Sepik Pilot by Sinclair James (14 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. vii+189 pages. Illustrated, previous owner's name. Plastic wrapper.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 189 pages. SMALL TEAR IN D/J.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. viii;189pp including several black and white photographic illustrations. Slight rubbing to head of spine of dust jacket and a tiny tear to same place; otherwise no faults. The story of Wing Commander Bobby Gibbes, his war exploits and the air company he founded, Gibbes Sepik Airways. Reprint of the original 1971 edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. pp.viii+189. 24cm. Frontispiece portrait. c.50 black and white photographic illustrations. Index. Hard cover in pictorial dust jacket. A good clean copy. (World War Two in the Western Desert . New Guinea and the formation after the war of Gibbes Sepik Airways . flying in the New Guinea mountains).

viii+189pp. 8vo. Original boards in dustwrapper, b&w plates, endpapers illustrated with maps, previous owner's name, a near fine copy. First edition. With added ephemera.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. viii, 189pp, index, bw ills, endpaper maps. Green cloth in jacket. Light foxing to endpapers, light even toning to page edges, prev owner name on front free endpaper, old price blacked out. Minor edge wear to jacket with 2cm tear top front. The story of a man and aeroplanes; of desperate days in the Western Desert where the Tomahawks and Kittyhawks of young Australian fighter pilots fought the Germans and Italians in their Messerschmitts and Macchis; of New Guinea, and the birth and death of a tiny air charter company. The personal story of Wing Commander Bobby Gibbs, DSO, DFC and Gibbs Sepik Airways telling of deeds of daring in the wild New Guinea mountains; of patrol officers, disasters, tragedies and triumphs. Size: 8vo.

Unclipped dust jacket has light handling marks (now in protective cover). Internally pages are tanning at edges as expected - otherwise very good. Binding tight - clean and uninscribed copy of this scarce title.

Or.bds. Dustjacket. 189pp. b/w plates. Sl.foxing, else a very good copy. 1st ed. Scarce. Wing Commander Gibbes & his air company Gibbes Sepik Airways. The story of bush pilots of post war New Guinea & the vital part they played in the exploration, pacification & settlement of the Sepik & the Central Highlands.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Inscribed by Author. Hardcover. 189 pages. Inscribed by Author. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Lansdowne, Melbourne, 1971. First Edition. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in very good condition and comes in very good dust jacket. More specifically: Boards have no wear, rubbing or soiling. Edges of dust jacket have light bumping and minor chips and/or tears. . Dust jacket is protected in clear, plastic sleeve. Pages are reasonably tanned. Gift inscription in ink. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Aviation; Biography & Autobiography. ISBN: 0701803231. ISBN/EAN: 9780701803230. Inventory No: 18050121.

Dust Jacket Condition: dj. First Edition. Octavo, original green papered boards, [iv], 190 pp., 25 plates. Spine ends a little rubbed, mild spotting on preliminary leaves on inner back board, otherwise a good copy in dust jacket. Sepik Pilot is the story of a man and aeroplanes; of desperate days in the Western Desert during World War II, where the Tomahawks and Kittyhawks of young Australian fighter pilots fought the Germans and Italians in their Messerschmitts and Macchis; of New Guinea, and the birth of and death of a tiny charter company.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. very nice copy.

Dust Jacket Condition: dj. Octavo, original green papered boards, [iv], 190 pp., 25 plates. A very good copy. Sepik Pilot is the story of a man and aeroplanes; of desperate days in the Western Desert during World War II, where the Tomahawks and Kittyhawks of young Australian fighter pilots fought the Germans and Italians in their Messerschmitts and Macchis; of New Guinea, and the birth of and death of a tiny charter company.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. private library liquidation. Book condition is As new. Green cloth hard stamped. Gold lettering. Dj has some wear and tear and edge wear/dj is fair.

1st edition dust jacket Nice Copy octavo viii + 189pp., b/w pls., ep maps, index, W/Comm. Bobby Gibbes. Kittyhawks in Western Desert & flying the New Guinea mountains.