Moon Squadron by Tickell Jerrard (22 results)

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

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: 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. Condition: Good. Boards have little wear. Content is clean with light toning. DJ has tears and loss to edges.

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.

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

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.

Condition: Good. 1973. 1st thus. 204 pages. This is an ex-Library book. Blue and white pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Library copy, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Pages are moderately tanned at the edges, with notable foxing. Occasional thumb marks to pages edges. Binding has remained firm. Boards have slight shelf wear with bumping to corners. Spine ends are a little crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges. Slight forward lean to text block. Light wear to unclipped dust jacket with tears, nicks and creases to spine, edge and corners. Light tanning to spine and edges.

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. No Jacket. 1st Impression. 204pp. HARDCOVER Very clean copy inside & out. No inscriptions. Strong binding. Includes supply & fitting of new correctly sized protective lyfjacket. Size: 12mo - over 63/4" - 73/4" tall. Book.

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

Hardback. Jerrard Tickell, Allan Wingate. Author: Jerrard TickellBinding: HardbackPublished: Allan Wingate, 1956Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: DJ worn and faded with chipping and rips around perimeter. Light denting to spine of board. Tanning to interior of DJ, pastedown, block and some pages. All text legible.Moon Squadron chronicles the daring exploits of an elite air unit during a pivotal conflict. This gripping narrative presents the courage and camaraderie of pilots undertaking perilous night missions behind enemy lines. The story illustrates the immense pressure and sacrifices made by those who fought in the shadows, shaping the course of history. It is a testament to human resilience and the unwavering spirit of a dedicated few. Hardback.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Account of the dropping of Allied agents into occupied territory during the Second World War. 204pp. DJ price-clipped. Light rubbing to edges of DJ. DJ protected by removable clear plastic cover. Owners name to free endpaper.

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

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.

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.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Tickell, Jerrard. Moon squadron. First edition. London: Allan Wingate, October, 1956. Hardback, Good, in unclipped dustjacket with shelfwear and light creasing to edges, held in a protective transparent book wrapper. Blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Binding strong. Ownership signature to ffep. 204pp. Light tanning to page edges. Contents clean and bright. Edward Jerrard Tickell (14 February 1905 27 March 1966) was an Irish writer, mostly known for his novels and historical books on the Second World War. Tickell wrote 21 novels, including the bestselling Appointment with Venus (1951) which was filmed with David Niven. Moon Squadron is a non-fiction account of WWII aircraft squadrons who were dispatched by the light of the moon to inflict "subversion and sabotage on the enemy overseas" (from the cover description). RightWayUp Books aims to provide accurate and detailed descriptions. All images are of the actual book for sale - no stock images are ever used. Thank you for looking at this listing.

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.

Condition: Very Good. 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.].

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.