silver on spine. 204 pages. Dust jacket in clear protective sleeve. Very good/ Very good.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First American Edition. Black cloth, lettered in silver foil. Minor rubbing to edges and extremities, slight tanning to endpapers. 1st American edition, printed from British plates. Color illus. dust jacket is variously rubbed and shows minor loss at head of spine but is still decently preserved, now in mylar. 204 pp. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Hardcover with. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDMilitary Non-fiction: Good Ex-library Hardcover with Dust jacket, Pocket on Rear paste down and Stamps On Title and Dedication pages, Dust jacket in Library Binding, Taped and Glued to boards, Rear Flap of Dust jacket cut off, Spine Starting, Front free end paper excised, Front flap of dust jacket diagnally clipped at top and bottom, Clean Pages, Prompt Shipping with tracking.

Condition: Good. 1960. First Edition Thus. 190 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages with some foxing and tanning. Binding remains firm. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.

Original cloth. Binding slightly discoloured / stained, lacks dustjacket, else a (very) good copy. Please see description or ask for photos.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. A nice copy of this World War II novel about night Air Attacks over Europe. Very cool cover art. General edge-wear to the jacket as well as a price-clip. World War II aviation. Very Good / Very Good.

Condition: Fair. Acceptable condition. No Dust Jacket Former Library book. (WWII, world war 2, french history) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Hardback. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Impression.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First published in 1956. This is the first printing of this New Edition(1980). Hard cover with dust jacket. Slight wear on DJ edges. Not price clipped. Black boards. Moderate slant to board spine. Gilt titles on board spine. Clean, tight pages. Strong binding. No inscriptions. Location: GAL2/P.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. There is gilt on the spine of the book. Publication of 204 pages. The boards are a little shelf rubbed. Internally the pages are clean and complete. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Good to Worn. No Jacket. First Edition.

Condition: Used - Good. Good paperback. First Edition. 1st thus, 1960. Owner's name and stamp on half-title page. Pages yellowed. Creases to spine and front cover upper corner.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Moon Squadron. By Jerrard Tickell Hardback, no jacket minor marks, ex owners small stamp inside. Publisher: Allan Wingate, London, 1956, fifth impression. From dust jacket: Whenever the wartime moon rose or waned, aircraft went out from the elaborately camouflaged airfield that lay hidden in the truly English landscape of Tempsford: the aircraft of the Moon Squadrons, crewed by the dedicated and daring men who were the Scarlet Pimpernels of the Twentieth Century. This is the story of those men, of the Tempsford, and that time.

1st edition orig. cloth Nice Copy small octavo 204pp., SOE air operations into occupied Europe. No dust jacket o/w a nice copy.

First edition.8vo.pp.204.Blue cloth hardcover in original pictorial dust wrapper book shop label to free endpaper wrapper chipped and rubbed now protected else good. "Moon Squadron" by Jerrard Tickell is a gripping wartime novel that delves into the daring operations of the British Royal Air Force's special Moon Squadron during World War II. The story centers on the courageous pilots tasked with clandestine missions, often involving nighttime flights to deliver supplies and agents to occupied Europe. Through a blend of historical detail and fictional drama, Tickell captures the intense bravery, camaraderie, and peril faced by these airmen as they navigate the treacherous skies, evading enemy defenses and contributing to the broader Allied war effort. The novel is a tribute to the unsung heroes whose extraordinary efforts played a pivotal role in the resistance against Axis powers.

Hard back binding in publisher's original cornflower blue paper covers, black title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 204 printed pages of text. Lower edges scuffed, end papers a little age darkened. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition period art work dust wrapper with 20 mm v-shaped piece of paper missing to the upper front gutter, chips to the corners, wear to the edges, not price clipped 13s 6d. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. SPECIAL OPERATIONS [S.O.E.].

Condition: good, fair to good. 204, some soiling to a few pages, corners of a few pages creased, small stains and some soiling to fore-edge, DJ in plastic sleeve. DJ somewhat soiled and scuffed: edges worn, small tears, small pieces missing. The objectives of Special Operations Executive, also known as the Moon Squadron, were to restore belief in Britain's might after Dunkirk, to sabotage enemy communications and industry, to establish routes in and out of Europe, and to train and arm a gigantic fifth column.

8vo., First Edition; blue cloth, backstrip lettered in black, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper, the latter with minor loss at upper edge of front panel. The first dedicated account, necessarily fragmentary, of the handful of RAF aircraft assigned to SOE. Initially led by Fielden, the 'moon squadrons' (mainly Hudsons and Lysanders) ferried agents to and fro throughout Occupied Europe. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Enser, p.401.