Pilots of Fighter Command by Cuthbert Orde (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1st. This is recently acquired stock that is not yet photographed. It is from a private collection in good used condition but there may be minor blemishes, creases to d/j (where applicable), and minor internal marking. If you would like further details or photographs, please contact us. Additional photos are available upon request. When securely packed this item will weigh in the region of 561g. Unless specifically mentioned, all our books are photographed so you can see what you are buying. ABE may, however, display a stock image whilst processing ours. (YBP Ref: 034451:005) Size: 8vo - over 73/4" - 93/4" Tall Language: ENG 561 G. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. CUTHBERT ORDE, Captain (illustrator). January 1943 reprint of September 1942 edition. Rare, particularly with jacket. Previous owner signature 'Bill Cressy-Marcks, Ceylon 29/7/43' (Born 1922 Myanmar, died 29 Mar 1956. Flight Lieutenant, RAF Volunteer Reserve 356 Squadron). Bookseller stamp to FFEP. Ink annotations to List of Portraits indicating killed, prisoners of war, missing, or off flying due to injuries. Pencil annotations to portrait margins with rank, decorations, occasional 'shot down' and if 'bought it' or 'missing'. Fascinating historical document. Blue and beige cloth boards with white lettering to spine. Boards are marked and generally grubby. Corners are bumped. Top right corner of rear board is bent. Slight wear to board edges. Spine has mild bumping to top and bottom. Endpages are a little grubby. Front inner hinge is starting to crack. Rear inner hinge is starting to crack. Textblock is just starting to give. Textblock has one or two grubby marks but is generally clean. 96 pp. 64 b/w illustrations. Beige paper dust jacket with yellow lettering to front. DJ is rather tatty, with quite a bit of loss. Spine area is missing. Rather grubby. Not priceclipped. When securely packed this item will weigh in the region of 613g. Unless specifically mentioned, all our books are photographed so you can see what you are buying. ABE may, however, display a stock image whilst processing ours. (YBP Ref: 024788:1-G5) Size: 4to - over 9 3/4" - 12" Tall Language: ENG 613 G. Book.

Condition: Very Good. First edition. Hardback. Original Blue quarter cloth over beige cloth boards. Very slight marks to cloth and slight fading at head of spine, otherwise a very good indeed, excellent copy. Name to endpaper. No dust jacket.