Wings of the Wind by Stainforth (56 results)

hardcover. Condition: Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used textbooks may not include companion materials such as access codes, etc. May have some wear or writing/highlighting. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Signed by the author. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. Good DJ has a tear.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. frontispiece and maps by author (illustrator). Owner name, short inscription, dated 1952 on fep and another name inside front cover. Heavy foxing on edges. Light edgewear to blue cover. Rear cover rubbed. No DJ. Size: 8 1/4" X 5 3/4". Book.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Fair. First UK Paperback edition. Viking War Giant W.G. 303.Used, spine creased,spine edges rubbed, soiled on the back,page edges tanned & foxed,contents clean,

Condition: Fair. 1954. Second Impression. 263 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Contains black and white plates. Pages and plates are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Cracking to gutters of a few pages with exposed binding. Binding is slightly shaky. Boards have moderate edge wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends with scuffed splits. Brown stained marking to surfaces. Light tanning to spine and edges. Book is forward leaning.

Condition: Good. 1954. Second impression. 263 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Black and white frontispiece and maps by author. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. Minor pencil inscriptions to front free endpaper. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some mild marking and tanning. Book has slight forward lean. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears, chipping and creasing. Some tanning and foxing to all surfaces, particularly to spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. Book Club.

Hardcover. Condition: Good.

Paperback. Condition: G++. 1st Thus. WG303. 2/6. Book is in good double plus condition with noticeable signs of wear and/or age.

Condition: vg+. vg+ 1st Viking WG303 edition 1956 paperback book In stock shipped from our UK warehouse.

Paperback. Condition: VG-. 1st Thus. WG303. 2/6. Book is in very good minus condition with minor but noticeable signs of wear and/or age. Front cover bit damaged.

Paperback. Condition: nrVG. 1st Thus. WG303. 2/6. Book is in near very good condition with minor but just noticeable signs of wear and/or age.

Condition: Good. Light wear to boards. Content is clean with slight toning. DJ has some edge wear and light marks.

Paperback, softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

Hardcover. Condition: VG/VG/ND. y First Thus ?. HARDBACK "HARD TO FIND," SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st.* Impression: 1st.* Date of Publication: 1952* Publisher: * Binding and cover condition: Maroon rexine cloth with gilt title to spine and bands to head and tail, (possibly a rebind, no publisher indicated to spine. End papers brighter than the text block.) No bumps or rubs, absolutely minimal shelf wear. VG* Jacket condition: No dust wrapper.* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp and tight with very light reading wear. Dated birthday gift inscription to ffep, no annotations to text, slight fox marks to all edges and to page margins. VG* Illustrations: B/w photo reproduction of a painting by the author and ten line drawn maps within text.* Pages: 256 pp. text. vii pp. index at rear.* Description: This is the story of a small unit of 1st Parachute Brigade during 2 years of action in Tunisia, Sicily, Italy and finally Arnhem. Written by a young Troop Leader who served in all the most important actions and was finally wounded in some of the toughest fighting of WWII. A reproduction of ?Flak and Silk? painted by the author is the frontispiece. * A VG copy with some faults but no dust jacket.* 1952-01-01. n.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. Second Impression. This copy is in new, unmarked condition bound in red cloth covered boards with black titling to the spine. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. The unclipped dust wrapper is in new condition. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. This is the story of a small unit of the 1st Parachute Brigade during two years of action in Tunisia, Sicily, Italy and finally Arnhem. It is written by a young troop leader of the Brigade who served in all the most important actions and was finally wounded in some of the toughest fighting of World War II. This is one of the best written war stories you will ever read. The perception of important detail is acute, and the author's ability to describe from personal experience the horrors and excitements of the toughest action both graphically and modestly make fascinating reading. Ref GGG 5.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. A very presentable clean copy with its blue cloth binding looking fresh and the title lettering crisp. The fore edge corner tips are just a tad rubbed and knocked but you have to look hard to notice this. A little toning to the page block edge. Gift inscription on the front fly leaf in neat pen, dated 1953. No dust jacket. Great copy.

Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (G-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

Cloth. Condition: Vg. Dust Jacket Condition: Vg. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). 263pp. Maps. Size: 8vo.

1985 1ST/RPT VG/VG.

XI, 263 SS. 8°. OLn. mit OU. NaV. Umschlag mit stärkeren Gebrauchsspuren. "This is the Story of a small unit of the 1st Parachute Brigade during two Years of Action in Tunisia, Sicily, Italy and finally Arnhem". Sprache: Deutsch 749 gr.

Hard cover dust wrapper, 263pp, 10 maps by the author. Light wear to dw edges; a very good copy. Story of a small unit of the 1st Parachute Brigade during two years of action in Tunisia, Sicily, Italy and Arnhem during WWII, written by a troop leader of the Brigade. Covers their first action at Oudna and subsequent withdrawal; the action fought to hold the last German counterattack in North Africa at Tamera; and finally the three episodes of the Airborne Division's stand at Arnhem.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. v-xi, 263pp; frontispiece, second impression, illustrated, d/j worn and bits missing, shelfwear. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.

Condition: Buone. inglese Condizioni dell'esterno: sovracopertina leggermente logorata Condizioni dell'interno: Buone.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Stated First Published. Unclipped DJ in archival cover, edge wear.

Foreword by Major-General R. E. Urquhart. Pp. xiv+264(last blank), 10 text maps, index; demy 8vo; grey boards, spine lettered in gilt; price-clipped dust wrapper; Arms and Armour Press, London, 1985. Special Forces Library series Volume 2. *First published by The Falcon Press, London, 1952. This edition with additional material.

Second Impression; 8vo; pp. xi, 263; frontispiece, map illustrations, index; chipped and worn dustjacket, minor flecking to page edges, good copy. (London), The Falcon Press, (1954). 1st British Parachute Brigade in Tunisia Sicily, Italy and Arnhem.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Wings of the Wind. By Peter Stainforth - Hardback 1st edition (1952) SIGNED inscription by a Peter - May be the author. Hardcover, mottled marked covers, dust jacket pieces missing from edges. stain to back. Publisher: The Falcom Press (London) Limited, London, 1952 This is an account by a former British officer of a small unit of the British 1st Parachute Brigade, the " 1st Parachute Squadron, Royal Engineers. " They fought from Nov. l942 to Sept. l944; in Tunisia, Sicily, Italy and at Arnhem, This is the story of a small unit of the 1st Parachute Brigade during two years of action in Tunisia, Sicily, Italy and finally Arnhem. It is written by a young troop leader of the Brigade who served in all the most important actions and was finally wounded in some of the toughest fighting of the Second World War.This is one of the best written war stories you will ever read. The perception of important detail is acute, and the author's ability to describe from personal experience the horrors and excitements of the toughest action both graphically and modestly make fascinating reading. Peter Stainforth has a real sense of highlighting the big event: the first action fought by the Parachute Brigade at Oudna, and their subsequent withdrawal; the action fought to hold the last German counterattack in North Africa at Tamera; and finally the three episodes in the Airborne Division's stand at Arnhem. Throughout, his own adventures, the battle for Arnhem bridge and the action in the Oosterbeek perimeter, are all brilliantly recounted All books are sent free by courier postage within New Zealand.

2nd Imp. [xii] + 263pp. + [i]. Frontis. and 10 maps by the author. Good in lightly browned d/w. very sl. chipped to spine. US$36.